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Choreographic Residencies, Opportunities & Funding: Current listings for the USA, Latin America, Europe & Asia:  Dance Camera West, San Francisco Dance Film Festival, Dare To Dance In Public Film Festival, Charles and Joan Gross Family Foundation Music & Dance Commission, The Junction Dance Festival, Small Plates Choreography Festival, Loghaven Artist Residency, USA; Salzburg Academy for Dance Arts, AUSTRIA; Moving Body Fest, BULGARIA; WildDogs International Screendance Fest, CANADA; Thessaloniki Cinedance, GREECE; ZED Festival, ITALY; Arts Council Tokyo, JAPAN; ChoreoComp, NETHERLANDS; Barcelona B>Meeting and LAV Artist Residency, SPAIN; SOLO Contemporary Dance Festival, TURKEY; Adore Dance London Residency, UK.

New Works & Events: New Doug Varone in New York, Aszure Barton in Chicago, Alice Topp in Houston, Rena Butler in Seattle, Jack Lister in Perth, Jera Wolfe and Helen Pickett in Toronto, Bobbi Jene Smith and Or Schraiber in Vancouver, Naoya Homan and Jessica Lang in Tokyo, Sol León and Paul Lightfoot in London, Ohad Naharin in The Hague, Mauro Bigonzetti in Poznan, Robert Bondara in Warsaw.

Trending: Androids – Neo-noir Futurism at the Polish National Ballet

New Books: Feel the Floor: Restoring the Life and Legacy of Jazz Choreographer Buddy Bradley by Maureen Footer, Beacon Press, May 2026

New Films: Mother Mary, from the writer and director David Lowery, starring Anne Hathaway, choreography by Dani Vitale, A24, (2026).

CHOREOGRAPHIC RESIDENCIES, CREATIVE OPPORTUNITIES & FUNDING:

NATIONAL:

CALIFORNIA: Dance film choreographers are invited to submit entries for Los Angeles’ prominent Dance Camera West 2027 open call. The festival is open to film media in any dance style or genre. Apply by July 1, 2026. Festival Dates: January 21-24, 2027.   Visit: http://www.dancecamerawest.org/

CALIFORNIA: The San Francisco Dance Film Festival is a multi-day international event showcasing the best in dance films from around the world. Apply by May 8, 2026. Festival Dates: October 23-November 8, 2026. Visit: https://filmfreeway.com/SanFranciscoDanceFilmFestial?fbclid=IwAR1pDF3wdlNdYjJ8nNGrpCA0gLAQFrVXzCMzNw2SZXmdDb6ERXazlFsybPg

COLORADO: Celebrating its 23rd annual season, Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema seeks film/video works featuring the integration of dance and cinematography for exhibition at in-person and virtual screenings. Event dates: September 4-6, 2026. Apply by May 17, 2026. Visit: https://filmfreeway.com/SansSouciFest

GEORGIA: Contemporary dance company Kit Modus is offering an in-person choreographic residency. Applicants must submit proposals for new works to be created for the company during the residency. Selected artists will enjoy a stipend, travel reimbursement, a cast of 5-10 professional dancers, and ample rehearsal time, plus access to studio space and accommodations. Rolling deadline. Visit: https://www.kitmodus.com/residency-application

MASSACHUSETTS: The National Dance Project (NPD) Travel Fund provides monetary assistance to US-based presenters, curatorial staff, and residency directors to connect in person to explore the feasibility of presenting NDP-funded works. Rolling deadline. Visit: https://www.nefa.org/grants_programs/grants/national-dance-project-travel-fund

MASSACHUSETTS: Through the New England Dance Fund, the New England Foundation for the Arts will award small, catalytic grants of $500 to $1,000 directly to choreographers who identify and articulate a critical opportunity that will significantly advance their career in dance or advance their role within the regional New England dance landscape. Apply by September 14, 2026. Visit: https://www.nefa.org/grants_programs/grants/new-england-dance-fund

NEW YORK: Martha Hill Dance Fund is accepting applications for the MESH Fellowship, a mentorship program for emerging dancers and choreographers. Apply by May 12, 2026. Visit: https://www.marthahilldance.org/

NEW YORK: The Bridge for Dance presents the Uptown Rising Performance, which gives artists the affordable opportunity to explore new ideas and share their work. Works in progress, premieres, and previously performed works in all genres, techniques, and styles of dance are encouraged to apply. Performances will be held in a large studio turned black box theatre. Apply by May 17, 2026 for performance on June 20, 2026. Visit: www.bridgefordance.com/uptown-rising

