Global Update:
Bailey’s Blog
Happening This Week
- Livona Ellis, Jessica Miller Tomlinson, and Madison Falconer for Zeitgeist Dance Theatre – Program: An Evening of Contemporary Dance
- On August 1, 2026, Zeitgeist Dance Theatre will present An Evening of Contemporary Dance, featuring new work by Livona Ellis (female), Francisco Gella (male), Vladimir Conde Reche (male), Jessica Miller Tomlinson (female), and Madison Falconer (female).
- Dolly Sfeir for MovementFest LA – Program: Body Of Work
- August 7, 2026 – August 9, 2026: MovementFest LA will present Body Of Work, a program featuring original works by Performance Lab Resident Choreographers Dolly Sfeir (female), Mike Tyus (male), and Diego Vega Solorza (male), alongside works by Jessie Lee Thorne (gender expansive), Laja Field (female), Ja’Moon Jones (gender expansive), zoe | juniper, Majella Bess (female), Sam Fine (male), and Sam Cool (male).
- Elena Glurjidze for Cape Ballet Africa – Program: Swan Lake
- August 7, 2026 – August 21, 2026: Cape Ballet Africa will present Swan Lake, a program featuring new choreography by Elena Glurjidze (female).
- Gemma Bond for Hamptons Dance Project VIII
- August 7, 2026 – August 9, 2026: Hamptons Dance Project will present the 8th annual program, featuring a world premiere work by Gemma Bond (female) alongside works by Jorma Elo (male), Lar Lubovitch (male), Duncan Lyle (male), Benjamin Millepied (male), Justin Peck (male), and James Whiteside (male).
Female Choreography Commissions, World Premieres, and Programming
- Noelle Kayser for Ballet Collective: Fall Season 15: Opposites Attract
- November 3, 2026 – November 6, 2026: Ballet Collective will present Fall Season 15: Opposites Attract, a program featuring world premiere works by Noelle Kayser (female) and Shane Urton (male), alongside a work by Troy Schumacher (male).
- Serena Graham and Lilla Harvey for Australian Ballet – Program: Bodytorque: Gravity
- September 3, 2026 – September 5, 2026: Australian Ballet will present Bodytorque: Gravity, a program featuring new works by Timothy Coleman (male), Serena Graham (female), Lilla Harvey (female), Mason Lovegrove (male), Maxim Zenin (male), Pol Andrés Thió (gender expansive).
Leadership Changes
- Ballet Lubbock Announces New Assistant Artistic Director
- In July 2026, Ballet Lubbock announced that Tyler Gum (male) has been appointed as Assistant Artistic Director of the company effective August 3, 2026.
- Tulsa Ballet Artistic & Assistant Artistic Director Announce Retirement
- On July 24, 2026, Tulsa Ballet Artistic Director Marcello Angelini (male) and Assistant Artistic Director Daniela Buson (female) announced their retirement from their respective positions effective at the end of the 2026/2027 season. No successor has been named as of the date of this post.
- Marigny Opera House Announces New CEO
- On July 30, 2026, Marigny Opera House announced that Bogdan Mynka (male) will succeed Dave Hurlbert as CEO effective August 2026.
- Nationaltheater Mannheim Announces New Opera Director Appointment
- On July 31, 2026, Nationaltheater Mannheim announced that Elena Tzavara (female) has been appointed Opera Director effective for the 2028/2029 season.
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