Penny Saunders on TESTIMONY
Watch the video below to hear choreographer Penny Saunders talk about her new work for Grand Rapids Ballet, TESTIMONY. Look out for a Meet the Choreographer soon with Penny and […]
Entries by Isabelle Vail
New York Times: Taking Your Child to Work, When Your Job Is Making Theater
6 November 2018 By Michael Paulson There were babies at Studio 54. That’s not a reference to actors dissatisfied with their dressing rooms or patrons griping about their seats. It’s […]
New York Times: The Fight for Gender Equality in One of the Most Dangerous Sports on Earth
7 February 2019 By Daniel Duane Read two excerpts from the article: It was already afternoon when Valenti decided she had to get in the water. She felt a burden […]
Crosscut: Teen choreographers hope to break ballet’s glass ceiling
7 February 2019 By Brangien Davis On a chilly Wednesday night in Seattle, a group of young dancers is planting seeds of revolution. The girls — all 14 to 16 […]
Penny Saunders at Grand Rapids Ballet
DDP is excited to share highlights of some of Penny Saunders‘ upcoming work as Resident Choreographer at Grand Rapids Ballet, under the leadership of Artistic Director James Sofranko. Her new […]
Upcoming Panel from Eugene Ballet Music Director: #MeToo
Oregon Artswatch shared a preview of a panel in April led by Brian McWhorter, the Eugene Ballet Music Director. Typically, DDP praises such panels as noble opportunities to analyze topics […]
Amy Seiwert Featured in the Sacramento News & Review
By Isabelle Vail 1 February 2019 Amy Seiwert is well-known to the DDP team as one of the leaders supporting women in dance and equity in the arts. She will […]
DDP on Tour to Companies Large and Small
DDP is interested in dialogue with artistic and executive leadership promoting women and their interests. Our founder, Liza Yntema, has begun a listening tour, visiting on behalf of Dance Data Project at leading domestic companies.
Victoria: Northern Ballet and National Ballet of Canada Feature a Woman Choreographer to Tell a Woman’s Story
By Isabelle Vail 25 January 2019 Creator of Jane Eyre for Northern Ballet, Cathy Marston has choreographed a new co-production for the National Ballet of Canada and Northern Ballet. The […]
BalletX Spring Series Gets In the Studio with 2019 Choreographic Fellow Katarzyna Skarpetowska
By Isabelle Vaik 25 January 2019 Check out a sneak peek of BalletX in the studio with 2019 Choreographic Fellow Katarzyna Skarpetowska. Plus hear from Kate about the inspiration behind her ballet, […]
