
POSITIONING BALLET
An Affiliation of
Ballet and Dance Companies and Schools from around the globe
Networking, learning and building international connections.
Be part of a forward-looking network advocating for ballet and supporting Artistic Leadership. Connect with potential partners for international co-productions, projects and networks; and benefit from the expertise and guidance of an international peer network.

Affiliate Benefits
• Address book: referencing key contacts of Affiliate companies. Please be aware that data is supplied by your company. You may wish to update your information in the address book in the context of GDPR.
• Past conference, forums and zoom information, including presentations.
• Affiliates are the first to be invited to attend Positioning Ballet Forums and Conferences around the globe.
• Mentoring Scheme for Artistic Directors – You can ask to be paired with a current or past Artistic Director to support you, confidentially, in your role.
• Access quarterly affiliates-only Zoom Forums.
• Affiliates can connect in the Affiliates private log in zone where you can socially connect, discuss timely topics, share documents and further your network with your peers around the globe.
• Schedule a one-on-one consultation through the Mentoring Scheme. Affiliates can sign-up to discuss a topic they are grappling with and are introduced to another Affiliate/s who have relevant expertise for a one-on-one 30-minute consultation.
• Affiliates receive complimentary job postings on our site.
• Co-Production zone – if you are looking for partners for a production, you can post on your private producing zone to find partners.
Rental of productions - You can connect with other Artistic Directors to discuss the hiring of productions
• Database of Affiliates with contact details
• Database of leadership training initiatives
• Access to the Affiliates’ shared documents
• Access to Affiliate organisations’ artistic teams and staff members for exchange programmes.
Our Affiliates
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Ballet Arizona (USA) - Daniela Cardim
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Ballet Ireland (Ireland) - Anne Maher
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Ballet Rhode Island (USA) - Kathleen Breen Combes
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BalletX (USA) - Christine Cox
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Boston Ballet (USA) - Mikko Nissinen
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Cincinnati Ballet (USA) - Cervilio Amador
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Croatian National Ballet, Zagreb (Croatia) - Massimiliano Volpini
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Dutch National Ballet (The Netherlands) - Ted Brandsen
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English National Ballet (UK) - Aaron Watkin
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Miami City Ballet (USA) - Lourdes Lopez
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National Ballet of Portugal (Portugal) - Fernando Duarte
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Nederlands Dans Theater (The Netherlands) - Emily Molnar
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Royal Swedish Ballet (Sweden) - Nicolas Le Riche
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Scottish Ballet (UK) - Christopher Hampson
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Slovak National Ballet (Slovakia) - Nina Poláková
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The Royal Ballet (UK) - Kevin O'Hare

To become an Affiliate of Positioning Ballet, you must be the Artistic Director/Artistic Leader of a full-time (not project-based) professional ballet/dance main or junior company or Director of a professional ballet/dance school.
Categories Of Affiliates
Companies with budgets over 15 million
1,000€Valid for 12 monthsCompanies with budgets 3-15 million
750€Valid for 12 months- Best Value
Companies with budgets under 3 million
500€Valid for 12 months Professional Schools
400€Valid for 12 monthsJunior Companies
250€Separately constituted to main company or independent junior companiesValid for 12 months