Global Update:
Bailey’s Blog
Happening This Week
- Gemma Bond for Sarasota Ballet – Program: Program Four: Notes Unspoken
- January 30 – February 2, 2026: Sarasota Ballet will present Program Four: Notes Unspoken, a program featuring a world premiere work by Gemma Bond (female), alongside works by Antony Tudor (male), and Ricardo Graziano (male).
- Virginie Brunelle, Dominique Dumais, and Sofia Nappi for Gauthier Dance at the Holland Dance Festival- Program: FireWorks
- February 5, 2026 – February 11, 2026: Gauthier Dance will be in residence at the Holland Dance Festival and will present FireWorks, a program in two parts. The first part features new works by Mauro Bigonzetti (male), Virginie Brunelle (female), Stijn Celis (male), Dominique Dumais (female), Marco Goecke (male), Johan Inger (male), Barak Marshall (male), Benjamin Millepied (male), and Sofia Nappi (female). The second part features works by Alejandro Cerrudo (male) and Eric Gauthier (male).
- Lilit Hakobyan and Anne Jung for Ballet Basel – Program: New Works: Hakobyan / Jung
- February 5, 2026 – February 20, 2026: Ballet Basel will present New Works: Hakobyan / Jung, a program featuring new works by Lilit Hakobyan (female), and Anne Jung (female).
- Amy Hall Garner for Carolina Ballet – Program: Carmen Suite
- February 5, 2026 – February 22, 2026: Carolina Ballet will present Carmen Suite, a program featuring a world premiere work by Amy Hall Garner (female), alongside a work by Zalman Raffael (male).
Female Choreography Commissions, World Premieres, and Programming
- Adriana Pierce and Carly Topazio for The Rosin Box Project – Program: Empower: A Prism of New Work
- March 20, 2026 – March 22, 2026: The Rosin Box Project will present Empower: A Prism of New Work, a program featuring new works by Carly Topazio (female), Jeremy Zapanta (male), and Adriana Pierce (female).
- Bethany Green, Natasha Rader, and Alex Schooling for The Rosin Box Project – Program: Incubator Lab
- May 29, 2026 – May 31, 2026: The Rosin Box Project will present Incubator Lab, a program featuring new creations by Bethany Green (female), Natasha Rader (female), and Alex Schooling (female).
- Jennifer Archibald and Carly Topazio for The Rosin Box Project – Program: Debuts: The Frame Wide Open
- July 31, 2026 – August 2, 2026: The Rosin Box Project will present Debuts: The Frame Wide Open, a program featuring world premiere works by Jennifer Archibald (female), Christian Denice (male), and Carly Topazio (female).
- Madeleine Salhany for Ballets Jazz Montréal – Program: BJM_lab
- September 25, 2026 – September 26, 2026: Ballets Jazz Montréal will present BJM_lab, a program featuring new works by Madeleine Salhany (female), Zack Preece (male), Troy Atamanuk (male), and Yosmell Calderon Mejias (male)
- Patricia Delgado for Miami City Ballet – Program: Fall Mix
- October 16, 2026 – October 25, 2026: Miami City Ballet will present Fall Mix, a program featuring a world premiere work by Patricia Delgado (female), in collaboration with composer Emily Estefan (female), alongside works by Jerome Robbins (male) and George Balanchine (male).
- Tiler Peck for Miami City Ballet – Program: Spring Mix
- March 26, 2027 – April 18, 2027: Miami City Ballet will present Spring Mix, a program featuring a world premiere work by Tiler Peck (female) alongside works by Justin Peck (male) and George Balanchine (male).
Leadership Changes
- Sacramento Ballet Announces New Executive Director
- On January 15, 2026: Sacramento Ballet announced that Kiera Anderson (female) has succeeded Anthony Krutzkamp (male) in the role of Executive Director of the company.
- Indianapolis Ballet Appoints Interim Artistic Director
- On January 23, 2026: Indianapolis Ballet announced that Michael Vernon (male) has been appointed Interim Artistic Director of the company. Vernon succeeds Victoria Lyras (female) in this position.
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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