CREATORS IN DANCE POST-SUMMIT
PANEL
APRIL
15
2026
NYC
MUSEUM OF ART AND DESIGN
2 Columbus Circle, NYC
Join BalletCollective for a public conversation sharing key insights from the inaugural Creators in Dance Summit. Building on a day of candid, closed-door dialogue among 80 choreographers leading the field, the evening will feature a synthesis of ideas that surfaced across the Summit, followed by a panel with participating artists reflecting on the conversations, tensions, and possibilities shaping dance today. Together, they will consider what these exchanges reveal about the present moment in dance and what they might signal for the future of the field.
THE CREATORS IN DANCE SUMMIT
MARCH
29
2026
NYC
ADVISORY BOARD
Kyle Abraham, Robert Battle, Camille A. Brown, Ohad Naharin, Alexei Ratmansky, Pam Tanowitz, Christopher Wheeldon, OBE
The Creators in Dance Summit is a first-of-its-kind gathering for professional choreographers.
It is an opportunity for choreographers working across a wide range of styles and career paths to spend a day together in honest conversation about making work today, sustaining a practice, and what the field is asking of us. The Summit is closed-door and non-attributed. Takeaways will be captured anonymously and synthesized as collective patterns and themes.
EVENT SCHEDULE
Sunday, March 29, 2026
(Closed to the public)
Welcome Session:
for all attendees, including shared values and an anonymous survey to surface field-wide patterns.
Closed-Door Sessions 1:
facilitated discussions segmented by career stage and context, including emerging talent, mid-career artists, resident choreographers, and artistic directors.
Interview Conversations:
moderated interviews on artistic rigor, evolving your voice, commissioning realities, company culture, legal and financial strategies, and what support choreographers need most.
Closed-Door Sessions 2:
facilitated discussions featuring focused discussions exploring themes including commissioning and access, funding and sustainability, creativity and artistic evolution, and company culture, labor, and ethics.
Closing Gathering
A final full-room reflection on collective themes, followed by an informal gathering to connect, decompress, and share reflections. Insights will later be synthesized into actionable recommendations for the choreographic, commissioning, and presenting communities.
KEY OBJECTIVES
Foster Dialogue
Engage choreographers in candid conversations about the state of the art form, its future, and its practical challenges.
Build Community
Create a supportive network of diverse voices from choreographers across career stages, fostering collaboration and mentorship.
Surface Shared Conditions
Name the patterns and pressures shaping choreographic life today, and clarify what support is missing across the field.
Participation
Free to attend. Invitation and application-based, with limited capacity. Apply below.
Confidentiality
Closed-door and non-attributed. Takeaways are shared only as anonymous patterns and themes.
WHY
NOW?
The choreographic field lacks a dedicated forum for peers to address pressing questions about their craft and the industry. BalletCollective is stepping in to fill this gap, creating an inspiring and transformative event to strengthen and uplift the choreographic community.
WHY
BALLETCOLLECTIVE?
BalletCollective exists to ask essential questions about choreography and to build spaces where artists can take creative and intellectual risk. Our independent structure and deep relationships in the field make us well-positioned to host a convening grounded in trust, care, and candor.