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Happening This Week

• Michelle Manzanales for Ballet Hispánico at New York City Center
  • June 1, 2023 – June 3, 2023:  Ballet Hispánico will be in residence at New York City Center and will present a program featuring new works by Michelle Manzanales (female), and Omar Román De Jesús (male), alongside works by Pedro Ruiz (male), William Forsythe (male), and Annabelle Lopez Ochoa (female).
• Gabrielle Lamb for Golden State Ballet – Program: From New York, With Love
  • June 6, 2023 – June 10, 2023:  Golden State Ballet will present From New York, With Love, a triple bill featuring new works by Gabrielle Lamb (female) and Norbert de la Cruz III (male), alongside a work by Justin Peck (male). 
• Stina Quagebeur for Staatsballett Karlsruhe – Program: Jazz
  • May 28, 2023 – July 5, 2023:  Staatsballett Karlsruhe will present Jazz, a double bill featuring new works by Stina Quagebeur (female) and Kevin O’Day (male).
• Andrea Miller for GALLIM at the Joyce
  • May 31, 2023 – June 4, 2023:  GALLIM will be in residence at the Joyce Theater and will present a world premiere work by Andrea Miller (female), alongside other repertory works by Miller. 
• Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker for La Monnaie/De Munt – Program: Exit Above
  • May 31, 2023 – June 11, 2023:  La Monnaie/De Munt will present Exit Above, a program featuring a world premiere work by Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker (female).
• Sharon Eyal for Nederlands Dans Theater – Program: Raw are the Roots
  • May 11, 2023 – June 6, 2023:  Nederlands Dans Theater will present Raw are the Roots, a double bill featuring world premiere works by artistic duo Sharon Eyal (female) & Gai Behar (male), and Felix Landerer (male).
• Alice Topp for The Australian Ballet – Program: Identity
  • May 2, 2023 – June 24, 2023:  The Australian Ballet will present Identity, a double bill featuring new works by Alice Topp (female), and Daniel Riley (male).
• Bridget Breiner for Staatsballett Karlsruhe – Program: Maria Stuart
  • April 16, 2023 – June 16, 2023:  Staatsballett Karlsruhe will present Maria Stuart, an evening-length premiere by Bridget Breiner (female). 
• Lali Ayguadé for Theater Bielefeld – Program: Verkörpert
  • March 25, 2023 – June 2, 2023:  The Theater Bielefeld will present, Verkörpert, a double bill featuring new works by Lali Ayguadé (female) and Sharon Fridman (male).

Female Choreography Commissions, World Premieres, and Programming

• Nadine Barton, Sarah Hayes Harkins, Emily Porter for Charlotte Ballet – Program: Choreographic Lab
  • June 9, 2023 – June 17, 2023:  Charlotte Ballet will present Choreographic Lab, a program featuring new works by Nadine Barton (female), Sarah Hayes Harkins (female),  Emily Porter (female), Luke Csordas (male), James Kopecky (male), Rees Launder (male), Maurice Mouzon Jr. (male), Oliver Oguma (male), Andrés Trezevant (male).
• Sophiann Mahalia for The Yard – Program: Launch Pad: A Choreographers’ Showcase 
  • On June 10, 2023:  The Yard will present work from three choreographers who participated in their 2023 residency. Sophiann Mahalia (female), David Guzman (male), and Marguerite Angelica Monique Hemmings (gender-expansive). 
• Saskya Pauzé-Bégin and Paloma Muñoz for the Bern Ballett – Program: Dance Platform 2023: Next Generation 
  • June 20, 2023 – June 25, 2023:  Bern Ballett will present Dance Platform 2023: Next Generation, a program featuring world premiere works by Saskya Pauzé-Bégin (female),  Paloma Muñoz (female), and Léonard Blondel (male).
• Imre Van Opstal for Nederlands Dans Theater – Program: In/with/in
  • September 21, 2023 – November 10, 2023:  Nederlands Dans Theater will present In/with/in, a program featuring world premiere works by choreographic duo Imre van Opstal (female) & Marne van Opstal (male), and Tao Ye (male), alongside a work by  Marco Goecke (male).
• Young Soon Hue for Richmond Ballet – Program: Studio One
  • October 24, 2023 – October 29, 2023:  Richmond Ballet will present Studio One, A program featuring a world premiere work by Young Soon Hue (female), alongside a work by Katarzyna Skarpetowska (female).
• Micaela Taylor for NDT 2 – Program: Illuminate
  • November 2, 2023 – December 21, 2023:  NDT 2 will present Illuminate, a program featuring world premiere works by Micaela Taylor (female), and Jermaine Spivey (male), alongside a work by Nadav Zelner (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).
• 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).
• Emily Adams and Andrea Schermoly for Richmond Ballet – Program: Studio Two: New Works Festival 
  • March 19, 2024 – March 24, 2024:  Richmond Ballet will present Studio Two: New Works Festival, a program featuring new works by Emily Adams (female), Joshua L. Peugh (male), Andrea Schermoly (female), and Ira White (male). 
• Claudia Schreier for Atlanta Ballet – Program: May Program
  • May 10, 2024 – May 12, 2024:  Atlanta Ballet will present May Program, a double bill featuring world premiere works by Claudia Schreier (female), and Juliano Nuñes (male).
• Sofia Nappi and Ella Rothschild for NDT 2 – Program: Up & Coming Choreographers
  • July 5, 2024 – July 11, 2024:  NDT 2 will present Up & Coming Choreographers, a program featuring new works by emerging choreographers, Sofia Nappi (female), Ella Rothschild (female), and Kor’sia

Leadership Changes

For continual updates on leadership changes see Dance Data Project® – Artistic Director Transitions 2022 Spreadsheet

• Aalto Ballett Essen Announces Retirement of Artistic Director 
  • On May 16, 2023:  Aalto Ballett Essen announced the final season of Artistic Director Ben Van Cauwenbergh (male). Cauwenbergh will retire as Artistic Director of the company in June 2024. No Successor has been announced as of the date of this post.
• Alabama Ballet Announces New Artistic Director
  • On May 23, 2023:  Alabama Ballet announced that Christopher Stuart (male) has been appointed as the new Artistic Director of the company effective June 4, 2023. Stuart succeeds Tracey Alvey (female) who announced her retirement in February 2023. This is a female-to-male transition. 
• Charlotte Ballet Announces Departure of Charlotte Ballet II Artistic Director
  • On May 25, 2023:  Charlotte Ballet announced the departure of Charlotte Ballet II Artistic Director, Christopher Stuart (male). No successor has been announced as of the date of this post. 

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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