Global Update:

Happening This Week

• Rasika Kumar for Abhinaya Dance Company – Program: Trikaala – Then, Now, Becoming
  • On May 9, 2026, Abhinaya Dance Company will present Then, Now, Becoming, a solo work by choreographer and dancer Rasika Kumar (female).
• Tiler Peck for New York City Ballet – Program: Eclectic NYCB III
  • May 9, 2026 – May 28, 2026: New York City Ballet will present Eclectic NYCB III, a program featuring a new work by Tiler Peck (female), alongside a work by Alysa Pires (female), and Jerome Robbins (male).
• Penny Saunders for Ballet West – Program: Choreographic Festival
  • May 13 2026 – May 16, 2026: Ballet West will present Choreographic Festival, a program featuring world premiere works by Donald Byrd (male) and Penny Saunders (female).
• Aszure Barton and Chanel DaSilva for Hubbard Street Dance Chicago – Program: Spring Series 2025
  • May 14, 2026 – May 17, 2026: Hubbard Street Dance Chicago will present Spring Series 2025, a program featuring world premiere works by Aszure Barton (female), and Chanel DaSilva (female) alongside works by Bob Fosse (male) and Gwen Verdon (female).
• Ekko Greenbaum for Lam Dance Works – Program: Forward
  • May 15, 2026 – May 16, 2026: Lam Dance Works will present Forward, a program featuring world premiere works by Ekko Greenbaum (female), Yury Yanowsky (male), and James Greggand (male), alongside works by Alessandro Giaquinto (male), Ken Ossola (male), and Jacopo Godani (male).
• Dorchel Haqq, Ariel Lembeck, Cristina Moya-Palacios, and Sacha Vega for New York Live Arts – Program: Fresh Tracks 2025-2026 New Works
  • May 15, 2026 – May 16, 2026: New York Live Arts will present Fresh Tracks 2025-2026 New Works, a program featuring new works by Dorchel Haqq (female), Ariel Lembeck (female), Cristina Moya-Palacios (female), Dahlia Qumhiyeh (female), and Sacha Vega (female).

• Claire Mazza for East Coast Contemporary Ballet – Program: Pathways
  • May 15, 2026 – May 17, 2026: East Coast Contemporary Ballet will present Pathways, a program featuring world premiere works by Claire Mazza (female) and Alejandro Ulloa (male).

Female Choreography Commissions, World Premieres, and Programming

• Mathilde Monnier for Ballet de l’Opéra national du Rhin – Program: The Wall
  • October 1, 2026 – November 6, 2026: Ballet de l’Opéra national du Rhin will present The Wall, A program featuring a new creation by Mathilde Monnier (female), with an original composition by Eve Risser (female), and set design by Annie Tolleter (female).
• Linda Haberman for Hubbard Street Dance Chicago – Program: Fall Series
  • November 13, 2026 – November 22, 2026: Hubbard Street Dance Chicago will present Fall Series, a program featuring world premiere works by Linda Haberman (female), Fernando Hernando Magadan (male), alongside a work by Aszure Barton (female). 
• Amy Seiwert for Smuin Contemporary Ballet – Program: What’s Going On
  • February 19, 2027 – February 28, 2027: Smuin Contemporary Ballet will present What’s Going On, a program featuring a world premiere work by Amy Seiwert (female), alongside works by Val Caniparoli (male), and Nicolo Fonte (male). 
• Andrea Miller for Hubbard Street Dance Chicago – Program: Winter Series
  • February 25, 2027 – February 28, 2027: Hubbard Street Dance Chicago will present Winter Series, a program featuring a world premiere work by Andrea Miller (female), alongside works by Aszure Barton (female), and Chanel DaSilva (female).
• Marika Brussel for Nashville Ballet – Program: Attitude
  • May 7, 2027 – May 9, 2027: Nashville Ballet will present Attitude, a program featuring a world premiere work by Marika Brussel (female), alongside works by Ulysses Dove (male) and Nick Mullikin (male).

Leadership Changes

• Ballet West Artistic Director Announces Retirement
  • On May 7, 2026, Ballet West Artistic Director Adam Sklute (male), announced that he will retire at the end of the 2026/2027 season. A search will be conducted for his successor. 
• Charlottesville Ballet Announces Leadership Transitions
  • This May, Charlottesville Ballet announced that Emily Hartka (female) will step away from her role as full time director. The company also announced that Sara Clayborne (female) will take on the role of CEO of the company, and Jordan-Elizabeth Long (female) will take on the role of Managing Director of Charlottesville Ballet Academy. 
• Ballet Edmonton Appoints New Artistic Director
  • Ballet Edmonton has appointed Diego Ramalho (male) as the new Artistic Director of the company. Ramalho succeeds Kristen Wicklund in the role.

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