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Happening This Week

• Jennifer Archibald and Nicola Wills for BalletX – Program: Spring Series 2024
  • March 6, 2024 – March 10, 2024:  BalletX will present Spring Series 2024, a program featuring world premiere works by Jennifer Archibald (female) and Nicola Wills (female), alongside a work by Jodie Gates (female).
• Penny Saunders for Charlotte Ballet – Program: Come to Life
  • March 7, 2024 – March 9, 2024:  Charlotte Ballet will present Come To Life, a program featuring a world premiere by Penny Saunders (female), alongside works by Alejandro Cerrudo (male), and Jiří Kylián (male).
• Micaela Tayor and Tiffany Tregarthen for Ballet BC – Program: Now
  • March 7, 2024 – March 9, 2024:  Ballet BC will present Now, a program featuring world premiere works by Micaela Taylor (female), and choreographic duo Tiffany Tregarthen (female) & David Raymond (male), alongside a work by Crystal Pite (female). 
• Lynn Parkerson, JoVonna Parks, and Nicole von Arx for Brooklyn Ballet – Program: Blessings and Blues
  • March 7, 2024 – March 10, 2024:  Brooklyn Ballet will present Blessings and Blues, a program featuring new works by Lynn Parkerson (female), William Ervin (male), Brian “Hallowdreamz” Henry (male), JoVonna Parks (female), and Nicole von Arx (female).
• Ariel Rivka Dance at New York Live Arts
  • March 7, 2024 – March 9, 2024:  Ariel Rivka Dance will present its 2024 Spring Season at New York Live Arts. The program will feature a world premiere work and repertoire by Ariel Grossman (female) featuring live music by composer-in-residence Stefania De Kenessey (female).
• Sharon Eyal and Louise Lecavalier for Gauthier Dance – Program: Elements
  • February 29, 2024 – March 10, 2024:  Gauthier Dance will present Elements, A program featuring world-premiere works by Sharon Eyal (female), Louise Lecavalier (female), Mauro Bigonzetti (male), and Andonis Foniadakis (male).
    
• Caroline Finn and Paloma Muñoz Luengo for Bern Ballett – Program: Virginia’s House
  • January 21, 2024 – April 5, 2024:  Bern Ballett will present Virginia’s House, a double bill featuring world premiere works by Caroline Finn (female) and Paloma Muñoz Luengo (female).
• Sharon Eyal and Sol León for Staatsballett Berlin – Program: 2 Chapters Love
  • December 11, 2023 – June 14, 2024:  Staatsballett Berlin will present 2 Chapters Love, A program featuring new works by Sharon Eyal (female), and Sol León (female). 

 

Female Choreography Commissions, World Premieres, and Programming

• Haley Winegarden and Mariana Oliveira for Nevada Ballet Theater – Program: NBT Dance Lab
  • March 7, 2024 – March 10, 2024, Nevada Ballet Theater will present NBT Dance Lab, A program featuring new works by Haley Winegarden (female), Mariana Oliveira (female), Matthew Pawlicki-Sinclair (male), and Christian Denice (male).
• Nicole Haskins for Ballet Arizona Studio Company
  • April 12, 2024 – April 13, 2024, Ballet Arizona will present its Studio Company Showcase, featuring new works by Nicole Haskins (female), Gillmer Duran (male), and Durante Verzola (male). 
• Julia Antinozzi and Symara Sarai for Bill T. Jones Live Arts – Program: Fresh Tracks New Works
  • May 17, 2024 – May 18, 2024, Bill T. Jones Live Arts will present Fresh Tracks New Works, a program featuring new works by Julia Antinozzi (female), Symara Sarai (female), Liony Garci (male) and Vinson Fraley (male). 
• Pam Tanowitz for Miami City Ballet – Program: Winter Mix
  • February 14, 2025 – March 9, 2024, Miami City Ballet will present Winter Mix, A program featuring a world premiere work by Pam Tanozitz (female), alongside a work by George Balanchine.
• Annabelle Lopez Ochoa for Miami City Ballet – Program: Carmen
  • April 25, 2025 – May 4, 2025, Miami City Ballet will present Carmen, a world premiere evening-length work by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa (female).

Leadership Changes

For continual updates on leadership changes see Dance Data Project® – Artistic Director Transitions 2024 Spreadsheet

• Sadler’s Wells Announces New Associate Artists
  • On February 29, 2024:  Sadler’s Wells announced Oona Doherty (female), Michelle Dorrance (female), Seeta Patel (female), Alesandra Seutin (female), Jules Cunningham (they/them), Dan Daw (male), and Botis Seva (male) as Associate Artists. 

Artist Opportunities

This section focuses on new or upcoming deadlines for artist opportunities, in conjunction with our Fellowships, Competitions and Initiatives Guide. For a more comprehensive list of artist opportunities, please see the link above.  

• BalletCollective Opens Application for Commission for Developing Choreographers
  • On February 26, 2024:  Applications opened for BalletCollective’s Commission for Developing Choreographers. This commission “offers choreographers the chance to partner closely with a composer and a “source artist” in a “collective” that ultimately produces an original dance-based work with an original score” The work will be presented during BalletCollective’s fall season. The application deadline is March 18, 2024.

 

Outstanding Artists (lighting, music, tech, design, etc.)

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