October 30th: Kennesaw State University Choreographic Residency, November 1st: Howard Fellowship, November 5th: CHOP SHOP: Bodies of Work, November 23rd: Camille A. Brown and Dancers Mentorship Program, December 1st: Culture Forward Grant - The Svane Family Foundation Deadline 3, December 1st: Harkness Foundation for Dance Program/Project Grant, December 2nd: NYS Choreographers Initiative (NYSCI), December 31st: National Dance Project Presentation Grants - New England Foundation for the Arts, December 31st: National Dance Project Travel Fund, December 31st: New England Presenter Travel Fund, December 31st: Kit Modus In-person Choreographic Residency, December 31st: Gross Family Prize: Charles and Joan Gross Family Foundation, December 31st: Foundation for Contemporary Arts Emergency Grants, December 31st: Fertile Ground 2026-2027 Season
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"The Devil Ties My Tongue" by Amy Seiwert performed for the SKETCH Series, 2013. Photo by David DeSilva. Courtesy of Amy Seiwert's Imagery
Announcements about the Dance Data Project™ including new research, upcoming initiatives, additions to the team, and other exciting news.
Dance Data Project® (DDP) today announces the Global Ballet Leadership Report. This research is the first of its kind, expanding the work of DDP’s annual Artistic and Executive Leadership Report to include 175 ballet companies from 56 countries worldwide.
Dance Data Project® (DDP) today released its third annual Artistic & Executive Leadership Report, doubling the scope of ballet companies surveyed to 100 and, for the first time, including compensation analysis for associate artistic directors and other highly paid individuals, in addition to previously surveyed artistic and executive directors.
Dance Data Project® (DDP) today released its third annual Artistic & Executive Leadership Report, doubling the scope of ballet companies surveyed to 100 and, for the first time, including compensation analysis for associate artistic directors and other highly paid individuals, in addition to previously surveyed artistic and executive directors.
In this episode, Liza Yntema and Bruce Tulgan discuss how Dance Data Project® is moving the stodgy, conservative global industry of ballet with a tiny team of dedicated part-timers and volunteers, by staying flexible and listening actively.
To listen to the podcast, click here.
Based on Bruce Tulgan’s new book, The Art of Being Indispensable at Work, The Indispensables is a podcast series about how real people, in the real world, become indispensable, go-to people who stand the test of time at work. Featuring conversations with go-to people from organizations of all shapes and sizes, in every industry, Bruce Tulgan drills down into the specifics of what these people do differently to stand out in their jobs and careers. There will be no fads or quick-fix solutions here. This podcast is all about actionable advice that really works. — Bruce Tulgan is the CEO of RainmakerThinking, the management research, consulting and training firm he founded in 1993. All of his work is based on 27 years of intensive workplace interviews and has been featured in thousands of news stories around the world.
Dance Data Project® (DDP) today released its third annual Artistic & Executive Leadership Report, doubling the scope of ballet companies surveyed to 100 and, for the first time, including compensation analysis for associate artistic directors and other highly paid individuals, in addition to previously surveyed artistic and executive directors.
Dance Data Project® (DDP) today released its third annual Artistic & Executive Leadership Report, doubling the scope of ballet companies surveyed to 100 and, for the first time, including compensation analysis for associate artistic directors and other highly paid individuals, in addition to previously surveyed artistic and executive directors.
June 24, 2021 | Northfield, IL | Dance Data Project® (DDP) today announces the upcoming release of Global Conversations: Behind the Stage, the fifth round in a series of virtual interviews. Round 5 will highlight those professionals who work behind the scenes and out of sight, creating artistic magic in every production, while coping with disasters on a regular basis. This Round features 11 conversations with a roster of renowned women in their respective fields, from stage managers and lighting designers to fight choreographers and filmmakers.
For the first time, DDP presents Global Conversations in partnership with the Auditorium Theatre. The Auditorium’s commitment to lifting up diverse voices in the arts has been sustained over its 130-year history, celebrating performances by Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Ballet Hispánico, and Ballet Folklórico de México, among others.
“Dance Data Project® is delighted to be working with the historic Auditorium Theatre as co-presenter for Round 5 of Global Conversations: Behind the Stage,” commented DDP Founder and President Elizabeth “Liza” Yntema. “On the cusp of their re-opening, it’s critical to be thinking about the role that women artists and artisans play in the $61 billion performing arts economy. The Auditorium Theatre, one of the greatest stages in the U.S., has always been at the forefront of innovative productions, so this true partnership is a great fit.”
Rich Regan, Chief Executive Officer of the Auditorium Theatre and a live-performance professional himself, sat down with Yntema to discuss Behind the Stage and each organization’s commitment to an equitable arts future. He noted, “Emerging from these difficult months, the performing arts community must come together to address inequity in all forms and forge a sustainable future post-pandemic. The innovative work performed by Dance Data Project® provides a necessary perspective on classically based dance and presents it in an accessible way. Behind the Stage will become yet another resource for dancers and arts professionals to learn from, aligning well with the Auditorium’s mission to be ‘The Theatre for the People.’”
In Round 5, Yntema will lead conversations covering each artist’s career path, ability to cope with glitches large and small, and the role the pandemic has had in shaping their respective fields. The roster of participants includes the following list of leaders in producing and creatively constructing some of the world’s best dance and theatre performances.
Week 1:
● June 28, 2021: Dacquiri Baptiste
● June 29, 2021: Caryn Wells & Eleanor Wolfe
● June 30, 2021: Nicole Pearce & Nicole Walters
● July 1, 2021: Bregje Van Balen & Jeanette Oi-Suk Yew
● July 2, 2021: Jacqueline Reid & Kristin Colvin Young
Week 2:
● July 5, 2021: Fiona Findlater & Laura Oliver
● July 6, 2021: Jo Chalhoub
● July 7, 2021: Sharon Huizinga & Kelly Palmer
● July 8, 2021: Bess Kargman & Talia Koylass
● July 9, 2021: Lindsay Gauthier
● July 9, 2021 (Capstone): Jennifer Tipton
Global Conversations: Behind the Stage will premiere the week of June 28, 2021 and continue through July 9, 2021. Episodes will be released every weekday at 12:00 PM/noon EDT on Instagram TV (IGTV), YouTube, and the DDP website.
Founded in 2015 as a simple database and launched officially in 2019 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, Dance Data Project®’s mission is to inform equity in classical dance through data analysis, advocacy, and programming. Learn more at dancedataproject.com.
The Auditorium Theatre, located at 50 E Ida B Wells Dr at Roosevelt University in Chicago, is an Illinois not-for-profit organization committed to presenting the finest in international, cultural, community, and educational programming to all of Chicago and beyond as The Theatre for the People. The organization also is committed to the continued restoration and preservation of this National Historic Landmark. For more information visit AuditoriumTheatre.org.
Dance Data Project® (DDP) today released its third annual Artistic & Executive Leadership Report, doubling the scope of ballet companies surveyed to 100 and, for the first time, including compensation analysis for associate artistic directors and other highly paid individuals, in addition to previously surveyed artistic and executive directors.
Dance Data Project® welcomes six new team members to its summer 2021 cohort!
Dance Data Project® today announced today released Part 1 of its annual “Largest 50” analysis of United States ballet companies. DDP has also greatly expanded its research scope, surveying a total of 126 U.S. ballet companies,* an increase of 70% from 74 companies surveyed in 2020.
