2019-2020 Season Overview JULY 2020
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® 2019-2020 Season Overview JULY 2020 Report Summary The following is a report on the gender distribution of choreographers whose works were presented in the 2019-2020 seasons of the fifty largest ballet companies in the United States. Dance Data Project® separates metrics into subsections based on program, length of works (full-length, mixed bill), stage (main stage, non-main stage), company type (main company, second company), and premiere (non-premiere, world premiere). The final section of the report compares gender distributions from the 2018- 2019 Season Overview to the present findings. Sources, limitations, and company are detailed at the end of the report. Introduction The report contains three sections. Section I details the total distribution of male and female choreographic works for the 2019-2020 (or equivalent) season. It also discusses gender distribution within programs, defined as productions made up of full-length or mixed bill works, and within stage and company types. Section II examines the distribution of male and female-choreographed world premieres for the 2019-2020 season, as well as main stage and non-main stage world premieres. Section III compares the present findings to findings from DDP’s 2018-2019 Season Overview. © DDP 2019 Dance DATA 2019 - 2020 Season Overview Project] Primary Findings 2018-2019 2019-2020 Male Female n/a Male Female Both Programs 70% 4% 26% 62% 8% 30% All Works 81% 17% 2% 72% 26% 2% Full-Length Works 88% 8% 4% 83% 12% 5% Mixed Bill Works 79% 19% 2% 69% 30% 1% World Premieres 65% 34% 1% 55% 44% 1% Please note: This figure appears inSection III of the report. • 72% of works in the 2019-2020 seasons are choreographed by men. • 62% of programs in the 2019-2020 seasons featured work choreographed exclusively by men. • 55% of world premieres in the 2019-2020 seasons are choreographed by men. • 83% of full-length world premieres in the 2019-2020 seasons are choreographed by men. • 53% of mixed bill world premieres in the 2019-2020 seasons are choreographed by men. • 60% of main stage and 48% of non-main stage world premieres in the 2019- 2020 seasons are choreographed by men. DDP’s 2019-2020 Season Overview indicates a significant increase in programming equity between the past two ballet seasons. The increase is tied to the growing movement in ballet to program female-choreographed work. Efforts to include more female work have made the greatest impact in shorter world premieres, particularly non-main stage and mixed bill world premieres, which are typically lower-risk programs (i.e., budgets for these programs are lower compared with budgets for full-length world premieres or main stage ballets). Often these new works are performed in-studio, which obviates the need to hire a venue. We do not believe that company verification significantly influenced gender distribution calculations. However, the larger number of works recorded by DDP this year as a result - 2 - © DDP 2020 Dance DATA 2019 - 2020 Season Overview Project] of company verification enhances the reliability of our data and, subsequently, provides a more comprehensive view of equity in the industry. For more information on sources and company verification, please see the Sources and Limitations sections The sample of companies studied for this report, the Top 50 companies, are the U.S. ballet companies currently operating with the largest annual expenses. For more information on classifications and to see the full roster of companies, please see the 2020 Top 50 announcement here. DDP rounds all percentages to the nearest whole number. - 3 - © DDP 2020 Dance DATA 2019 - 2020 Season Overview Project] Section I: Season Programming The statistics in Section I are divided into categories of all works, program, work type (full-length, mixed bill), stage (main stage, non-main stage) and company type (main company, second company). All Works DDP recorded a total of 714 works programmed for the 2019-2020 season. The graphic below shows the percentages of the entire sample of works choreographed by each gender or by co-choreographers of both genders1. Gender Distribution | All Works 2019-2020 Season Male Female 26% Both 2% 72% 1 DDP affirms that transgender women are women and transgender men are men. When co-choreographers were of the same gender, DDP counted the work as that gender alone. See Limitations section for more. - 4 - © DDP 2020 Dance DATA 2019 - 2020 Season Overview Project] Programs DDP breaks down the gender distribution in company programs, which may be mixed bill programs or full-length ballets. DDP recorded a total of 301 programs for the 2019-2020 season. The graphic below shows the percentage of mixed gender programs, programs by all male choreographers, or programs by all female choreographers. Gender Distribution | Programs 2019-2020 Season 8% All Male Choreographers All Female Choreographers Mixed