NEW YORK: Dare to Dance (D2D) in Public Film Festival is dedicated to the concept of democratizing dance by performing it in public places and sharing it on film. D2D presents films that explore dance as an urgent, irrational, universal language and transform our preconceptions of what it is to be human. Selected films will have a chance to be sponsored. Apply by July 1, 2026. Visit: www.dare2danceinpublic.com

NEW YORK: The Charles and Joan Gross Family Foundation awards prizes biennially to a choreographer and composer for the best original dance with original music that has had its premiere performance within the previous 2 years of each award date. Apply by December 31, 2026. Visit: https://cjgfamilyfoundation.com/

NEW YORK: Foundation for Contemporary Arts Emergency Grants:  Emergency Grants is a year-round, multi-disciplinary program that offers immediate, project-based assistance to artists living and working anywhere in the United States for projects occurring in the U.S. and abroad.Artists who make innovative, experimental work are eligible to apply. Rolling deadline. Apply by 8-10 weeks before the presentation date. Visit: https://www.foundationforcontemporaryarts.org/grants/emergency-grants/guidelines/

NEW YORK: Bethany Arts Community offers short-term residencies to artists at different stages of their careers from around the world for the development of both new works and works in progress. Rolling deadline. Visit: https://bethanyarts.org/residencies/

NEW YORK: The application cycle is now open for The Junction Dance Festival’s 5th anniversary. Festival dates: July 12–19, 2026. Apply by May 20, 2026. Visit: https://thejunctiondancefestival.org

NEW YORK: Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning invites New York City-based choreographers and dance companies in any genre to apply via an open call for the 17th Annual Making Moves Dance Festival (MMDF2026). Nine choreographers will be offered commissions and performance opportunities on the outdoor stage of the Jamaica Performing Arts Center from September 18-20, 2026. Apply by May 15, 2026. Visit: https://jcal.submittable.com/submit/215038/making-moves-dance-festival-22

NEW YORK: The application cycle is open for US residents for the Small Plates Choreography Festival, a series of four curated dance performances to be presented November 13-14, 2026. Apply by August 1, 2026. Visit: https://smallplatesdance.com/apply/

NORTH EASTERN REGION AND MAINE: The Indigo Arts Alliance Mentorship Artists Residency Program serves as an arts incubator with a mission to serve communities that have been impacted by colonialism and cultural erasure. The program brings together artists from diverse backgrounds to engage in their creative process, while building lasting relationships rooted in co-mentorship. The program provides workspace that fosters mentorship by pairing two artists together during a residency period to cultivate rich conversation, collaboration, and exchange. Rolling deadline. Visit: https://indigoartsalliance.me/mentorship-residency-program/

RHODE ISLAND: ScreenDance RoadShow is a year-long traveling short dance film series in New England that showcases contemporary creative voices exploring choreography for the camera. Apply by August 3, 2026. Visit: https://filmfreeway.com/motionstatearts

TENNESSEE: Loghaven Artist Residency invites emerging and established artists to apply for residencies during the open application cycle: June 1 through July 15, 2026. In addition to living in their own modernized log cabin, dancers and choreographers will have access to the performing arts studio. Visit: https://loghaven.org/residencies/apply/

US: UNESCO is launching the sixteenth call for applications to the International Fund for Cultural Diversity. IFCD seeks projects with the ability to generate concrete and lasting results in the development of the creative sectors in the Global South. Apply by May 6, 2026. Visit: https://www.unesco.org/creativity/en/articles/2026-call-funding-requests-international-fund-cultural-diversity-now-open?hub=11

US: National Performance Network is now accepting applications for the Creation and Development Fund, which supports the creation, development, and mobility of new artistic work that advances racial and cultural justice and results in the live experiential exchange between artists and community. Apply by May 18, 2026. Visit: https://npnweb.org/programs/cdf/

INTERNATIONAL

AUSTRALIA: Room to Move is a residency program that offers the dance studio at STACC at no charge for individual artists and small collectives for training, rehearsal, and/or experimentation. Apply from July 1 to October 8, 2026. Visit: https://creativebrimbank.com.au/community/room-to-move-residency

