A company’s GEI score consists of the company’s’ leadership, programming, and commitment to transparency. Leadership is only a portion of the overall score. For example, if there was a change in leadership from July 2022 onward, points were assigned to the person who was present for the first half of the season, as chronologically, they were most likely to have the most input in the programming of that season.
For example: Susan Jaffe at American Ballet Theatre did not program the current 2022-2023 season, as she assumed the role of Artistic Director at the end of 2022. Similarly, Tamara Rojo at San Francisco Ballet has only been with the company since August 2022. We understand SFB will announce their 2023-2024 season this April, the first season in which she will program as Artistic Director. Julie Kent was recently named Co-Artistic Director of Houston Ballet, after the 2022-2023 season was announced. Peter Franc at Oregon Ballet Theater was serving as the Interim Artistic Director after the departure of Kevin Irving.
On February 13, 2023 Danielle Rowe was named as the new Artistic Director but Mr. Franc is continuing as Artistic Consultant. These instances exemplify the importance of our continued longitudinal research over many years. Only by collecting year-over-year data are we able to accurately assess how the industry and particular companies are progressing in their continued commitment to gender equity.