Gender 30% 62% - 5 - © DDP 2020 Dance DATA 2019 - 2020 Season Overview Project] Work Type | Full-Length DDP recorded a total of 146 full-length works programmed for the 2019-2020 season. The graphic below shows the percentages of full-length works choreographed by each gender or both. Gender Distribution | Full-Length Works 2019-2020 Season Gender Distribution of All 2018-19 Works 5% Male 12% Female Both 83% - 6 - © DDP 2020 Dance DATA 2019 - 2020 Season Overview Project] Work Type | Mixed Bill DDP recorded a total of 568 mixed bill works programmed for the 2019-2020 season. The graphic below shows the percentages of mixed bill works choreographed by each gender or both. Gender Distribution | Mixed Bill Works 2019-2020 Season 1% Male Female Both 30% 69% - 7 - © DDP 2020 Dance DATA 2019 - 2020 Season Overview Project] Stage | Main Stage DDP recorded a total of 598 works programmed for the main stage in the 2019-2020 season. The graphic below shows the percentages2 of main stage works choreographed by each gender or both. Gender Distribution | Main Stage Works 2019-2020 Season 2% Male Female Both 23% 75% 2 Please note: 2019-2020 Main Stage percentages are rounded in order to add to 100% (when rounded to the nearest tenth, Male=75.6%, Female=22.7%, and Both=1.7%) - 8 - © DDP 2020 Dance DATA 2019 - 2020 Season Overview Project] Stage | Non-Main Stage DDP recorded a total of 116 works programmed for black box, in-studio, or secondary stages (non-main) in the 2019-2020 season. The graphic below shows the percentages of non-main stage works choreographed by each gender or both. Gender Distribution | Non-Main Stage Works 2019-2020 Season 1% Male Female Both 46% 53% - 9 - © DDP 2020 Dance DATA 2019 - 2020 Season Overview Project] Company Type | Main Company DDP recorded a total of 688 main company works programmed for the 2019- 2020 season. The graphic below shows the percentages of main company works choreographed by each gender or both. Gender Distribution | Main Company Works 2019-2020 Season Male Female 26% Both 72% 2% - 10 - © DDP 2020 Dance DATA 2019 - 2020 Season Overview Project] Company Type | Second Company DDP recorded a total of 26 second company works programmed for the 2019- 2020 season3. The graphic below shows the percentages of second company works choreographed by each gender or both. Gender Distribution | Second Company Works 2019-2020 Season Male Female 31% Both 69% 3 DDP recorded second company works only when provided on season announcements, company calendars, or by the companies themselves. - 11 - © DDP 2020 Dance DATA 2019 - 2020 Season Overview Project] Section II: World Premieres The statistics in Section II are divided into subcategories of world premiere type (full- length, mixed bill) and stage (main stage, non-main stage). For context, see the below graphic displaying the percentage of all world premieres occupied by each subcategory. World Premiere By Subcategory 2019-2020 Season 3% Full-Length World Premieres Mixed Bill World Premieres 22% Main Stage World Premieres Non-Main Stage World Premieres 47% 28% - 12 - © DDP 2020 Dance DATA 2019 - 2020 Season Overview Project] All World Premieres DDP recorded a total of 219 world premieres programmed for the 2019-2020 season. The graphic below shows the percentages of world premieres choreographed by each gender or both. Gender Distribution | All World Premieres 2019-2020 Season 1% Male Female Both 44% 55% - 13 - © DDP 2020 Dance DATA 2019 - 2020 Season Overview Project] World Premiere Type | Full-Length DDP recorded a total of 12 full-length world premieres programmed for the 2019- 2020 season. The graphic below shows the percentages of full-length world premieres choreographed by each gender or both. Gender Distribution | Full-Length World Premieres 2019-2020 Season Male 17% Female Both 83% - 14 - © DDP 2020 Dance DATA 2019 - 2020 Season Overview Project] World Premiere Type | Mixed Bill DDP recorded a total of 207 mixed bill world premieres programmed for the 2019- 2020 season. The graphic below shows the percentages of mixed bill world premieres choreographed by each gender or both. Gender Distribution | Mixed Bill World Premieres 2019-2020 Season 1% Male Female Both 46% 53% - 15 - © DDP 2020 Dance DATA 2019 - 2020 Season Overview Project] World Premiere Stage | Main Stage DDP recorded a total of 124 main stage world premieres programmed for the 2019- 2020 season. The graphic below shows the percentages4 of main stage world premieres choreographed by each gender or both. Gender Distribution | Main Stage World Premieres 2019-2020 Season 1% Male Female Both 39% 60% 4 Please note: 2019-2020 Main Stage World Premiere percentages are rounded in order to add to 100% (when rounded to the nearest tenth, Male=59.7%, Female=39.5%, and Both=0.8%) - 16 - © DDP 2020 Dance DATA 2019 - 2020 Season Overview Project] World Premiere Stage | Non-Main Stage DDP recorded a total of 95 non-main stage world premieres programmed for the 2019-2020 season.