AUSTRALIA: The Ian Potter Cultural Trust is committed to encouraging the arts scene in Australia. The Cultural Trust offers grants up to $10,000 to assist talented emerging and early career artists to take up professional development opportunities, usually overseas. Apply by June 23, 2026. Visit: https://www.ianpotterculturaltrust.org.au/opportunities/emerging-artist-grants/

AUSTRALIA: QL2 Dance offers curated residencies to a wide range of artists, from emerging to established career. Residencies create opportunities for artists to develop and present new works, providing access to process and workshops for local dancers, as well as theatre or studio space without charge, and may include other support. Applicants are strongly encouraged to discuss their project with the QL2 Dance artistic director before formally applying. Rolling deadline. Visit: https://www.ql2.org.au/emerging-choreographers-program

AUSTRIA: Salzburg Academy for Dance Arts invites emerging choreographers to join Phoenix 2026 Summer Dance Intensive, a concentrated training programme delivered within a company-style framework and culminating in a formal stage performance. This intensive period allows participants to experience professional working rhythms, collaborative processes, and performance responsibility within a focused timeframe. Apply by May 17, 2026. Visit: https://www.sada.dance/programme/phoenix

AUSTRIA: RedSapata Kunst-, Kultur- und Tanzinitiative is seeking applicants for innovative, multidisciplinary projects that explore themes of intersectional and specifically queer feminism in relation to dance for a residency program. Apply by May 31, 2026. Visit: https://www.redsapata.com/%C3%BCber-redsapata  or https://www.instagram.com/redsapata/

AUSTRIA: Tanz Company Gervasi is looking for Vienna-based dance artists who wish to develop, explore, and bring a performative concept to life, guided in the fields of choreography, dramaturgy, and music. Apply by May 31, 2026. Visit: https://www.gervasi.at/

BULGARIA: The call for submissions for Critical Moves Screenings at Moving Body Festival is now open. Selected films will be presented in Varna as part of curated international screenings program. Apply by September 1, 2026. Visit: https://filmfreeway.com/MOVINGBODYFestival

CANADA: Canadian and international artists are invited to apply with a short movement-based film to the eighth annual F-O-R-M (Festival of Recorded Movement). F-O-R-M presents films that investigate the body in motion through curiosity, experimentation, and imagination. Apply by May 17, 2026. Visit: https://www.f-o-r-m.ca/short-film-submissions-2026

CANADA: WildDogs International Screendance Festival invites dance, movement, image, and video artists to submit their dance films. Festival dates: September 4 & 5, 2026. WildDogs pays screening fees to all selected filmmakers. Apply by June 30, 2026.                                                                          

Visit: https://wilddogs.ca/

EUROPE: Early-career curators and cultural professionals residing in Creative Europe countries may apply for the European Solidarity Residency OPEN CALL 2026. Residency dates: September 14-October 13, 2026. Apply by May 13, 2026. Visit: https://www.ietm.org/en/news/members/european-solidarity-residency-open-call-2026

EUROPE: SOLOCOREOGRAFICO is a dance festival dedicated to the choreographic composition for solo dance. The festival has three different editions in three different cities: Torino, Frankfurt, and Lyon. Apply by May 15, 2026. Visit: https://www.solocoreografico.com/application2026

FRANCE: Nossetssik Dance Company is calling for projects to host companies or choreographers in residence at its studio in Montpellier as part of its support for young contemporary creation. Deadline varies between June 7-July 19, 2026, depending on the residency period. Visit: https://www.nossetssik.com/residency

FRANCE: Compagnie Humaine/Eric Oberdorff has launched an open call for dance short films in partnership with Nice European Short Film Festival for its 2026 edition. Apply by May 16, 2026. Visit: https://filmfreeway.com/NiceDanceFilm

FRANCE: MOV’IN Cannes is an international dance film competition under the artistic direction of Didier Deschamps and Eric Oberdorff. Participants will have a chance to be part of the pre-selection of films that will be screened during the festival in front of an international jury of dance and film professionals. Apply by May 15, 2026. Visit: https://filmfreeway.com/MOVINCANNES

GERMANY: Dance-techAIR at Lake Studios Berlin is accepting applications for its residency program, which offers international interdisciplinary movement and media artists the opportunity to live and make art in a peaceful artist-run, working, living, and performance space in Berlin. Rolling deadline. Visit: https://www.lakestudiosberlin.com

GERMANY: The NRW Kultur Sekretariat offers the “Digital Performance” funding program to support artists whose projects combine digital narratives and technology. The focus is on performative approaches that deal with themes of digitality or digitalisation and pursue a non-linear dramaturgy or incorporate responsive elements into the stage action. Rolling deadline.  Visit: https://www.nrw-kultur.de/en/programmes/digital-performance

