Global Update:

Happening This Week

• Marina Sánchez for Ballet Nacional de Sodre – Program: Copélia
  • September 17, 2026 – September 30, 2026: Ballet Nacional de Sodre will present Copélia, a new creation by Marina Sánchez (female).
• Dual Rivet and Kayla Farrish for Ririe Woodbury Dance Company – Program: Act 1
  • September 17, 2026 – September 19, 2026: Ririe Woodbury Dance Company will present Act 1, a program featuring new works by Dual Rivet (Chelsea Ainsworth (female) & Jessica Smith (female)) and Kayla Farrish (female).
• Caili Quan, Jennifer Owen, and Katarzyna Skarpetowska for the Midwest Trust Center – Program: New Dance Partners ‘The Ultimate Collaboration’ 
  • September 18, 2026 – September 19, 2026: the Midwest Trust Center will present New Dance Partners ‘The Ultimate Collaboration’, a program featuring world premiere works by four choreographers working with four companies. The choreographers include Caili Quan (female) with Kansas City Ballet, Christopher Page-Sanders (male) with Owen/Cox Dance Group, Jennifer Owen (female) with Störling Dance Theater, and Katarzyna Skarpetowska (female) for Regina Klenjoski Dance Company.
• Melissa Hough for Atlanta Ballet – Program: September Program
  • September 18, 2026 – September 20, 2026: Atlanta Ballet will present its September Program, a program featuring a world premiere work by Melissa Hough (female), alongside works by Remi Wörtmeyer (male) and George Balanchine (male).
• Anne Jung and Melody Walsh for Cincinnati Ballet – Program: Kaplan New Works Series
  • September 18, 2026 – September 27, 2026: Cincinnati Ballet will present the Kaplan New Works Series, a program featuring new works by Robert Bondara (male), Anne Jung (female), Mthuthuzeli November (male), and Melody Walsh (female).

Female Choreography Commissions, World Premieres, and Programming

• Margaret Jenkins for Margaret Jenkins Dance Company – Program: Foolish Fires
  • October 8, 2026 – October 16, 2026: Margaret Jenkins Dance Company will present Foolish Fires, a program featuring world premiere work by Margaret Jenkins (female) with costume design by Mary Domenico (female).
• Cara Scrementi and Sofia Gonzalez for Dimensions Dance Theatre – Program: Salon Series 2027
  • February 19, 2027 – February 21, 2027: Dimensions Dance Theatre will present Salon Series 2027, a program featuring new works in process by Cara Scrementi (female) and Sofia Gonzalez (female).
• Nathalia Arja for Dimensions Dance Theatre – Program: Ballet in the Gardens & 10th Anniversary Celebration
  • On May 8, 2027, Dimensions Dance Theatre will present Ballet in the Gardens & 10th Anniversary Celebration, a program featuring a world premiere work by Nathalia Arja (female), alongside works by Christopher Wheeldon (male), Tara Lee (female), and Edward Villella (male), Pedro Aguilar (male) & Frank Reagan (male). 

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