Global Update:

Happening This Week

• Tess Sinke for Deos Contemporary Ballet – Program: Rite of Spring
  •  July 17, 2025: Deos Contemporary Ballet will present Rite of Spring, an evening-length work by Tess Sinke (female).
• KT Nelson and Mia J. Chong for ODC/Dance – Program: Summer Sampler
  • July 17, 2025 – July 20, 2025: ODC/Dance will present Summer Sampler, a program featuring world premiere works by KT Nelson (female), and Mia J. Chong (female), alongside a work by Catherine Galasso (female)
•  Lake Tahoe Dance Collective to present Lake Tahoe Dance Festival
  • July 22, 2025 – July 25, 2025: Lake Tahoe Dance Collective will hold their Lake Tahoe Dance Festival, featuring a new commission by Holly Curran (female) alongside works by Melody Mennite (female),  Lia Cirio (female), and George Balanchine (male).
• Tânia Carvalho for Biennale Danza Venezia 2025
  • July 29, 2025 – July 31, 2025: Biennale Danza Venezia 2025 will present a world premiere work by Tânia Carvalho (female), entitled Ventre Do Vulcão.

Female Choreography Commissions, World Premieres, and Programming

• Action at a Distance/Vanessa Goodman at the Dance Centre – Program: WAIL
  • January 26 – January 27, 2026: The Dance Centre will present WAIL, a world premiere work by Action at a Distance Artistic Director Vanessa Goodman (female), as part of the Global Dance Connections series.

Leadership Changes

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

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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