Global Update:
Bailey’s Blog
Happening This Week
- Rena Butler for Parsons Dance at the Joyce
- May 13, 2025 – May 24, 2025: Parsons Dance will be in residence at the Joyce Theater, presenting a program featuring a world premiere by Rena Butler (female) alongside a work by David Parsons (male).
- Melanie Lane for Australasian Dance Collective – Program: Blue
- May 14, 2025 – May 17, 2025: Australasian Dance Collective will present Blue, a program featuring a world premiere work by Melanie Lane (female), alongside works by Natalie Weir (female), and Hofesh Shechter (male).
- Kathryn Posin and Danielle Diniz for East Coast Contemporary Ballet – Program: Continuum
- May 15, 2025 – May 17, 2025: East Coast Contemporary Ballet will present Continuum, a program featuring new works by Kathryn Posin (female) and Danielle Diniz (female).
- Danielle Diniz for Saint Louis Ballet – Program: At the Grandel
- May 17, 2025 – May 18, 2025: Saint Louis Ballet will present At the Grandel, a program featuring a new work by Danielle Diniz (female).
Female Choreography Commissions, World Premieres, and Programming
- Noelle Kayser for Open Space Creative Container – Program: Sheen
- May 16, 2025- May 23, 2025: Open Space Creative Container will present Sheen, a program featuring new works by Noelle Kayser (female), and Franco Nieto (male), alongside a work by Keelan Whitmore (male).
- Alyah Baker, Hannah Franz, Deanna Gerde, Ava Grebe, and Nina Yoshida-Webster for Choreography Project 2025
- On August 24, 2025: Choreography Project will present new works created during the festival by choreographers Alyah Baker (female), Hannah Franz (female), Deanna Gerde (female), Ava Grebe (female), Nina Yoshida-Webster (female), and Simon Montalvo (they/them).
- Sabrina Sadowska for Theater Chemnitz Ballet – Program: Der blaue Vogel oder Die Suche nach dem Glück
- October 25, 2025 – May 30, 2026: Theater Chemnitz Ballet will present Der blaue Vogel oder Die Suche nach dem Glück, a premiere by Sabrina Sadowska (female).
- Allison McGuire, Louiza Avraam and Ana Maria Lucaciu for Opera Ballett Vlaanderen – Program: Choreolab / What You Are About To See
- November 2, 2025 – November 15, 2025: Opera Ballett Vlaanderen will present Choreolab / What You Are About To See, a program featuring new works by company artists Allison McGuire (female), Charles Antoni (male), Shane Urton (male) and Louiza Avraam (female), alongside a creation by Ana Maria Lucaciu (female).
- Lilit Hakobyan and Anne Jung for Ballet Basel – Program: New Works: Hakobyan / Jung
- February 5, 2026 – February 20, 2026: Ballet Basel will present New Works: Hakobyan / Jung, a program featuring new works by Lilit Hakobyan (female), and Anne Jung (female).
- Nacera Belaza for Opera Ballett Vlaanderen – Program: Rites
- January 17, 2026 – February 5, 2026: Opera Ballett Vlaanderen will present Rites, a program featuring new commissions by Nacera Belaza (female), and Shahar Binyamini (male), alongside a work by Pina Bausch (female)
- Tiffany Tregarthen for Opera Ballett Vlaanderen – Program: Love & Loss
- June 23, 2026 – June 28, 2026: Opera Ballett Vlaanderen will present Love & Loss, a program featuring a new work by Tiffany Tregarthen (female) & David Raymond (male) alongside works by Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker (female), and William Forsythe (male).
Leadership Changes
- Joffrey Ballet Announces New Rehearsal Director
- On May 1, 2025: the Joffrey Ballet announced that former company member Christine Rocas (female) has been appointed as rehearsal director for the company.
- Houston Ballet Announces New Executive Director
- On May 5, 2025: Houston Ballet announced that Sonja Kostich (female) will succeed Jim Nelson (male) as Executive Director of the company, effective August 1, 2025.
- Baryshnikov Arts Announces Departure of President & Executive Director
- Baryshnikov Arts has announced that President & Executive Director Sonja Kostich (female) will step down from her role effective August 1, 2025. No successor has been announced as of the date of this post.
- Dance on Camera Announces New Executive Director
- In April 2025: Dance on Camera announced that Cara Hagan (female) has been appointed as Executive Director of the festival.
- Batsheva Dance Company Announces Departure of CEO
- In April 2025: Batsheva Dance Company announced the departure of CEO Dina Aldor (female) after 16 years with the company. No successor has been announced as of the date of this post.
- Cincinnati Ballet Announces New Music Director
- On May 6, 2025: Cincinnati Ballet announced that Alyssa Wang (female) will take on the role of Music Director effective at the start of the 2025/2026 season.
- Juilliard Announces New Dean & Director of the Dance Division
- On May 6, 2025: Juilliard announced that Melissa Toogood (female) will succeed Alicia Graf Mack (female) in the role of Dean & Director of the Dance Division, effective July 2025.
- Texture Contemporary Ballet Announces New Resident Choreographer
- On April 24, 2025: Texture Contemporary Ballet announced that Madeline Kendall Schreiber (female) has been appointed as Resident Choreographer of the company, effective September 2025.
For continual updates on leadership changes see Dance Data Project® – Artistic Director Transitions 2024 Spreadsheet
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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