Global Update:
Bailey’s Blog
Happening This Week
- Nicole von Arx for NW Dance Project – Program: Secret Stories
- March 29, 2024 – March 30, 2024: NW Dance Project will present Secret Stories, a program featuring new works by Nicole von Arx (female), Joseph Hernandez (male), and Gustavo Ramírez Sansano (male).
- Milena Sidorova for the Dutch National Ballet – Program: Dancing Dutch
- March 30, 2024 – April 14, 2024: the Dutch National Ballet will present Dancing Dutch, a quadruple bill featuring a world premiere work by Milena Sidorova (female), alongside works by Jiří Kylián (male), Hans van Manen (male), and David Dawson (male).
- Mélanie Lomoff for Opera Ballet Vlaanderen – Program: Ombra
- March 30, 2024 – May 8, 2024: the Opera Ballet Vlaanderen will present Ombra, A world premiere program featuring a collaboration of “chorus members, dancers and orchestral musicians of Opera Ballet Vlaanderen (in a) creative dialogue” including choreography by Mélanie Lomoff (female) and Luis Marrafa (male).
- Tara Schaufuss for The Royal Danish Ballet – Program: Koreorama
- March 22, 2024 – April 30, 2023: The Royal Danish Ballet will present Koreorama, A program featuring new works by Tara Schaufuss (female), Tobias Praetorius (male), and Matteo Di Loreto (male).
- Natasha Adorlee, Caroline Dahm, Haley Kostas, Gabriel Lorena, Emily Mistretta, and Morgan Sicklick for Kansas City Ballet – Program: New Moves
- March 21, 2024 – March 24, 2024: Kansas City Ballet will present New Moves, a program featuring new works by Natasha Adorlee (female), Caroline Dahm (female), Haley Kostas (female), Gabriel Lorena (male), Parrish Maynard (male), Emily Mistretta (female), Morgan Sicklick (female) and Cameron Thomas (male)
- Maxine Doyle for NDT 2 – Program: The Beauty of it All
- March 14, 2024 – May 2, 2024: NDT 2 will present The Beauty of it All, a program featuring a world premiere work by Maxine Doyle (female), alongside works by Jiří Kylián (male), and Ohad Naharin (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).
- 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
- Michelle Meltzer for Chicago Repertory Ballet – Program: Modern Motion
- May 10, 2024 – May 12, 2024: Chicago Repertory Ballet will present Modern Motion, a program featuring world premiere works by Michelle Meltzer (female), Braeden Barnes (male), and Wade Schaaf (male) alongside works by Shannon Alvis (female), Brian Enos (male) and Wade Schaaf.
- Ching Ching Wong for Louisville Ballet – Program: 502
- In Fall 2024: Louisville Ballet will present a new evening-length work featuring choreography by Ching Ching Wong (female).
- Avatâra Ayuso for Ballet de Santiago – Program: Nijinska: Secreto de la Vanguardia
- October 23, 2024 – October 26, 2024: Ballet de Santiago will present Nijinska: Secreto de la Vanguardia, an evening-length work of which the concept, direction, and choreography are by Avatâra Ayuso (female).
- Brett Ishida for Houston Ballet
- On December 6, 2024: Houston Ballet will present the Margaret Alkek Williams Jubilee of Dance, a program featuring a world premiere work by Brett Ishida (female), alongside company repertoire and yet-to-be-announced pieces.
- Caroline Dahm for Kansas City Ballet – Program: Fusion
- May 9, 2025 – May 18, 2025: Kansas City Ballet will present Fusion, a program featuring a world premiere work by Caroline Dahm (female), alongside works by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa (female), William Forsythe (male), and Lila York (female).
- May 9, 2025 – May 18, 2025: Kansas City Ballet will present Fusion, a program featuring a world premiere work by Caroline Dahm (female), alongside works by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa (female), William Forsythe (male), and Lila York (female).
Leadership Changes
For continual updates on leadership changes see Dance Data Project® – Artistic Director Transitions 2024 Spreadsheet
- Ballet Hawaii Announces New Executive Director
- On February 17, 2024: Ballet Hawaii announced that Richard Vida (male) has been appointed as Executive Director of the company.
- Bolzano Danza Festival Artistic Director to Step Down
- On March 12, 2024: Bolzano Danza Festival Artistic Director Emanuele Masi (male) announced his plan to step down effective July 27, 2024. An International search for a successor has been announced.
- San Francisco Ballet Announces Associate Artistic Director Transition
- On March 19, 2024: San Francisco Ballet announced that Antonio Castilla (male), a repetiteur at English National Ballet, has been appointed as Associate Artistic Director of the company effective June 2024. Castilla succeeds Kerry Nicholls (female), who will transition into her new ‘Director of Artist Development.’ This is a female-to-male transition.
- Fall for Dance North Announces Departure of Founding Artistic Director
- On March 19, 2024: Fall for Dance North announced that Founding Artistic Director Ilter Ibrahimof (male) will step down in October 2024. An international search for his successor has been announced.
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.)
- Pam Tanowitz is the Recipient of the 2024 Jacob’s Pillow Dance Award
- On March 19, 202: Jacob’s Pillow announced that Pam Tanowitz will receive the 2024 Jacob’s Pillow Dance Award.
- AXIS Dance Company Announces 2024 Choreo-Lab Fellows
- AXIS Dance Company has announced that Larissa Velez-Jackson (they/she), August Grace, Brian Golden (male), and Joelle Santiago (female) are the recipients of the 2024 AXIS Choreo-Lab Fellowship.
- AXIS Dance Company has announced that Larissa Velez-Jackson (they/she), August Grace, Brian Golden (male), and Joelle Santiago (female) are the recipients of the 2024 AXIS Choreo-Lab Fellowship.
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