GERMANY: Tanzplattform Rhein-Main Pop-Up offers a series of one- to two-week residencies for local dance professionals and their teams in the rooms of the Hessisches Staatsballett or Mousonturm. Rolling deadline. Visit: https://www.tanzplattformrheinmain.de/de/professionell-tanzen/residenzen/pop-up-residenz/

GERMANY: Choreographers up to age 40 are invited to apply for a guest program for young theatre professionals from abroad conducted by Goethe-Institut, Munich, and the Federal Republic of Germany Centre of the International Theatre Institute. Grant recipients will be taken in by theatres in Germany to become familiar with production conditions and the conception and rehearsal process of at least one production. Acceptance of applications is ongoing. Visit: https://www.goethe.de/en/uun/auf/tut/sta.html

GREECE: Thessaloniki Cinedance International is an independent festival aiming to showcase contemporary dance-on-screen works from around the world, featuring new ways to capture, edit, and process the movement of the body. Apply by July 17, 2026. Visit: https://die-wolke.org/tci

GREECE: Akropoditi Dance and Performing Arts Centre and the International Dance and Performing Arts Festival Akropoditi DanceFest are calling for applications for the Artistic Residency Program. Residency dates: September - December 2026. Apply by June 1, 2026.  Visit: https://akropoditi.com/dancecentre/en/residencies-en/#1554724541704-3a535a8e-1533

INDIA: Farm Studio International Artist Residency hosts artists throughout the year, with accommodations available for 6 to 12 residents at one time. Residents stay and create at a quiet art centre in a beautiful environment where they can develop their artwork free from distractions. Artists of all disciplines creating in any media are welcome to apply. Rolling deadline.  Visit: https://farmingstudio.wordpress.com/art-residency/

INTERNATIONAL: Dare to Dance in Public Film Festival (D2D) is an International Dance Film Fest dedicated to democratizing dance by dancing in the public realm. Applications are currently being accepted for D2D Round 8. Apply by July 1, 2026. Visit: https://filmfreeway.com/daretodanceinpublicfilmfestival

ITALY: ZED Festival + La Danza in 1 Minuto International Screendance Competition is now accepting submissions. Festival dates: July 2-4, 2026. Apply by May 28, 2026. Visit: https://zedfestival.it/

ITALY: The International Festival of Theatre, Art and New Technologies supports the development of new creative, theatrical, and artistic languages through new technologies. The festival offers participation opportunities to Italian and international emerging companies and/or under-35 artists. Festival dates: October and November 2026. Apply by June 7, 2026. Visit: https://www.kyberteatro.it/en/open-call-2026/

ITALY: Kulturfactory Performing Arts Residency is designed for international contemporary artists in various disciplines. Applications should be emailed and should include examples of work and CV information, as well as details about applicants’ goals during their residency. Rolling deadline. Visit: https://www.kulturfactoryresidency.com/residency/

JAPAN: Arts Council Tokyo is accepting applications from Tokyo-based artists for the Arts and Culture Creation Grant, which provides partial funding for expenses related to artistic and creative activities in Tokyo. Apply by May 15, 2026. Visit: https://www.artscouncil-tokyo.jp/grants/grant-for-artistic-city/25525/

JAPAN: The Contemporary Dance Association of Japan is accepting applications for Creative Space 2026. Selected choreographers will have the opportunity to create a new work at the U-Forum Museum of Art in Tokyo. Apply by July 15, 2026. Visit: https://www.gendaibuyou.or.jp/news/recruit/r26042000

NETHERLANDS:  Royal Conservatoire Dance has issued an open call for ChoreoComp, an intensive six-day course for choreographers and composers who are interested in (speed) creating movement and music with live musicians and dancers. Intensive Dates: August 31-September 5, 2026. Apply by June 1, 2026. Visit: https://www.koncon.nl/choreocomp

PORTUGAL: Zaratan Arte Contemporânea, a nonprofit space and organization, offers a 4-week or longer residency that covers studio and accommodation fees. Emerging and professional artists, performers, musicians, curators, writers, and other cultural agents are eligible. Apply by email. Rolling deadline. Visit: https://zaratan.pt/en/residencies/

