We collect our information independently from public sources like company websites, dance publications, and Guidestar nonprofit reports. Fiscal data is derived solely from a company’s publicly-released IRS Form 990, annual reports, or financial audits. In 2020, DDP developed the Self-Report Survey, which offers companies the opportunity to submit information directly to our research team for more accurate, up-to-date findings.
(Global Resident Choreographer Survey – an abridged investigation of international rosters of resident choreographers)
Dance Venue Leadership and Programing Report
Top 50 Company List Update
Executive & Artistic Leadership Report
Choreographic Fellowships, Competitions, & Initiatives Guide 2020
Season Wrap-Up: 2019-2020 Season Report
Board of Directors & Trustees Analysis
First Look: 2020-2021 Season Report
Spring/Summer Dance Festival Report
Dance Venue Programming & Leadership Report
| Topic | Details | Time of Release |
|---|---|---|
| AD/ED Salary | Details the salary differential and gender distribution for male v. female Artistic and Executive Directors | Feb 2019 [completed] |
| Choreographic Initiatives & Fellowships Breakdown | Includes a coherent guide to initiatives for choreographers: will feature name of initiative/competition, application deadline, filing deadline, payment/benefits, and how to apply/parameters. | April 2019 [completed] |
| 2019/2020 Season First Look | Companies are announcing their upcoming seasons earlier than ever. DDP will review the announced 2019-2020 seasons, reviewing the percentage of female choreographers scheduled for main stage full evening and shorter pieces as well as black box and smaller stage productions. Where possible, we will also highlight the set, lighting, costume designer who are attached to productions. | May 2019 [completed] |
| Boards of Directors Breakdown | Lists percentage of male v. female board chairs (& possibly percentage amongst overall members) | June 2019 [completed] |
| 2018-2019 Season Overview | Details the distribution of male v. female choreographed pieces in seasonal repertoire (main stage v. blackbox setting & full length v. single-act) of top 50 domestic companies *future DDP reports will break down fall v. spring seasonal repertoire. | July 2019 [completed] |
| Spring/Summer Dance Festival Gender Equity Report | Examines the gender equity within the leadership and programming of spring/summer dance festivals and compares each with data from company seasons. | September 2019 [completed] |
| Dance Venue Leadership and Programming Report: A Qualitative Study | Details information pertaining to equity within major dance venues, including the gender distribution of Artistic and Executive Directors leading these performance spaces. | January 2020 |
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Dance Data Project® houses the majority of our archival data on AirTable, a web database used by over 30,000 companies that permits realtime collaboration and easily-linked tables within a base.
Much like Excel, AirTable is built in cells of individual pieces of data. It is navigated via the eighteen tabs of categorical information DDP has organized. Our categories of data include everything from work titles of pieces of choreography, to the choreographers themselves, to over 130 companies (and counting), and even to the composers, lighting designers, and Boards of Directors working behind the scenes of festivals and companies.
While access to the archival database is private, we will share information from our research through our regular reports (detailed in the calendar) and by request from legitimate publications, companies, or other entities within our community. Report data is stored in Excel documents pertaining to each report.
