Global Update:
Bailey’s Blog
Happening This Week
- Chutzpah! Festival Presents New Constellations of Creation
- March 21, 2025 – March 22, 2025: Chutzpah! Festival will present New Constellations of Creation, a program featuring world premiere works by Fernando Hernando Magadan (male) and Belle Spirale Directors Alexis Fletcher (female) & Sylvain Senez (male).
- Amy Hall Garner and Julia Feldman for Sacramento Ballet – Program: Visions
- March 21, 2025 – March 23, 2025: Sacramento Ballet will present Visions, a program featuring world premiere works by Amy Hall Garner (female), Thang Dao (male), and Julia Feldman (female).
- Lily King for the Australasian Dance Collective Youth Ensemble – Program: Succession
- March 21, 2025 – March 23, 2025: Australasian Dance Collective Youth Ensemble will present Succession, a program featuring a new work by Lilly King (female), alongside a work by Riannon McLean (female).
- DaYoung Jung and Laine Habony for Pointeworks Tour
- March 21, 2025 – March 22, 2025: Pointeworks will be on tour in NYC presenting a program featuring new works by DaYoung Jung (female), Gabriel Speiller (male), and Laine Habony (female) with original score composed by Katie Jenkins (female). The program will also feature works by Caili Quan (female), Reka Gyulai (female), and Heather Nichols (female).
- Marika Brussel for Newport Contemporary Ballet – Program: Mystical Ways
- March 21, 2025 – March 23, 2025: Newport Contemporary Ballet will present Mystical Ways, a program featuring a world premiere work by Marika Brussel (female), alongside a work by Danielle Genest (female).
- Mariana Sobral, Laura Burton, Deborah Le, Niamh Rollins, and Dalia Rawson for New Ballet – Program: Fast Forward
- March 21, 2025 – March 22, 2025: New Ballet will present Fast Forward, a program featuring new works by Mariana Sobral (female), Laura Burton (female), Julio Hong (male), and James Kopecky (male) alongside potential new works by Studio Company dancers Deborah Le (female) and Niamh Rollins (female) and Artistic Director Dalia Rawson (female).
- Shantell Martin for Los Angeles Ballet – Program: Off Balance
- March 22, 2025 – March 23, 2025: Los Angeles Ballet will present Off Balance, a new “avant-garde work by multifaceted visual artist Shantell Martin” (female).
- Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels Festival presents Pam Tanowitz – Program: Neither Drums nor Trumpets
- March 25, 2025 – March 26, 2025: Dance Reflections by Van Cleef & Arpels will present Neither Drums nor Trumpets, a creation by Pam Tanowitz (female).
- Bethany Green, Carly Topazio, and Natasha Adorlee for The Rosin Box Project – Program: Empower
- March 27, 2025 – March 30, 2025: The Rosin Box Project will present Empower, a program featuring new works by Bethany Green (female), Carly Topazio (female), and Natasha Adorlee (female).
Female Choreography Commissions, World Premieres, and Programming
- Caili Quan for Kansas City Ballet – Program: Stars and Stripes
- March 20, 2026 – March 29, 2026: Kansas City Ballet will present Stars and Stripes, a program featuring a world premiere work by Caili Quan (female), alongside works by Agnes de Mille (female), and George Balanchine (male).
- Penny Saunders for Grand Rapids Ballet – Program: Sherlock
- October 24, 2025 – October 26, 2025: Grand Rapids Ballet will present Sherlock, a program featuring a world premiere work by Penny Saunders (female), alongside works by Jennifer Archibald (female) and James Sofranko (male).
- Emma Portner for Bavarian State Ballet – Program: Waves and Circles
- December 21, 2025 – July 19, 2026: Bavarian State Ballet will present Waves and Circles, a program featuring a premiere by Emma Portner (female), alongside works by William Forsythe (male) and Maurice Béjart (male).
Leadership Changes
- Australian Ballet Announces New Executive Director
- On March 16, 2025: the Australian Ballet announced that Claire Spencer (female) has been appointed as the new Executive Director of the company.
- The School of Ballet Arizona Announces New Director
- On March 17, 2025: The School of Ballet Arizona announced that James Payne (male) has been appointed School Director effective May 27, 2025.
For continual updates on leadership changes see Dance Data Project® – Artistic Director Transitions 2024 Spreadsheet
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.
Outstanding Artists (lighting, music, tech, design, etc.
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