May 13, 2022
"The Devil Ties My Tongue" by Amy Seiwert performed for the SKETCH Series, 2013. Photo by David DeSilva. Courtesy of Amy Seiwert's Imagery
May 13, 2022
Global Update:
Bailey’s Blog
Female Choreography Commissions, World Premieres, and Programming
- Michelle Manzanales for Paul Taylor Dance Company
- June 14, 2022-June 19, 2022: Paul Taylor Dance Company will celebrate the 60-year anniversary of Paul Taylor’s work Aureole. The program will include three celebrated works by Paul Taylor alongside two world premieres by choreographers Michelle Manzanales (female) and Peter Chu (male).
- Mikaela Polley for Ballet Central – 2022 Tour Program
- Ballet Central has announced its 2022 tour program which features three world premiere works by Mikaela Polley (female), Ashley Page (male), & Mthuthuzeli November (male).
- Lucy Guerin Australian Ballet – Program: DanceX Festival Part 1
- October 20, 2022-October 22, 2022 The Australian Ballet will be presenting DanceX, a dance festival that features works from nine Australian dance companies. Among the programming is a world premiere work by Lucy Guerin, commissioned by The Australian Ballet for the festival.
- Iratxe Ansa & Imre van Opsta for Ballett Theater Basel – Program: Imbalanced Parallels
- January 28, 2023-May 18, 2023: Ballett Theater Basel will present Imbalanced Parallels, a program that features choreographic teams. Iratxe Ansa (female) and Igor Bacovich (male) comprise one of the two teams that have been commissioned for this program. The second team commissioned is Imre van Opstal (female) and Marne van Opstal (male).
- Emma Portner for Norwegian National Ballet – Program: Portner/Kylian/Balanchine
- March 2, 2023-March 24,2023 Norwegian National Ballet will present Portner/Kylian/Balanchine, a triple bill program featuring a world premiere by Emma Portner (female) alongside works by Jiří Kylián (male) and George Balanchine (male).
- March 2, 2023-March 24,2023 Norwegian National Ballet will present Portner/Kylian/Balanchine, a triple bill program featuring a world premiere by Emma Portner (female) alongside works by Jiří Kylián (male) and George Balanchine (male).
Leadership Changes
For continual updates on leadership changes see Dance Data Project® – Artistic Director Transitions 2022 Spreadsheet
- American Ballet Theater announces Susan Jaffe as next Artistic Director
- Announced May 9, 2022: Susan Jaffe has been named the next artistic director of American Ballet theater. Jaffe will succeed current artistic director, Kevin McKenzie, at the end of 2022. In light of her appointment, Susan Jaffe has announced that she will step down as artistic director of Pittsburgh Ballet Theater in November 2022 in order to prepare for her new role.
- Announced May 9, 2022: Susan Jaffe has been named the next artistic director of American Ballet theater. Jaffe will succeed current artistic director, Kevin McKenzie, at the end of 2022. In light of her appointment, Susan Jaffe has announced that she will step down as artistic director of Pittsburgh Ballet Theater in November 2022 in order to prepare for her new role.
Outstanding Artists (lighting, music, tech, design, etc.)
- Mary Lattimore in collaboration with Loni Landon at Jacob’s Pillow
- July 1, 2022-July 2, 2022: Jacob’s Pillow will Solace of Surrender, a work choreographed by Loni Landon (female) in collaboration with experimental harpist, Mary Lattimore (female).
- For more information about Lattimore’s work see links here.
- Andrea Guajardo and Ballet Nepantla at Jacob’s Pillow
- Andrea Guajardo, founder and artistic director of Ballet Nepantla will be presenting her company on July 13, 2022 at the 2022 dance festival at Jacob’s Pillow.
- For more information about Guajardo and her company see links here.
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.
*DDP utilizes multiple sources to inform Global Roundups. A comprehensive list of publications, subscriptions & sources can be found here.
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