New York Times: Royal Ballet Suspends Choreographer Over Sexual Misconduct Claims
Liam Scarlett is accused of inappropriate conduct with students at the company’s school.
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The Standard: Tamara Rojo to choreograph Florence Nightingale-inspired first production with English National Ballet
Tamara Rojo continues to promote women’s voices and stories at English National Ballet, and now she is choreographing a full-length work herself.
Broadway News: Protesters rally at ‘West Side Story’ against Amar Ramasar casting
By Caitlin Huston A group of protesters gathered outside the Broadway Theatre Friday night to speak out against the casting of Amar Ramasar in the “West Side Story” revival. Ramasar, […]
Orchestrated Sex: The Representation of Male and Female Musicians in World-Class Symphony Orchestras
By Desmond Charles Sergeant and Evangelos Himonides 16 August 2019 This study examines the representation of male and female musicians in world-class symphony orchestras. Personnel of 40 orchestras of three […]
Hyperallergic: Hundreds of Philadelphia Museum of Art Workers Call for Institutional Accountability on Sexual Harassment
By Hakim Bishara 15 January 2020 Fallout continues from Joshua Helmer‘s departure from his job as executive director of Pennsylvania’s Erie Art Museum. Hundreds of current and former staff members at […]
Dance Magazine: This Ballet Company Will Only Dance Works by Women in 2020. The Director Doesn’t Think That Should Be News
Patricia Barker discusses her leadership and women choreographers with Dance Magazine’s Steve Sucato.
BWW Feature: THE DAY at Tennessee Performing Arts Center
Learn how the female perspective shaped THE DAY.
Just Released: Global Resident Choreographer Survey
Dance Data Project® (DDP) has conducted an initial examination of resident choreographer positions globally within the ballet industry.
DDP found that among the 116 international and U.S. ballet companies studied, a significant majority have hired men as resident choreographers. The study reveals that 37 of the 116 ballet companies surveyed globally employ resident choreographers. Twenty-eight of these 37 companies have placed exclusively men in this position (76%). Read the report here.
wfmt: Where Are the Women Composers? How Classical Music is Faring in the Fight for Gender Equality
By Hannah Schiller 13 May 2019 American orchestras have taken some steps to represent women composers, but that there is still a long way to go. So says a newly-released […]
New York Times: Frida Kahlo Could Barely Walk. In This Ballet, She Dances.
A work premiering at the Dutch National Ballet will animate the Mexican painter’s emotional world and artistic legacy.
