Since 2015, Dance Data Project® has become a reliable source for hard numbers backing up conversations on gender inequity in ballet. Today it came out with an Artistic and Executive Leadership Report detailing the gender distribution among directors at the largest 100 ballet companies, as well as the pay gap between male and female leaders. […]

Update: The full job description has been posted here. Ever since Peter Martins retired from New York City Ballet this January amid an investigation into sexual harassment and abuse allegations, we’ve been speculating about who might take his place—and how the role of ballet master in chief might be transformed. Until now, we’ve only known […]

Since December an interim artistic leadership team has been guiding New York City Ballet, and in January, Peter Martins officially resigned. But only now has the search for Martins’ permanent replacement begun. Here’s what we know about how the process will unfold. The Company Is Seeking Dancers’ Input On Monday, a town hall-style meeting was […]

Is The Dance World Ready To Address Sexual Harassment?​ The same culture that makes harassment possible in dance makes it uniquely difficult for artists to speak up.

A statement released yesterday by New York City Ballet and School of American Ballet reported that an independent investigation was unable to corroborate allegations of harassment and abuse against former ballet master in chief Peter Martins, according to The New York Times. This marks the end of a two-month inquiry jointly launched by the two […]

From the minute my journey as a dancer began at age 4, there were no other options of what I might do with my life. Sure, I tried other “after-school activities.” I tried desperately to master The Phantom of the Opera with my squeaky violin rental—a headache for my parents who paid for private Suzuki […]

Dear dancers of the New York City Ballet, I realize that you are scared because the future of the New York City Ballet is uncertain; you don’t know who will man the ship, and your career that you’ve worked your entire life for feels under attack. On social media some of you alluded to the […]

Yesterday evening, Peter Martins announced his immediate retirement as New York City Ballet’s ballet master in chief through a letter to the company’s board. He had been solely in charge of the company’s artistic direction since 1989 and the School of American Ballet’s chairman of faculty since 1983. Since December 7, Martins had been on […]