Global Update:

Happening This Week

• Katerina Andreou for Lyon Opera Ballet – Program: Nuits Transfigurées
  • September 8, 2025 – September 13, 2025: Lyon Opera Ballet will present Nuits Transfigurées, a program featuring a new creation by Katerina Andreou (female), Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker (female), and Mercedes Dassy (female).
• Vivian Ruiz and Imani Frazier for Ballet BC – Program: Take Form
  • September 11, 2025 – September 13, 2025: Ballet BC will present Take Form, a program featuring premieres by Ballet BC dancers Vivian Ruiz (female), Sidney Chuckas (male), Jacalyn Tatro (female), Luca Afflitto (male), Imani Frazier (female), Eduardo Jiménez Cabrera (male), Nathan Bear (male), Michael Garcia (male), Orlando Harbutt (male), Joziah German (male).

Female Choreography Commissions, World Premieres, and Programming

• Ayodele Casel for Kaatsbaan Culture Park – Program: Freedom… In Progress
  • September 19, 2025 – September 20, 2025: Kaatsbaan Culture Park will present Freedom… In Progress, a program featuring a new work by Ayodele Casel (female).
• Kayla Farrish for Kaatsbaan Culture Park – Program: Docile and a Beast
  • September 20, 2025 – September 21, 2025: Kaatsbaan Culture Park will present Docile and a Beast, a program featuring new works by Kayla Farrish (female).
• Micaela Taylor for Visceral Dance Company – Program: Fall Engagement
  • October 3, 2025 – October 5, 2025: Visceral Dance Company will present Fall Engagement, a program featuring a world premiere work by Micaela Taylor (female) alongside works by Nick Pupillo (male), and Marguerite Donlon (female).
• Hope Boykin for Martha Graham Dance Company 
  • On October 4, 2025: the Martha Graham Dance Company will present a new program for its Graham100 celebration. The program will include a new commission by Hope Boykin (female) alongside works by Martha Graham (female) and Jamar Roberts (male).
• Yin Yue Dance Company at 92NY – Program: Elsewhere
  • October 17, 2025 – October 18, 2025: Yin Yue Dance Company will be in residence at 92NY, presenting the world premiere of Elsewhere, an evening-length work by Yin Yue (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.
• Hélène Simoneau Danse at 92NY – Program: Late Bloomer
  • November 14, 2025 – November 15, 2025: Hélène Simoneau Danse will be in residence at 92NY. The company will present Late Bloomer, a world premiere work by Hélène Simoneau (female). 
• Zhongmei Li for Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company – Program: Lunar New Year Celebration Tour
  • January 18, 2026 – February 25, 2026: Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company will present their Lunar New Year Celebration Tour, a program featuring premieres by Lawrence Jin (male) and Zhongmei Li (female).
• Jodi Melnick at 92NY – Program: Superbloom (Dancing Into Choreographic Forms)
  • March 27, 2026 – March 28, 2026: 92NY will present Superbloom (Dancing Into Choreographic Forms), a work by choreographer Jodi Melnick (female). 
• Shizu Yasuda for Ballet Palm Beach – Program: Carmen
  • April 10, 2026 – April 11, 2026: Ballet Palm Beach will present Carmen, a program featuring a world premiere work by Shizu Yasuda (female) alongside the company’s version of Carmen.

Leadership Changes

• American Ballet Theatre Announces New Chief Financial Officer
  • On September 3, 2025: American Ballet Theatre announced that Heather Li (female), has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer of the company. 
• Ballet Memphis Announces New President & CEO 
  • On September 4, 2025: Ballet Memphis announced that Andrew Goldberg (male) has been appointed as President & CEO of the company. Goldberg succeeds Gretchen Wollert McLennon (female), who left the company in April 2025. 

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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