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Happening This Week

• 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). 
• Rock Bottom Movement at Fall for Dance North – Program: Big Time Miss
  • October 2, 2024 – October 5, 2024:  Fall for Dance North will present Big Time Miss, a world premiere evening-length work by Rock Bottom Movement Artistic Director, Alyssa Martin (female).
• Iratxe Ansa, Wubkje Kuindersma, Seeta Patel, Arielle Smith and Thais Suárez for Birmingham Royal Ballet – Program: Luna
  • October 3, 2024 – October 5, 2024:  Birmingham Royal Ballet will present Luna, a program featuring “an all-female, international creative team, including Choreographers Iratxe Ansa (female), Wubkje Kuindersma (female), Seeta Patel (female), Arielle Smith (female), Thais Suárez (female), with music composed by Kate Whitley (female). Costume Design is by Imaan Ashraf (female), Projection Design by Hayley Egan (female), and Lighting Design by Emma Jones (female).
• Hélène Blackburn for Ballet de l’Opéra national du Rhin – Program: Noces
  • October 3, 2024 – October 20, 2024:  Ballet de l’Opéra national du Rhin will present Noces, a program featuring a new creation by Hélène Blackburn (female) alongside a work by Bruno Bouché (male).
• Sarah Di Iorio, Millina Fletcher, Neena Jayarajan, Carmen Romero, Eilish 미정 Shin-Culhane, and  Priyanka Tope for Fall for Dance North – Program: Night/Shift 2024
  • October 3, 2024 – October 5, 2024:  Fall for Dance North will present Night/Shift 2024, A program featuring a series of world premiere works by Sarah Di Iorio (female), Millina Fletcher (female), Marvel Itemuagbor (male), Neena Jayarajan (female), Speakeasy, Carmen Romero (female), Eilish 미정 Shin-Culhane (female), Priyanka Tope (female), and Logan Whyte (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). 

 

Female Choreography Commissions, World Premieres, and Programming

• Erin Yen, Wendy Rein, and Stacey Yuen for RAWdance – Program: 20th Anniversary Home Season
  • October 24, 2024 – October 27, 2024:  RAWdance will present 20th Anniversary Home Season, a program featuring world premiere works by Wendy Rein (female), Ryan T. Smith (male), Erin Yen (she/they), Kelly Del Rosario (male), Stacey Yuen (female), Nick Wagner (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).
• Katarzyna Kozielska and Anne Jung for Poznan Opera Ballet – Program: Nie Upilnuje Nas Nikt
  • December 6, 2024 – December 8, 2024:  Poznan 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)
• Jodie Gates for Dance Theatre of Harlem – Program: 2025 New York Season
  • April 10, 2025 – April 13, 2025:  Dance Theatre of Harlem will present its 2025 New York Season which will feature a world premiere work by Jodie Gates (female), and Robert Garland (male) alongside works by William Forsythe (male) and George Balanchine (male).
    

Leadership Changes

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

• Houston Ballet Executive Director Announces Retirement
  • On September 23, 2024:  Houston Ballet Executive Director, James Nelson, announced his intention to retire effective 2026. No successor has been named as of the date of this post. 
• Peninsula Lively Arts Announces Leadership Transitions
  • On September 24, 2024:  Peninsula Lively Arts announced that CEO and Executive Producer Christine Leslie (female) will retire effective October 25, 2024. It has also been announced that Debbie Chinn (female)  has been appointed Interim Executive Director and Jonathan Moscone (male) has been appointed as Producing Consultant.

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.  

• Caroline Hearst Choreographers-in-Residence Announced
  • On September 25, 2024:  The Lewis Center for the Arts’ Program in Dance at Princeton University announced Yue Yin (female), Rennie Harris (male), and Matthew Neenan (male) as the 2024/2025 Caroline Hearst Choreographers-in-Residence.

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

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