Global Update:
Bailey’s Blog
Happening This Week
- Ashley Roland for Trinity Irish Dance Company at The Auditorium
- On February 28, 2026: Trinity Irish Dance Company will be in residence at The Auditorium Theater in Chicago, presenting a program featuring a world premiere work by Ashley Roland (female) & Jamey Hampton (male), alongside works by Michelle Dorrance (female) and company repertoire.
- Gabrielle Lamb for Rochester City Ballet – Program: Next Up
- On February 28, 2026: Rochester City Ballet will present Next Up, a program featuring a world premiere work by Gabrielle Lamb (female), alongside additional works.
- Samantha Lynch for Norwegian National Ballet – Program: Mesteraften: Tetley /McGregor/ Lynch
- February 28, 2026 – March 26, 2026: Norwegian National Ballet will present Mesteraften: Tetley /McGregor/ Lynch, a program featuring a new work by Samantha Lynch (female) alongside works by Glen Tetley (male) and Wayne McGregor (male).
- Donna Marisa & Hannah Bontrager for Ballet Fantastique – Program: The Little Mermaid
- February 28, 2026 – March 1, 2026: Ballet Fantastique will present The Little Mermaid, a world premiere ballet with choreography by Donna Marisa (female), Hannah Bontrager (female), with Gustavo Ramirez (male), and costume design by Allison Ditson (female) and Donna Marisa Bontrager.
- Gabrielle Lamb for Rochester City Ballet – Program: Next Up
- On February 28, 2026: Rochester City Ballet will present Next Up, a program featuring a world premiere work by Gabrielle Lamb (female), alongside additional works.
- Gypsy Snider for ODC/Dance – Program: Dance Downtown
- March 5, 2026 – March 8, 2026: ODC/Dance will present Dance Downtown, a program featuring new works by Gypsy Snider (female), alongside works by Mia J. Chong (female) and Brenda Way (female).
- Vittoria Girelli for The Stuttgart Ballet – Program: Blinks of an Eye
- March 6, 2026 – April 7, 2026: The Stuttgart Ballet will present Blinks of an Eye, a program featuring a world premiere work by Vittoria Girelli (female) alongside works by Sol León (female) & Paul Lightfoot (male), and Christopher Wheeldon (male).
- Annalee Traylor and Alexandra Light for Terminus Modern Ballet Theatre – Program: Rhapsody in Gershwin
- March 6, 2026 – March 8, 2026: Terminus Modern Ballet Theatre will present Rhapsody in Gershwin, a program featuring world premiere works by Annalee Traylor (female), Alexandra Light (female), and Darvensky Louis (male).
- Samantha Dunster for American Repertory Ballet – Program: Cinderella
- March 6, 2026 – March 8, 2026: American Repertory Ballet will present Cinderella, a world premiere evening-length work by Samantha Dunster (female).
Female Choreography Commissions, World Premieres, and Programming
- Clymene Aldinger and Ashley Kaylynn Green for Clymove – Program: Quiet Rebellion in Technicolor
- April 9, 2026- April 11, 2026: Clymove will present Quiet Rebellion in Technicolor, a program featuring world premiere works by Clymene Aldinger (female) and Ashley Kaylynn Green (female).
- Amanda Treiber, Tiler Peck, and Pam Tanowitz for Vail Dance Festival – Program: Now: Premieres
- On August 10, 2026: Vail Dance Festival will present Now: Premieres, a program featuring new works by Robert Battle (male), Larry Keigwin (male), Tiler Peck (female), Alexei Ratmansky (male), Pam Tanowitz (female), Chun Wai Chan (male), and Amanda Treiber (female).
Leadership Changes
- Force Majeure Announces New CEO & Artistic Director
- On February 20, 2026: Force Majeure announced that Nick Power (male) has been appointed as CEO & Artistic Director of the company. Power succeeds Danielle Micich (female), who departed the company in September 2025.
- Atlanta Ballet Announces Departure of Executive Director
- On February 25, 2026: Atlanta Ballet announced that Executive Director Tom West (male) will depart the company effective March 31, 2026. A search for his successor has been launched.
- Korean National Ballet Announces Retirement of Artistic Director
- On February 26, 2026: the Korean National Ballet announced that Artistic Director Kang Sue-jin (female) will depart her role effective April 4, 2026. No successor has been announced as of the date of this post.
Artist Opportunities
This section focuses on new or upcoming deadlines for artist opportunities, in conjunction with our Fellowships, Competitions and Initiatives Guide. For a more comprehensive list of artist opportunities, please see the link above.
Outstanding Artists (lighting, music, tech, design, etc.
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