Global Update:

Happening This Week

• Lauren Lovette for Paul Taylor Dance Company at Lincoln Center
  • November 3, 2026 – November 22, 2026: Paul Taylor Dance Company will be in residence at Lincoln Center and will present a program featuring world premiere works by Lauren Lovette (female), and Robert Battle (male) alongside works by Paul Taylor (male), Alwin Nikolai (male), and Robert Battle. 
• Noelle Kayser for Ballet Collective: Fall Season 15: Opposites Attract
  • November 3, 2026 – November 6, 2026: Ballet Collective will present Fall Season 15: Opposites Attract, a program featuring world premiere works by Noelle Kayser (female) and Shane Urton (male), alongside a work by Troy Schumacher (male).
• Imre van Opstal for Ballet BC – Program: Bodies & Voices
  • November 5, 2026 – November 7, 2026: Ballet BC will present Bodies & Voices, a program featuring a world premiere work by Imre van Opstal (female) and Marne van Opstal (male) alongside another work by the choreographic duo.
• Joanna Lige for Ballet Kelowna – Program: Four Voices
  • November 6, 2026 – November 7, 2026: Ballet Kelowna will present Four Voices, a program featuring world premiere works by Joanna Lige (female) and Donaldo Nava (male), alongside works by Simone Orlando (female) and Trey McIntyre (male).

Female Choreography Commissions, World Premieres, and Programming

• Heidi Latsky Dance for Lincoln Contemporary Dance Festival
  • January 9, 2027 – January 10, 2027: Lincoln Contemporary Dance Festival will present Heidi Latsky Dance, featuring a program featuring a world premiere dance work Days of Awe by choreographer Heidi Latsky (female).
• Sarah Foster-Sproull for Royal New Zealand Ballet – Program: Alice in Wonderland
  • October 28, 2027-December 19, 2027: Royal New Zealand Ballet will present Alice in Wonderland, a world premiere evening-length work by Sarah Foster-Sproull (female) with costumes and sets by Emma Kingsbury (female).

Leadership Changes

• Orlando Ballet Announces Leadership Transition
  • On October 28, 2026, Orlando Ballet announced that Jorden Morris (male) will depart his role as Artistic Director of the company effective June 2027. The company also announced that Lisa Morris (female) will be stepping away from her role as Associate Artistic Director of the company. No successor for either role has been named as of the date of this post. 

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