Global Update:

Happening This Week

• Amber McCartney and Siobhan McKenna for Sydney Dance Company – Program: New Breeds
  • December 4, 2024 – December 14, 2024: Sydney Dance Company will present New Breeds, a program featuring a world premiere by Amber McCartney (female), Siobhan McKenna (female), Dean Elliott (male), and Piran Scott (male)
• Hope Boykin for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at New York City Center
  • December 4, 2024 – January 5, 2025: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater will be in residence at New York City Center presenting a new program featuring new works by Hope Boykin (female), Matthew Rushing (male), Jamar Roberts (male), Lar Lubovitch (male) alongside works by Ronald K. Brown (male), and Elisa Monte (female).
• Martha Nichols for BODYTRAFFIC in residence at The Wallis
  • December 6, 2024 – December 7, 2024: BODYTRAFFIC will be in residence at The Wallis presenting a program featuring world premiere works by Martha Nichols (female), and Juel D. Lane (male) alongside a work by Matthew Neenan (male). 
• Quincie Bean, Beatriz García Díaz, Ingrid Ferdinand, and Alejandra Preciado for NW Dance Project – Program: In Good Company
  • December 6, 2024 – December 14, 2024: NW Dance Project will present In Good Company, a program featuring new works by Quincie Bean (female), Beatriz García Díaz (female), Ingrid Ferdinand (female), Alejandra Preciado (female), and Mateo Vidals (male).
• Katarzyna Kozielska and Anne Jung for Poznan Opera Ballet – Program: Nie Upilnuje Nas Nikt
  • December 6, 2024 – December 8, 2024: Poznań Opera Ballet will present Nie Upilnuje Nas Nikt, a program featuring new works by Katarzyna Kozielska (female), and Anne Jung (female), alongside a work by Marguerite Donlon (female)
• Arielle Smith for the English National Ballet – Program: The Nutcracker
  • November 28, 2024 – January 12, 2025: the English National Ballet will present the world premiere of a new evening-length version of The Nutcracker, co-choreographed by Arielle Smith (female) and Aaron S. Watkin (male).
• Kirsten Wicklund for Opera Ballett Vlaanderen – Program: Field/Minus 16
  • November 30, 2024 – December 19. 2024: Opera Ballett Vlaanderen will present Field/Minus 16, a program featuring a world premiere work by Kirsten Wicklund (female), alongside a work by Ohad Naharin (male).

Female Choreography Commissions, World Premieres, and Programming

• Jessica Post and Katherine Longstreth for New Expressive Works 16th Residency Performance
  • December 6, 2024 – December 8, 2024: New Expressive Works will present the 16th Residency performance, featuring new works by residents including Jessica Post (female), & Sean Hoskins (male), Katherine Longstreth (female), Jaime Belden (they/he), and Jordan Isadore (male).

Leadership Changes

For continual updates on leadership changes see Dance Data Project® – Artistic Director Transitions 2024 Spreadsheet

• Dutch National Ballet Announces New Associate Artist
  • On November 21, 2024: Dutch National Ballet announced that Alexei Ratmansky (male) has been appointed as an Associate Artist for the company. 
• City Contemporary Dance Company Announces New Artistic Director
  • On November 22, 2024: City Contemporary Dance Company announced that Sang Jijia (male) will succeed Yuri Ng (male) as Artistic Director of the company effective January 2025.

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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