December 31st: Jacob's Pillow: Ann & Weston Hicks Choreography Fellows Program, December 31st: New England Presenter Travel Fund, December 31st: Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet Scholarship, December 31st: 24 Seven Dance Convention, December 31st: National Theater Project Presenter Travel Grant, December 31st: Breck Creek Artist-in-Residence Program, December 31st: Indigo Arts Alliance Mentorship Residency Program, January 22nd: Opera America Grants, March 31st: SIA Foundation Grants
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Dance Data Project® (DDP) research was discussed in a Here & Now piece on National Public Radio (NPR) on Friday, December 20. Following reporter Sharon Basco’s initial investigation of the lack of women choreographers in ballet, published in WBUR’s The ARTery and covered in a Here & Now story in 2015, the program discussed the shifting “no girls allowed” atmosphere in the artform.
A story by Sharon Basco, airing in over 500 stations in the U.S. today, features research from Dance Data Project ® and covers gender inequity in ballet. The story airs at 1:20 pm EST.
Dancer and choreographer Alice Topp on working in a male-dominated field, and finding confidence in the face of adversity.
From the outside, the 2010s in Twin Cities theater haven’t seen any changes as visible as the Guthrie’s 2006 move to its big blue riverfront home. The view from theaters’ seats, though, has changed significantly—a result of even more dramatic shifts behind the scenes.
Boston Dance Theater brings in new work, including work by women.
Richmond’s ‘Nutcracker’ production models a movement toward inclusivity | Photos by Sarah Ferguson courtesy Richmond Ballet
A new ballet company is run by a woman.
Michelle Dorrance makes a tap “Nutcracker” to Duke Ellington’s swinging riffs on Tchaikovsky’s classic score.
Crystal Pite is one of the leading women choreographers today, and she is soon to premiere her first work for the Royal Ballet.
“There is a serious lack of women creating ballet,” Seiwert said. “There’s starting to be a shift in that dynamic. I don’t think it’s because women can’t choreograph ballet, it usually has to do with opportunity.”
