Global Update:

Happening This Week

• Madison Brown for American Ballet Theatre Studio Company
  • November 4, 2024 – November 17, 2024:  American Ballet Theatre Studio Company will present their 2024 tour, featuring world premiere works by Madison Brown (female) and Houston Thomas (male) alongside ballets by Brady Farrar (male), Amy Hall Garner (female), Yannick Lebrun (male), George Balanchine (male), Gerald Arpino (male) and Kevin McKenzie (male).
• Lauren Lovette for Paul Taylor Dance Company at Lincoln Center
  • November 5, 2024 – November 24, 2024:  Paul Taylor Dance Company will be in residence at Lincoln Center and will present a program featuring world premiere works by Lauren Lovette (female), and Robert Battle (male), alongside works by Jody Sperling (female), Lauren Lovette, Ulysses Dove (male), and Larry Keigwin (male).
• Kayla Farrish for Limón Dance Company at the Joyce
  • November 5, 2024 – November 10, 2024:  the Limón Dance Company will be in residence at the Joyce. The company will present a program featuring a new work by Kayla Farrish (female), alongside works by José Limón (male) and Doris Humphrey (female).
• Lucy Merz for Indianapolis Ballet – Program: New Works
  • November 7, 2024 – November 10, 2024:  Indianapolis Ballet will present New Works, a program featuring new works by Lucy Merz (female), and Reece Conrad (male).
• Ching Ching Wong for Louisville Ballet – Program: Triple Take
  • November 1, 2024 – November 3, 2024:  Louisville Ballet will present Triple Take, a program featuring new works by Ching Ching Wong (female),  Harald Uwe Kern (male), and Adam Hougland (male). 
• Micaela Taylor, Cherice Barton, Beth Twigs, and Tina Kay Bohnstedt for Vitacca Ballet Program: FEM4
  • November 1, 2024 – November 3, 2024:  Vitacca Ballet will present FEM4, a program featuring world premiere works by Micaela Taylor (female), Cherice Barton (female), Beth Twigs (female), and Tina Kay Bohnstedt (female).
• Pam Tanowitz for the Royal Ballet – Program: Encounters: Four Contemporary Ballets
  • October 22, 2024 – November 16, 2024:  the Royal Ballet will present Encounters: Four Contemporary Ballets, a program featuring new works by Pam Tanowitz (female), and Joseph Toonga (male), alongside works by Kyle Abraham (male) and, Crystal Pite (female).
• Lia Cirio for Boston Ballet – Program: Fall Experience
  • October 24, 2024 – November 15, 2024:  Boston Ballet will present Fall Experience, A program featuring a world premiere work by Lia Cirio (female) alongside works by Crystal Pite (female), Sabrina Matthews (female), and Jorma Elo (male)
• Madeline Squire for Scottish Ballet Tour 
  • October 16, 2024 – November 7, 2024:  the Scottish Ballet will be on tour with a program featuring a world premiere work by Madeline Squire (female), alongside works by Cayetano Soto (male), Sophie Laplane (female), and Peter Darrel (male).
• Mari Carrasco for Royal Swedish Ballet – Program: Forever
  • September 27, 2024 – November 9, 2024:  the Royal Swedish Ballet will present Forever, a new work by Mari Carrasco (female). 
• Kirsten Isenberg and Michelle Reid for Cape Ballet Africa – Program: Salt
  • September 21, 2024 – November 15, 2024:  Cape Ballet Africa will present its inaugural program, Salt, featuring new works by Kirsten Isenberg (female), Michelle Reid (female), and Mthuthuzeli November (male). 
• Sharon Eyal for Staatsballett Berlin – Program: SAABA/Minus 16
  • October 25, 2024 – November 29, 2024:  Staatsballet Berlin will present SAABA/Minus 16, a program featuring a new work by Sharon Eyal (female) alongside a work by Ohad Naharin (male).

Female Choreography Commissions, World Premieres, and Programming

• Royal Danish Ballet Announces New Artistic Director
  • On October 31, 2024:  The Royal Danish Ballet announced that Amy Watson (female) has been appointed as permanent artistic director of the company. Watson has been serving as interim Artistic Director since August 2024. 

Leadership Changes

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.  

• Dance Canvas Announces 2024/2025 Choreographers and Dance Canvas: On Film Artists
  • Dance Canvas has announced its 2024/2025 Choreographers, including Savannah ‘Van’ Banks (female), Jameel Hendricks (male), Versaille Jones (They/Them), Alexandra Light (female), Meaghan Novoa (they/she), Erica Rae Smith (female), and Sevon Wright (female). The Dance Canvas: On Film artists were also announced. They include Tonia Boies (female), Kirsten Hamm (female), Melinda Matticoli (female), and Page Yang (female).

Outstanding Artists (lighting, music, tech, design, etc.)

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