SPAIN: Nodus 2026 is calling for applications for the Contemporary Dance Artistic Residency from July 23 to 31, 2026. The residency is coordinated by choreographer Toni Aparisi and Alfredo Llopico, cultural technician at Fundació Caixa Castelló. Apply by May 25, 2026. Visit: https://www.fundacioncajacastellon.es/open-call-nodus-2026-contemporary-dance-artistic-residency-in-sant-mateu-castello/

SPAIN: The 18th Barcelona B>Meeting, the central event of Barcelona International Dance Exchange (BIDE), is a 5-day event where dancers, choreographers, and cultural managers from around 20 countries, different institutions, festivals, and dance organizations meet in the same space for creative exchange and networking. Event dates: June 24-28, 2026. Visit: https://bidebarcelona.com/en/bmeeting-applications

SPAIN: LAV Artist Residency is a project that accommodates artistic creation in situ in the city of Granada, offering a platform and a space for creation and exhibition based on coexistence and community. Rolling deadline. Visit: https://espaciolavadero.com/

SWITZERLAND: The Sudkulturfonds has developed a grant to support 100 artists from countries in the global South and East who are in the early stages of their careers. The project supports performances at Swiss venues. Apply by four weeks before the project date.  Visit: https://www.suedkulturfonds.ch/ongoing-grants

TAIWAN: The Stray Birds Dance Platform has issued an open call for submissions. The platform provides opportunities for young choreographers to present works. Performance dates: December 19-20, 2026. Apply by June 30, 2026. Visit: https://www.hungdance.com/edcontent_d.php?lang=tw&tb=4&id=906

TAIWAN: The Taipei Culture Foundation has issued an open call for submissions for the Artist-in-Residence Taipei Program, which allows contemporary art and cultural workers to visit and participate in a residency program in Taipei City. Apply by June 30, 2026. Visit: https://air-artistvillage.org.tw/

TURKEY: A call for submissions has been issued for SOLO Contemporary Dance Festival, which will take place August 29-30, 2026. As participants in the festival, choreographers and dancers from around the world are requested to perform a solo piece that is new, original, imaginative, and unique. Apply by June 8, 2026. Visit: http://solodans.com

UK: Sadler’s Wells’Artist Development Programme, designed to support the artistic community through non-outcome driven initiatives, provides artists with opportunities to experiment, explore, and develop their practice. Apply by May 10, 2026. Visit: https://sadlers-wells-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2026/04/Artist-Led-Sessions_2026.pdf

UK: The application process is open for the Cavendish Arts Science Fellowship at Girton College. The fellowship supports artists in developing thought-provoking ideas through engagement with physicists and those in other fields, and to experiment with new approaches to their practice. Apply by May 16, 2026. Visit: https://www.cavendish-artscience.org.uk/open-call/

UK: London-based artists may apply for the Adore Dance London Residency Program. The residency offers free studio space for up to 10 weeks. Rolling deadline. Visit: https://www.adoredance.london/free-dance-studio-space-london-artistic-residency

UK: Ballet Nights, a global series of extraordinary live dance experiences, is programming across London, regional UK venues, and international locations in 2026–2027. Choreographers with ready-to-stage creations are welcome to apply. Rolling deadline. Visit: https://www.balletnights.com/

UK: The Dancers’ Short Film Festival is looking for dance choreography conceived for film under 10 minutes in length. There are several deadlines until the final deadline on August 8, 2026. Visit: https://filmfreeway.com/TheDancersShortFilmFestival

NEW CHOREOGRAPHY, WORLD PREMIERES, EVENTS & NEWS:

NATIONAL:

ILLINOIS: Hubbard Street Dance’s Resident Artist Aszure Barton’s new creation LubDub serves as the grand finale to the Spring Series. World premiere date: May 14, 2026. Visit: https://www.hubbardstreetdance.com/season-48/about-season-48/spring-series-may-14-15-plus-17-2026/

NEW YORK: Company Doug Varone and Dancers commemorates its 40th anniversary with works from the company canon, as well as a world premiere set to Radiohead’s iconic album, In Rainbows. Performance dates: May 27-31, 2026. Visit: https://www.joyce.org/performances/doug-varone-and-dancers-58fn

NEW YORK: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s BAM program features a new production of Hymn, Artistic Director Emerita Judith Jamison’s Emmy Award–winning tribute to Alvin Ailey. Performance date: June 4-7, 2026. Visit: https://www.bam.org/alvin-ailey

