Global Update:
Bailey’s Blog
Happening This Week
- Jolene Bailie for Winnipeg’s Contemporary Dancers – Program: Game On, WCD’s Emerging Artist Initiative
- October 24, 2025 – October 25, 2025: Winnipeg’s Contemporary Dancers will present Game On, WCD’s Emerging Artist Initiative, featuring a new work by Jolene Bailie (female).
- Penny Saunders for Grand Rapids Ballet – Program: Sherlock
- October 24, 2025 – October 26, 2025: Grand Rapids Ballet will present Sherlock, a program featuring a world premiere work by Penny Saunders (female), alongside works by Jennifer Archibald (female) and James Sofranko (male).
- Jessica Lang for Sarasota Ballet – Program: Program One: Intrinsic
- October 24 – 26, 2025: Sarasota Ballet will present Program One: Intrinsic, a program featuring a world premiere work by Jessica Lang (female) alongside works by Michel Fokine (male) and Will Tuckett (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).
- Julia Feldman for Sacramento Ballet – Program: Connections
- October 24, 2025 – November 2, 2025: Sacramento Ballet will present Connections, a program featuring creations by Julia Feldman (female), Anthony Krutzkamp (male), and R. Colby Damon (male).
- Ashley Dolloff and Gina Guerrera for Huntsville Ballet Company – Program: Unplugged
- October 24, 2025 – October 26, 2025: Huntsville Ballet Company will present Unplugged, a program featuring world premiere works by Ashley Dolloff (female) and Gina Guerrera (female).
- Colleen Smith for Ballet Palm Beach – Program: Snow White & Other Works
- October 24, 2025 – October 26, 2025: Ballet Palm Beach will present Snow White & Other Works, a program featuring a new work by Colleen Smith (female) alongside repertory work from the company.
Female Choreography Commissions, World Premieres, and Programming
- Chloe Crenshaw and Alysa Pires for Ballet Collective – Program: Echoes of the Unseen
- October 28, 2025 – October 31, 2025: Ballet Collective will present Echoes of the Unseen, a program featuring world premiere works by Alysa Pires (female) and Chloe Crenshaw (female) alongside a work by Troy Schumacher (male).
- Claire Kretzschmar for Ballet Hartford – Program: A Ceremony of Carols
- November 29, 2025: Ballet Hartford will present A Ceremony of Carols, a program featuring a world premiere work by Claire Kretzschmar (female).
Leadership Changes
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.
*DDP utilizes multiple sources to inform Global Roundups. A comprehensive list of publications, subscriptions & sources can be found here.
