Join MoBBallet for a dynamic conversation with female executive directors, discussing their roles as leaders in a field that places the ballerina on a pedestal but is controlled by men. We hear from women who, in the best of times and the worst, keep the lights on, keep the dancers paid, manage the unions and the board of directors, and—in a time of great instability—navigate the issues of the field: representation, diversity, and the call for cultural reform. As companies are losing millions in revenue due to the global pandemic, how are they working to steady the ship? Additionally, they speak about holding the space of power in a time when the very concept of leadership is being redefined to encompass the characteristics of inclusiveness and altruism.

Real talk with female dancers who have become mothers and continued to dance. Unlike their male counterparts, this is not only a life changing decision but a body-altering one. Dancing mothers speak about what having a child and a full career means, including the toll it takes on their bodies during and after pregnancy, the support or lack there of from their artistic directors and staff, touring with (or without) a child, the pressures to be fully present as a dancer and a mother, how motherhood affected their artistry, and what needs to change in the culture to support the choice of motherhood in companies.