JoAnn M. Hunter has given the term “triple threat” a new meaning as her long career on Broadway has evolved. A director, choreographer and collaborator who used to sing, dance and act, she is now a sought-after part of creative teams, in a field that has had few women of color in leadership roles.

No other ballet has shaped Paul Michael Bloodgood’s life as much as Light / The Holocaust & Humanity Project. He was a young dancer who’d recently joined Ballet Austin when he became part of the physical, educational and emotional process to create this singular work and community dialogue with artistic director and choreographer Stephen Mills and Holocaust survivor Naomi Warren—whose testimony is at the heart of the project.

Dance and coding may seem like polar opposites, but they also have a lot in common, making them a surprisingly complementary pair. Launched in 2018, danceLogic blends the two to introduce girls to coding and STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics).

There are world-class opera singers and there are award-winning breakers—and then there is Jakub Józef Orliński. The Polish countertenor, 32, is both an opera star and a talented breaker in the Warsaw-based crew Skill Fanatikz.

Sonja Kostich, who in August 2022 was named the Baryshnikov Arts Center’s new executive director, has always thought of herself as a creative person. “I like to think big,” Kostich says. “I’m willing to take that risk to go for the dream, because I think it’s possible.”

Sara Silkin’s movement-based storytelling in “Jibaro,” the Season 3 finale of “Love, Death & Robots” on Netflix, captivated viewers worldwide—and continues to spark passionate conversations online.

Alicia Graf Mack, the dean and director of The Juilliard School’s dance division since 2018, utilizes a service-oriented approach to bolstering young dancers’ artistry.

A creative and complex intelligence fills the brain of director and choreographer Andrew Winghart, known for utilizing large groups of dancers as real-life paintbrushes in movement masterpieces.