OHIO: Remi Wörtmeyer’s first full-length creation with BalletMet, La Bohème, will have its world premiere on May 13, 2026 in Columbus. Visit: https://www.balletmet.org/performances/la-boheme/

OKLAHOMA: Oklahoma City Ballet’s Shorts: A Night of Premieres program includes Natasha Adorlee’s new work: The River. Performance dates: May 8-10, 2026. Visit: https://www.okcballet.org/performance

OREGON: Oregon Ballet Theater’s season grand finale includes new works by Davide Occhipinti, Lauren Flower, and Dani Rowe. Premiere date: June 11, 2026. Visit: https://www.obt.org/event/the-obt-collection/

TEXAS: Alice Topp’s new piece for Houston Ballet will premiere on May 28, 2026. Visit: https://www.houstonballet.org/seasontickets/2025-2026-season/an-evening-with-the-stars/

WASHINGTON STATE: Whim W’Him’s SPRING ’26 features new creations by Rena Butler, James Gregg, and Olivier Wevers. Performance dates: May 8-16, 2026. Visit: https://whimwhim.org/next-creations/spring26/

INTERNATIONAL:

AUSTRALIA: Queensland Ballet presents Gemini, a world premiere by Jack Lister. Premiere date: June 27, 2026. Visit: https://www.queenslandballet.com.au/performances/2025/triple-billiasi

CANADA: Festival TransAmériques celebrates artists, languages, and diverse perspectives from throughout the Americas during its 20th edition, featuring 25 international dance and theatre shows. Event dates: May 28-June 10, 2026. Visit: https://fta.ca/en/news/devoilement-du-fta-2026

CANADA: National Ballet of Canada’s mixed programme includes new works by award- winning choreographers Jera Wolfe and Helen Pickett. Premiere date: May 29, 2026. Visit: https://national.ballet.ca/productions/2526/new-work-by-jera-wolfe/

CANADA: Ballet BC’s new program UNITY is created by choreographic duo and Batsheva Dance Company alumni Bobbi Jene Smith and Or Schraiber. Performance date: May 7, 2026. Visit: https://balletbc.com/performance/unity/

FRANCE: Paris Opera Ballet’s Vibrations opens with Dreams This Way, created by Micaela Taylor, who is making her Paris Opera debut. World premiere date: June 27, 2026. Visit: https://www.operadeparis.fr/en/season-25-26/ballet/micaela-taylor-mats-ek-crystal-pite

HONG KONG: Hong Kong Ballet presents a new production of The Sleeping Beauty, choreographed by Vladimir Malakhov. Premiere date: May 29, 2026. Visit: https://www.hkballet.com/en/see-hkb/production/the-sleeping-beauty-2026

HONG KONG: City Contemporary Dance Company’s season opening program is called Two Matters. This double bill turns to the essentials that define us, the body and the mind. Performance dates: May 29-31, 2026. Visit: https://www.ccdc.com.hk/en/ccdc_events/two-matters/

JAPAN: The National Ballet of Japan presents a double bill featuring two original works by Naoya Homan, a former company dancer, and Escaping the Weight of Darkness by Jessica Lang. World premiere date: July 3, 2026. Visit: https://www.nntt.jac.go.jp/english/productions/ballet-dance/stringsaga.html

JAPAN: The Tokyo Ballet’s Choreographic Project presents new works choreographed, designed, and produced by artists of The Tokyo Ballet. Performance dates: May 30-31, 2026. Visit: https://thetokyoballet.com/en/performance/cgp2026/

NETHERLANDS: Choreographer Ohad Naharin is back at NDT to present his latest groundbreaking creation, ZŌ (2025), in the NDT Blackbox. Premiere date: June 11, 2026. Visit: https://www.ndt.nl/en/agenda/zo/

NORWAY: Carte Blanche will present the world premiere of UNCHAINED MELODY by Mette Ingvartsen. Premiere date: May 28, 2026. Visit: https://carteblanche.no/en/shows-and-events/unchained-melody/

POLAND: Caravaggio is the ballet production inspired by the life of the famous painter and choreographed by Mauro Bigonzetti to the music of Bruno Moretti. Premiere date: Grand Theatre on June 26, 2026. Visit: https://opera.poznan.pl/en/caravaggio

POLAND: A Midsummer Night’s Dream is the newest ballet by Polish choreographer Anna Hop, which was inspired by the immortal Shakespeare comedy and features canonical music by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy. Premiere date: June 13, 2026. Visit: https://www.opera.wroclaw.pl/1/spektakl.php?_id=6469

