INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY OPEN REHEARSAL
Danielle Diniz Choreographic Residency
Join Pointeworks for a special International Women’s Day Open Rehearsal, celebrating women-led creation and our ongoing commitment to commissioning and developing new work by female choreographers.
This intimate, Pay-What-You-Can event invites audiences into the studio during our New York City residency with choreographer Danielle Diniz, offering a rare, behind-the-scenes look at ballet in the making.
Rather than a polished performance, this is a working rehearsal—raw, exploratory, and unfolding in real time. Guests will witness Pointeworks artists actively shaping new choreography, engaging in dialogue, experimentation, and collaboration at the heart of the creative process.
Presented on International Women’s Day, the evening reflects Pointeworks’ mission to expand opportunities for women in choreography, provide equitably paid off-season work for artists, and foster transparency, access, and community within contemporary ballet.
EVENT DETAILS
📅 Date: Sunday, March 8, 2026
🕖 Time: 7:00–8:00 PM
📍 Location:
The Ailey Studios – Studio 1C
The Joan Weill Center for Dance
405 West 55th Street at 9th Avenue
New York, NY 10019
💛 Suggested Donation: $30 (Pay-What-You-Can — all are welcome)
All contributions directly support the artists and creative work taking place during this residency.
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About the Pointeworks One-Week Choreographic Residency Program
This Open Rehearsal is part of Pointeworks’ One-Week Choreographic Residency Program, designed to support female choreographers and professional dancers with paid, off-season creative time.
Each year, Pointeworks receives hundreds of inquiries from choreographers seeking space, time, and support to create. While only a small number of works can be commissioned for our mainstage season, we believe the act of making is just as vital as performance.
The One-Week Residency provides:
Paid creative time for one choreographer and 2–3 professional dancers
Dedicated studio access
Artistic freedom centered on process, not product
Residencies often culminate in informal, work-in-progress sharings—inviting audiences into the studio to experience how ballet is built from the inside out.
During this residency, audiences will observe Danielle Diniz working directly with Pointeworks artists through exploration, refinement, and conversation—without the pressure of a finished premiere.
This model—women-led creation, equitably paid artists, and open access to process—is central to Pointeworks’ mission. Community support makes these residencies possible and helps sustain future opportunities that expand representation, support artists during off-season gaps, and keep ballet creation accessible year-round.
Why Attend?
Watch a professional ballet company in rehearsal
Experience new choreography in its formative stages
Gain insight into artistic decision-making and collaboration
Engage with themes of equity, access, and contemporary ballet-making
Support paid creative opportunities for artists during the off-season
