Global Update:

Happening This Week

• Rena Butler for SFDanceworks – Program: Season 7
  • November 8, 2024 – November 10, 2024:  SFDanceworks will present Season 7, featuring world premiere works by Rena Butler (female), and JA Collective, alongside a work by Marco Goecke (male).
• Eukene Sagues for the Royal Danish Ballet – Program: Blood Wedding
  • November 9, 2024 – November 22, 2024:  the Royal Danish Ballet will present Blood Wedding, a new evening-length production by choreographer Eukene Sagues (female).
• Diana Crowder for Pegasus Contemporary Ballet – Program: Forever For A Moment
  • On November 9, 2024:  Pegasus Contemporary Ballet will present Forever For A Moment, a program featuring a world premiere work by Diana Crowder (female) in collaboration with dancers of Pegasus Contemporary Ballet.
• Marguerite Donolon for BalletX – Program: Fall Series 2024
  • November 13, 2024 – November 17, 2024:  BalletX will present Fall Series 2024, a program featuring a world premiere work by Marguerite Donlon (female) alongside works by Matthew Neenan (male), and Takehiro Ueyama (male).
• Kristina Paulin for Ballett Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe – Program: Leuchtfeuer
  • November 16, 2024 – July 18, 2025:  Ballett Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe will present Leuchtfeuer, a program featuring a new creation by Kristina Paulin (female), alongside works by Raimondo Rebeck (male), and Mauro Bigonzetti (male).
• Jessica-Rose White and Dana Mazurowski for BoSoma Dance Company – Program: Interconnections
  • November 16, 2024 – November 17, 2024:  BoSoma Dance Company will present Interconnections, a program featuring premiere works by Jessica-Rose White (female) and Dana Mazurowski (female) alongside a work by Eddy Ocampo (male).
• 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).
• 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)
• 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

• Nejla Yatkin at Ruth Page Center for the Arts 
  • On November 9, 2024:  Nejla Yatkin (female) will present an evening-length work titled The Other Witch at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts. 
• Rafaële Giovanola for Cocoon Dance – Program: Mo[ram]lam
  • November 20, 2024 – November 21, 2024:  Cocoon Dance will present Mo[ram]lam, a new work choreographed and directed by Rafaële Giovanola (female), and Jitti Chompee (male).
• Moscelyne ParkeHarrison for Post: Ballet – Program: Magma
  • January 23, 2025 – January 26, 2025: Post:Ballet will present Magma, an “evening-length immersive dance theater experience” choreographed by Post:Ballet Resident Choreographer Moscelyne ParkeHarrison (female).

Leadership Changes

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

• Jennifer Muller/The Works Announces New Co-Artistic Directors
  • On October 24, 2024:  Jennifer Muller/The Works announced that Rosie Lani Fiedelman (female) and Duane Gosa (male) have been appointed as Co-Artistic Directors of the company. 
• Hagen Theater Announces New Ballet Director
  • On November 5, 2024:  Hagen Theater announced that Taulant Shehu (male) will succeed Francesco Nappa (male) as the theater’s Ballet Director. 
• Paul Taylor Dance Company Announces New Resident Choreographer
  • On November 7, 2024:  Paul Taylor Dance Company announced that Robert Battle (male) will join Lauren Lovette as Resident Choreographer for the company.

 

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.)

• 2024 ABT Incubator Choreographers Announced
  • On November 1, 2024:  American Ballet Theatre announced the six artists chosen for the 2024 ABT Incubator. The artists include Madison Brown (female), Claire Davison (female), Zhong-Jing Fang (female), Camila Ferrera (female), Melvin Lawovi (male), and Duncan Lyle (male).

 

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