Global Update:
Bailey’s Blog
Happening This Week
- Milka Kjordjevich and Stephanie Dai for LA Dance Project – Program: LAUNCH:LA 2026
- November 7, 2026 – November 8, 2026: LA Dance Project will present LAUNCH:LA 2026, a program featuring new works by Milka Kjordjevich (female) and Stephanie Dai (female).
- Baylie Dockins and Mackenzie Davis for Azara Ballet – Program: Voices of Azara
- November 7, 2026 – November 8, 2026: Azara Ballet will present Voices of Azara, a program featuring new works by Baylie Dockins (female), Drew Travis Robinson (male), and Mackenzie Davis (female), alongside a new piece by resident choreographer Martin Flowers (male).
- Andrea Miller for Gallim at the Joyce
- November 11, 2026 – November 15, 2026: Gallim will be in residence at the Joyce and will present a program featuring new works by Andrea Miller (female) and Sean Howe (male), alongside repertory works by Miller.
- Minnie Lane for Renversons Dance – Program: THE INHERITANCE
- November 11, 2026 – November 13, 2026: Renversons Dance will present THE INHERITANCE, a world premiere work by Minnie Lane (female) in collaboration with writer and dramaturg Emily DeMaioNewton (female), and composer Julia Kent (female).
Female Choreography Commissions, World Premieres, and Programming
- Madeleine Salhany for Canadian Contemporary Dance Company – Program: Wintersong
- December 11, 2026 – December 13, 2026: Canadian Contemporary Dance Company will present Wintersong, a program featuring world premiere works by Madeleine Salhany (female), and Raoul Pillay (male), alongside works by Elon Höglund (male), Carol Anderson (female), and Colin Connor (male).
- Jie-Hung Connie Shiau for Baryshnikov Arts Center – Program: Toad Mountain
- December 11, 2026 – December 12, 2026: Baryshnikov Arts Center will present Toad Mountain, a world premiere commission by Jie-Hung Connie Shiau (female) with costume design by Victoria Bek (female), and lighting design by Asami Morita (female).
- Cindy Van Acker for LAC – Program: Pléïades, in absentia
- On December 15, 2026, LAC will present Pléïades, in absentia, a new creation by choreographer Cindy Van Acker (female).
Leadership Changes
- Jacob Jonas the Company appoints Executive Director
- In October 2026, Jacob Jonas the Company announced Lucinda Gould-Lent (female), as the new Executive Director of the company.
- Queensland Ballet Executive Director Announces Departure
- On November 4, 2026, the long-time Queensland Ballet Executive Director Dilshani Weerasinghe (female) announced her resignation from the role, effective November 13, 2026.
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