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Happening This Week

• Annabelle Lopez Ochoa to Curate for The Washington Ballet 
  • May 22, 2024 – May 26, 2024:  The Washington Ballet will present Beyond Boundaries, A program curated by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa (female) featuring works by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa (female), Chanel DaSilva (female), and Houston Thomas (male).
• Penny Saunders for Parsons Dance at the Joyce
  • May 14, 2024 – May 25, 2024:  Parsons Dance will be in residence at the Joyce, and will be presenting a program featuring world premiere works by Penny Saunders (female), David Parsons (male), and Jamar Roberts (male)
• Marie Bourgeois for Nederlands Dans Theatre (NDT 1) – Program: Do Not Run Fly
  • May 16, 2024 – June 8, 2024:  Nederlands Dans Theatre (NDT 1) will present Do Not Run Fly, a triple bill program featuring world premiere works by Marie Bourgeois (female) & Yoann Bourgeois (male), and Marcos Morau (male) alongside a work by Crystal Pite (female).
• Dani Rowe and Shannon Alvis for the OBT2 Tour
  • April 20, 2024 – June 1, 2024:  Oregon Ballet Theater’s second company, OBT, 2 will present its 2024 tour featuring works by Dani Rowe (female), Shannon Alvis (female), Ben Stevenson (male) and Dominic Walsh (male).
• Amy Hall Garner for New York City Ballet – Program: Classic NYCB I
  • April 24, 2024 – June 6, 2024:  New York City Ballet will present Classic NYCB I, a program featuring world premiere works by Amy Hall Garner (female), and Justin Peck (male), alongside works by George Balanchine (male).’
• May Zarhy for Theater Chemnitz Ballet – Program: Showcase VII: Witness
  • April 25, 2024 – June 13, 2024:  Theater Chemnitz Ballet will present Showcase VII: Witness, A program featuring an evening-length work by May Zarhy (female).
• Ana Maria Lucaciu for Aalto Ballett Essen – Program: Last
  • April 13, 2024 – July 5, 2024:  Aalto Ballett Essen will present Last, a program featuring world premiere works by Ana Maria Lucaciu (female), Armen Hakobyan (male), and Ben Van Cauwenbergh (male).
• Gong Xingxing for Scapino Ballet Rotterdam – Program: Origin
  • April 7, 2024 – June 9, 2024:  Scapino Ballet Rotterdam will present Origin, a program featuring new works by Gong Xingxing (female), and Lior Tavori (male).
• 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

• Lily Wills, Melisa Guilliams, and Elle Macy for Pacific Northwest Ballet – Program: Next Step
  • On June 4, 2024:  Pacific Northwest Ballet will present Next Step, A program featuring premieres by Lily Wills (female), Noah Martzall (male), Luca Anaya (male), Melisa Guilliams (female), and co-choreographers Elle Macy (female) & Dylan Wald (male) and Amanda Morgan (female) & Christopher D’Ariano (male). These works are set on PNB School upper-division students.
• Emma Cianchi at Jacob’s Pillow 
  • On July 31, 2024:  Emma Cianchi (female) and her company will make her Jacob’s Pillow debut with the world premiere of Il mare che ci unisce.
• Andrea Peña for Ballet BC – Program: Zenith
  • March 6, 2025 – March 8, 2025:  Ballet BC will present Zenith, a program featuring world premiere works by Andrea Peña (female), and Fernando Hernando Magadan (male) alongside a work by Johan Inger (male). 
• Bobbi Jene Smith for Ballet BC – Program: Dusk
  • May 8, 2025 – May 10, 2025:  Ballet BC will present Dusk, a program featuring world premiere works by choreographic duo Bobbi Jene Smith (female) and Or Schraiber (male), and Medhi Walerski (male), alongside a work by Marco Goecke (male).

Leadership Changes

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

• Orlando Ballet Announces New School Director 
  • On May 13, 2024:  Orlando Ballet announced that Christopher Alloways-Ramsey (male) has been appointed as the new Director of the Orlando Ballet School. Alloways-Ramsey succeeds Phillip Broomhead (male) in the position.

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.)

• Ballet Hispánico Announces 2024 Choreographer for Annual Instituto Coreográfico 
  • Ballet Hispánico has announced that Daniela Urías (female) is the 2024 Instituto Coreográfico Choreographer. 
• Australian Dance Theater Announces 2024 Tanja Liedtke Studio Residencies 
  • The Australian Dance Theater has announced the 2024 Tanja Liedtke Studio Residencies. Residents include Amelia Watson (female), Jacob Boehme (male), Karlia Cook (female), Danni Cook (female), Amelia Jean O’Leary (female), and Bella Waru (female).

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