Global Update:

Happening This Week

• Hope Boykin for Martha Graham Dance Company at Jacob’s Pillow
  • August 12, 2026 – August 14, 2026: Martha Graham Dance Company will be in residence at Jacob’s Pillow and will present a program featuring a world premiere work by Hope Boykin (female), alongside works by Jamar Roberts (male) and Martha Graham (female).
• Little Women Ballet Company & LA Dance Project Present HER TURN: Women Making Moves in Ballet
  • August 15, 2026 – August 16, 2026: Little Women Ballet Company and LA Dance Project will present HER TURN: Women Making Moves in Ballet, a program featuring works by Danica Adams (female), Alyah Baker (female), Makenna Bolton (female), Claire Brocker (female), Jenna Fleming (female), Jackie Kopcsack (female), Ludmila Malakhov (female), Makena Rush (female), Deana Stanton (female), Kassandra Vogel (female), and Emma Andres (female).

Female Choreography Commissions, World Premieres, and Programming

• Chantal Kelleher and Jess White Flynn for BoSoma Dance Company
  • On August 27, 2027, BoSoma Dance Company will present its Summer Season featuring new works by Jess White Flynn (female) and Chantal Kelleher (female), alongside works by Tony Tucker (male) and Katherine Hooper (female).
• Joanna Lige for Ballet Kelowna – Program: Four Voices
  • November 6, 2026 – November 7, 2026: Ballet Kelowna will present Four Voices, a program featuring world premiere works by Joanna Lige (female) and Donaldo Nava (male), alongside works by Simone Orlando (female) and Trey McIntyre (male).
• Katarzyna Kozielska for Polish National Ballet – Program: Beauty and Irony
  • May 14, 2027 – May 16, 2027: Polish National Ballet will present Beauty and Irony, a program featuring world premiere works by Katarzyna Kozielska (female) and Eyal Dadon (male), alongside a work by Alexander Ekman (male).
• Alyssa Martin for Ballet Kelowna – Program: Double Take
  • May 14, 2027 – May 15, 2027: Ballet Kelowna will present Double Take, a program featuring a world premiere work by Alyssa Martin (female), alongside a work by Robert Stephen (male).

Leadership Changes

• New York Theatre Ballet Announces Permanent Artistic Director
  • On August 10, 2026, New York Theatre Ballet announced that Antonia Franceschi (female) has been appointed as the permanent Artistic Director of the company. Franceschi has been serving as Interim Artistic Director since January 2026, when she succeeded Giulia Faria (female) in the role. 
• Co3 Contemporary Dance Announces New Co-Artistic Directors
  • On August 12, 2026, Co3 Contemporary Dance announced that Charmene Yap (female) and Cass Mortimer Eipper (male) will succeed Raewyn Hill (female) as artistic directors of the company effective January 2027.

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