Broadway World: Boston Ballet Announces 2020–2021 Season
Boston Ballet continues to support women with its ChoreograpHER program scheduled for the 2020-2021 season. See the full season announcement here.
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Broadway World: Nashville Ballet’s 35th Season Revealed
Nashville Ballet announces an exciting 2020-2021 season, including an all-female program.
The Cut: That Feeling When Another Woman Hypes You Up
This week, the Cut is exploring a scientific theory that suggests we have infinite emotions, so long as we can name them — and so we did, asking writers to identify new ways to feel.
Washington Post: At the Oscars, Geena Davis will get a humanitarian award for making Hollywood see women as fully human
DDP ally Geena Davis is honored this year for her work for women in film at the Oscars.
Dance Australia: After six years of operations, Melbourne City Ballet closed suddenly in June, leaving dancers and students in limbo. Susan Bendall investigates.
29 September 2019 It was at the end of an in-house Studio Sessions showing of contemporary works by full time students that Michael Pappalardo announced the immediate closure of Melbourne […]
Pointe Magazine – Onstage this Week: A Lot of Women
Pointe Magazine’s weekly update includes a lot of female artists in position to create, perform, and support programs around the world.
The Straits Times: Lyon Ballet chief sacked for firing dancer after maternity leave
10 February 2020 PARIS • The director of a French ballet has been sacked for firing a dancer after she had a baby, the French culture ministry confirmed last Friday. […]
Wall Street Journal: New York Philharmonic Begins Premiering Work of 19 Female Composers
Largest women-only commissioning initiative is in celebration of the centennial of women’s suffrage
Dance Magazine: TU Dance’s Uri Sands Resigns Amidst Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
Uri Sands of TU Dance has resigned following allegations of disturbing sexual assault.
Broadway World: 50 FORWARD: Dance Theatre Of Harlem Announces Annual NYC Season
Dance Theatre of Harlem’s female choreographer initiative is aptly titled Women Who Move Us. See the full season announcement reported by Broadway World here.
