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Happening This Week

• Megan Kamler for Rochester City Ballet – Program: Agua Fresca at Rochester Fringe Festival
  • September 20. 2024 – September 21, 2024:  Rochester City Ballet will present Agua Fresca at Rochester Fringe, a program featuring world premiere works by Megan Kamler (female), and Aldo Katton (male). 
• Ching Ching Wong for Boulder Ballet – Program: Unlocked
  • On September 20, 2024:  Boulder Ballet will present Unlocked, a program featuring a new creation by Ching Ching Wong (female), alongside works by Andrea Schermoly (female), Ben Needham-Wood (male), and Gerald Arpino (male).
• Jessica Lang for Pacific Northwest Ballet – Program: Pacific Northwest Ballet
  • September 20, 2024 – September 29, 2024:  Pacific Northwest Ballet will present The Times are Racing,  program featuring a new work by Jessica Lang (female), alongside works by Edwaard Liang (male), Justin Peck (male)
• Katie Puder for Avant Chamber Ballet – Program: The Princess and the Pauper
  • September 21, 2024 – September 22, 2024:  Avant Chamber Ballet will present The Princess and the Pauper, an evening length world premiere by Katie Puder (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).

 

Female Choreography Commissions, World Premieres, and Programming

• Julie Nioche, Hou Ying, and Gu Jiani for Women In Motion Festival 
  • September 21, 2024 – September 22, 2024:  Women in Motion Festival will present work and collaborations by choreographers Julie Nioche (female), Hou Ying (female), and Gu Jiani (female).
• Anjara Ballesteros for Les Ballets de Monte Carlo – Program: The Dispute
  • October 21, 2024 – October 22, 2024:  Les Ballets de Monte Carlo will present The Dispute, a new creation by Anjara Ballesteros (female). 
• Charissa Kroeger and Julia Eichten for Los Angeles Dance Project
  • On October 24, 2024:  LA Dance Project will present new works by 2024 LAUNCH:LA artists, Charissa Kroeger (female) and Evan Sagadencky (male) + Kevin Zambrano (male) and Julia Eichten. 
• 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). 
• Jaime Kotrba for Columbus Dance Theatre – Program: Homegrown 3
  • April 11, 2025 – April 13, 2025:  Columbus Dance Theatre will present Homegrown 3, a program featuring new works by Jaime Kotrba (female), and Seth Wilson (male), alongside works by Alfred Dove (male), Gamal Brown (male), and Emily Bass-Glinsk (female).
    
    

Leadership Changes

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

• Orlando Ballet Announces New Executive Director
  • On September 9, 2024:  Orlando Ballet announced that Bradley W. Renner (male) would succeed Jorden Morris (male) as Executive Director of the company. Morris is currently Artistic Director of the company and has been serving as interim Executive Director since March 2024. 
• The Washington Ballet Announces Departure of Executive Director
  • On September 10, 2024:  The Washington Ballet announced that Executive Director Karen Shepherd (female) will leave her position at the end of September. A search for the next Executive Director has been announced.  
• Dance Kaleidoscope Announces New Rehearsal Director 
  • On September 10, 2024:  Dance Kaleidoscope announced that Sean Aaron Carmon (male) has been appointed as Rehearsal Director 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.)

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