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Happening This Week

• Allison Haan, Ericka Goss, Grace Sinke, and Tess Sinke for Deos Contemporary Ballet – Program: Awaken Series 24
  • June 1, 2024 – June 2, 2024:  Deos Contemporary Ballet will present Awaken Series 24, A program featuring world premiere works by Allison Haan (female), Ericka Goss (female), Grace Sinke (female), and Tess Sinke (female).
• Achinta S. McDaniel for Blue13 Dance Company – Program: Soliloquy
  • May 31, 2024 – June 2, 2024:  Blue13 Dance Company will present Soliloquy, a new dance theater work by Achinta S. McDaniel (female).
• 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).
• 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

• Yin Yue Dance Company to Present Somewhere
  • June 20, 2024 – June 22, 2024:  Yin Yue Dance Company will present Somewhere, a full-length program choreographed by Yin Yue (female) and Grace Whitworth (female) acting as Rehearsal Director. 
• Maureen Glennon Clayton for Moe-tion Dance Theater
  • On June 15, 2024:  Moe-tion Dance Theater will present Intermix – A Choreography Showcase at Centenary Stage Company. The program will include world premiere works by Maureen Glennon Clayton (female), alongside works by Shelby Bakota (female), Kaitlyn Esposito (female), Nathan Forster (male), Lara M. Friedman-Kats (female), Kelly Guerrero (female), Juliana Hassouna (female), Heather Kroe (female), Mattie McGarey (female), Sabrina Olivieri (female), Nicole Smith Levay (female), Heather Warfel (female), Lisa Peluso (female), and a dance film by Andrea Kramer (female).
• Keerati Jinakuwiphat and Ingrid Silva at Fire Island Dance Festival
  • July 19, 2024 – July 21, 2024:  Fire Island Dance Festival will present world premiere works by Keerati Jinakunwiphat (female),  Ingrid Silva (female), and Gilbert Bolden III (male), alongside an excerpt of a work by Lauren Lovette (female).
• Cindy Van Acker at Lugano Dance Project – Program: Quiet Light
  • On June 13, 2024:  The biennial contemporary dance festival, Lugano Dance Project, will present Quiet Light, a world-premiere work by Cindy Van Acker (female). 
• Francesca Romo and Lauren Edson for Contemporary Dance Wyoming
  • June 21, 2024 – June 22, 2024:  Contemporary Dance Wyoming will present Contemporary Dance Wyoming and Guests 2024, a program featuring a newly updated work by Francesca Romo (female) alongside work by Lauren Edson (female) and Andrea Miller (female). 
• Alba Carbonell Castillo for Ballett Theater Nordhausen – Program: Virginia Woolf/When it is Time…
  • February 14, 2025 – May 3, 2025:  Ballett Theater Nordhausen will present Virginia Woolf/When it is Time…, A double bill featuring world premiere works by Alba Carbonell Castillo (female) and Ivan Alboresi (male).

Leadership Changes

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

•  Compañía Nacional de Danza Announces Upcoming Leadership Change
  • In March 2024:  the Spanish dance company, Compañía Nacional de Danza announced that they would not be renewing the contract of the current company Director Joaquín de Luz (male) when it expires in August 2024. A search for a 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.)

• The National Center for Choreography-Akron Announces Inaugural Knight Choreography Prize
  • The National Center for Choreography-Akron has announced that Rosie Herrera (female) is the Inaugural Knight Choreography Prize recipient.
    
    

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