Global Update:

Happening This Week

• Silvana Cardell Presents TERRA: Bodies & Territories
  • June 13, 2025 – June 22, 2025: Silvana Cardell (female) will present TERRA: Bodies & Territories, an “immersive, multi-sensory performance” dance theatre world premiere. 
• DaYoung Jung, Laine Habony, and Reka Gyulai for Pointeworks – Program: Ballet Nights Season II
  • June 14, 2025, & June 20, 2025: Pointeworks will present Ballet Nights Season II, a program featuring world premiere works by DaYoung Jung (female), Laine Habony (female), and Reka Gyulai (female), alongside a work by Christopher Wheeldon (male).
• Katie Drablos, Danielle Diniz, Sara Edwards, Lisa Harvie, Lauren Lovette, Laura Kaufman, Rachel Thalman, Sara Brians for Women in Motion – Program: Ephemeral Breaths
  • June 14, 2025 – June 15, 2025: Women in Motion will present Ephemeral Breaths, a program featuring choreographic works by Katie Drablos (female), Danielle Diniz (female), Sara Edwards (female), Lisa Harvie (female), Nick Korkos (male), Lauren Lovette (female), Laura Kaufman (female), Rachel Thalman (female), and Kobe Atwood Courtney (they/them). The show will also include the premiere of a dance on film choreographed by Sara Brians (female)and filmed by Grace Copeland (female).
• Anthea Seah for Cont.act Dance Festival – Program: Sloth Canon
  • June 20, 2025 – June 22, 2025: Cont.act Dance Festival will present Sloth Canon, A co-production by T.H.E Dance Company and Company 605 featuring new choreography by Anthea Seah (female), and Josh Martin (male).

Female Choreography Commissions, World Premieres, and Programming

• Andrea Schermoly for Richmond Ballet – Program: Moving Art Two
  • October 16, 2025 – October 26, 2025: Richmond Ballet will present Moving Art Two, a program featuring a world premiere work by Andrea Schermoly (female) alongside works by Ma Cong (male) and Jorma Elo (male).
• Caroline Finn for NW Dance Project – Program: CARMEN+
  • October 24, 2025 – October 25, 2025: NW Dance Project will present CARMEN+, a program featuring a world premiere work by Caroline Finn (female) alongside a work by Ihsan Rustem (male).
• Emily Mistretta for Ballet Rhode Island – Program: Off the Wall
  • October 24, 2025 – October 26, 2025: Ballet Rhode Island will present Off the Wall, a program featuring world premiere works by Emily Mistretta (female), Yury Yanowsky (male), and John Lam (male).
• Annabelle Lopez Ochoa for Saint Louis Dance Theatre – Program: Movers & Shakers Ball
  • On November 15, 2025: Saint Louis Dance Theatre will present their Movers & Shakers Ball, which will feature a world premiere work by  Annabelle Lopez Ochoa  (female) alongside additional repertoire.
• Lanie Jackson and Itzkan Barbosa for BalletX – Program: BalletX in Bryn Mawr
  • December 12, 2025 – December 14, 2025: BalletX will present BalletX in Bryn Mawr, a program featuring new works by Christian Denice (male), Itzkan Barbosa (female), and Lanie Jackson (female).
• Natasha Adorlee for Richmond Ballet – Program: Moving Art Three: New Works Festival
  • March 19, 2026 – March 29, 2026: Richmond Ballet will present Moving Art Three: New Work Festivals, a program featuring new works by Natasha Adorlee (female), David Morse (male), Price Suddarth (male), and Serkan Usta (male).
• Sarah Slipper for NW Dance Project- Program: Spring Songs
  • March 27, 2026 – March 28, 2026: NW Dance Project will present Spring Songs, a program featuring world premiere works by Sarah Slipper (female) and Ethan Colengelo (male)
• Anne Plamondon for NW Dance Project – Program: Summer Waves
  • May 29, 2026 – May 30, 2026: NW Dance Project will present Summer Waves, a program featuring world premiere works by Anne Plamondon (female) and a yet to be announced guest, alongside a work by Ihsan Rustem (male).
• Morgann Runacre-Temple and Penny Saunders for BalletX – Program: Festival at the Maan
  • June 4, 2026 – June 5, 2026: BalletX will present Festival at the Maan, a program featuring world premiere works by Morgann Runacre-Temple (female), Penny Saunders (female), Trey McIntyre (male), and Jamar Roberts (male).

Leadership Changes

• Hamburg Ballet Artistic Director Departs Company
  • On June 10, 2025: Hamburg Ballet announced that Artistic Director Demis Volpi (male) and the Supervisory Board of the Hamburg State Opera have agreed to terminate Volpi’s contract effective at the end of the season. No successor has been appointed as of the date of this post. 

For continual updates on leadership changes see Dance Data Project® – Artistic Director Transitions 2024 Spreadsheet

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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