POLAND: Polish National Ballet presents Robert Bondara’s new work: Androids. World premiere date: May 10, 2026. Visit: https://teatrwielki.pl/androids

PORTUGAL: Joseph Toonga is creating a new piece for National Ballet of Portugal. Performance dates: May 22-June 13, 2026. Visit: https://www.cnb.pt/en/program/only-duos/

UK: The Royal Ballet presents two company premieres by Spanish/British choreographers Sol León and Paul Lightfoot. This stirring mixed programme marks the first time a British company performs the work of the acclaimed contemporary choreographic duo. Premiere date: June 11, 2026. Visit: https://www.rbo.org.uk/tickets-and-events/so-are-we-leon-and-lightfoot-details

UK: This is Rambert, a new program by Rambert, includes (LA)HORDE, Emma Evelein’s brand new commission. Performance dates: June 10-13, 2026 at Sadler’s Wells. Visit: https://www.sadlerswells.com/whats-on/rambert-this-is-rambert/

UK: Sadler’s Wells Flamenco Festival will take place June 16-29, 2026. Visit: https://www.sadlerswells.com/flamenco-festival-2026/

UK: In Il Cimento dell’Armonia e dell’Inventione, Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker and Radouan Mriziga set out to explore Antonio Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons. UK premiere at Sadler’s Wells: May 8-9, 2026. Visit: https://www.sadlerswells.com/whats-on/rosas-il-cimento-dell-armonia-e-dell-inventione/

UK: BalletBoyz return to Sadler’s Wells with the brand-new production Still Pointless, marking the 25th Anniversary of the company, including the world-premiere of a brand-new commission by Seirian Griffiths. Performance date: May 12, 2026. Visit: https://www.sadlerswells.com/whats-on/still-pointless-balletboyz-at-25/

UK: Northern Ballet brings to the stage the extraordinary story of Anne Lister – better known as Gentleman Jack. The new production is choreographed by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa and performed to new live music by Peter Salem. Performance dates at Sadler’s Wells: May 19-23, 2026. Visit: https://www.sadlerswells.com/whats-on/northern-ballet-gentleman-jack/

TRENDING:

Androids – Neo-noir Futurism at the Polish National Ballet. The Polish National Ballet (Polski Balet Narodowy) will premiere a new two-act ballet, Androids, choreographed by Robert Bondara with music by Przemysław Zych, on May 10, 2026, at the Teatr Wielki - Polish National Opera in Warsaw.Androids is inspired by the work of Isaac Asimov and Philip K. Dick. Immersed in the neo-noir and cyberpunk aesthetics, the production traces the pulse of our era, exploring our fears and fascinations.

In a world ravaged by a climate catastrophe, the Hunter and Dr. Rae, a researcher specializing in androids, seek to track down unruly humanoids that have defied humans. Their pursuit is more than a normal mission. It triggers the characters’ internal transformation and raises the most fundamental questions about awareness, empathy, and what it means to be human.

Link: https://teatrwielki.pl/en/calendar/2025-2026/androidy/termin/2026-05-10_18-00/

and

https://teatrwielki.pl/en/the-theatre/news-view/robert-bondara-tworzy-dla-nas-balet-androidy/

BOOKS ON CHOREOGRAPHY & CHOREOGRAPHERS:

Feel the Floor: Restoring the Life and Legacy of Jazz Choreographer Buddy Bradley, by Maureen Footer, Beacon Press, May 2026, is the groundbreaking study of Buddy Bradley, whose career on Broadway and London’s West End revitalized hidebound theatrical dance, blazed the path to the integrated book musical, and infused jazz dance into the vocabulary of ballet choreographers George Balanchine and Frederick Ashton, sparking the birth of neoclassical ballet. Link: https://www.amazon.com/Feel-Floor-Restoring-Choreographer-Bradley/dp/0807045241

FILMS ON CHOREOGRAPHY & CHOREOGRAPHERS:

Mother Mary, from the writer and director David Lowery, starring Anne Hathaway, choreography by Dani Vitale, A24, (2026).  The story unfolds as an intense, complicated relationship between an iconic pop star, Mother Mary (Anne Hathaway), and her former designer/best friend (Michaela Coel). The story centers on a comeback performance, exploring fame, betrayal, and buried trauma, described as a “psychosexual pop thriller.” Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DN1_6nJKCuE

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