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Promoting an inclusive, equitable, and therefore vital community of opera stage directors.

FACELIFT! Check out our new website—restructured to make information and events easier to find

BalancingStage's tweet image. FACELIFT! Check out our new website—restructured to make information and events easier to find

Still have questions about AGMA’a upcoming referenda yet unsanswered? YUP. Here’s your chance to ask AGMA leadership. We’ve put together another info session this Friday (5pm EST) with guests Ray Menard, John Coleman, and Sam Wheeler #BalancingTheStage

BalancingStage's tweet image. Still have questions about AGMA’a upcoming referenda yet unsanswered?  YUP. Here’s your chance to ask AGMA leadership. We’ve put together another info session this Friday (5pm EST) with guests Ray Menard, John Coleman, and Sam Wheeler #BalancingTheStage

This Friday, join us for an introductory conversation about Intimacy Direction and Opera with Doug Scholz-Carlson!

BalancingStage's tweet image. This Friday, join us for an introductory conversation about Intimacy Direction and Opera with Doug Scholz-Carlson!

Join us anytime between 6pm-8pm EST to catch up with friends, meet new faces, and decompress at the end of the week. Grab a drink and hop on anytime! Stay for as long or as short as you’d like. Can’t way to see you there!

BalancingStage's tweet image. Join us anytime between 6pm-8pm EST to catch up with friends, meet new faces, and decompress at the end of the week. Grab a drink and hop on anytime! Stay for as long or as short as you’d like. Can’t way to see you there!

Happy(?)Thursday! TOMORROW is our interactive TOWN HALL. Right after the town hall, we’ll debrief and catch up at happy hour. Join us!

BalancingStage's tweet image. Happy(?)Thursday! TOMORROW is our interactive TOWN HALL. Right after the town hall, we’ll debrief and catch up at happy hour. Join us!

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Productions in the time of Covid: outdoors?? Masks? Reduced orchestra? Live audience? There are so many questions

Some really interesting discoveries/questions from our round table on Covid-pitching: often pitches are more about starting conversations than the success of a particular concept; how do we consider the value of that preemptive creative labour?



Happy Hour tonight at 5pm EST. Bring your questions, your thoughts, your early-Halloween vibes.

BalancingStage's tweet image. Happy Hour tonight at 5pm EST. Bring your questions, your thoughts, your early-Halloween vibes.

Some really interesting discoveries/questions from our round table on Covid-pitching: often pitches are more about starting conversations than the success of a particular concept; how do we consider the value of that preemptive creative labour?


Let’s talk about pitching shows during a pandemic!

BalancingStage's tweet image. Let’s talk about pitching shows during a pandemic!

One of our featured directors this month Is Andrew Nienaber. Here’s a still from his Rusalka at Resonance Works in 2018 featuring Rachel Schmiege and Stefan Barner. Check out more about this production and Andrew himself at AndrewNienaber.com

BalancingStage's tweet image. One of our featured directors this month Is Andrew Nienaber. Here’s a still from his Rusalka at Resonance Works in 2018 featuring Rachel Schmiege and Stefan Barner. Check out more about this production and Andrew himself at AndrewNienaber.com

It’s happy hour day! (5pm EST) Have any questions about what that means? Ask us questions here or shoot a DM. Everyone is welcome. Bring a friend!


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Loose Tea Music Theatre (LTMT) is proud to announce a unique program to support new diverse in opera: our BIPOC Composer and Librettist Development Program. Check out: looseteamusictheatre.com/composerlibret… #opera #DiversityandInclusion

LooseTeaTheatre's tweet image. Loose Tea Music Theatre (LTMT) is proud to announce a unique program to support new diverse in opera: our BIPOC Composer and Librettist Development Program. Check out: 
looseteamusictheatre.com/composerlibret…
#opera #DiversityandInclusion

It’s TODAY! Another opportunity to congregate in thoughtful exploration of how to best march on. Followed by, of course, our Happy Hour event at 5pm. Do consider joining us!

BalancingStage's tweet image. It’s TODAY! Another opportunity to congregate in thoughtful exploration of how to best march on. Followed by, of course, our Happy Hour event at 5pm. Do consider joining us!

Mentees! A reminder that we have class today from 4-5:30EDT (Re-mounts and New Prods). Do you want to learn more about the education Balancing the Stage offers? Check out BalancingtheStage.org


CONGRATULATIONS!

FWO is proud to announce Afton Battle as the company's eighth General Director! A highly regarded Arts Administrator, Development Director & Consultant in the art, ballet, and theater worlds of Chicago and NYC, Ms. Battle will lead FWO into its 75th anniversary season in 2021.

FortWorthOpera's tweet image. FWO is proud to announce Afton Battle as the company's eighth General Director! A highly regarded Arts Administrator, Development Director & Consultant in the art, ballet, and theater worlds of Chicago and NYC, Ms. Battle will lead FWO into its 75th anniversary season in 2021.


Are you curious how directors, and companies, are approaching Opera-making during a pandemic? So are we! Join us for our panel, “Directing in the Time of Covid,” today at 2:30 EST #BalancingTheStage

BalancingStage's tweet image. Are you curious how directors, and companies, are approaching Opera-making during a pandemic? So are we! Join us for our panel, “Directing in the Time of Covid,” today at 2:30 EST
#BalancingTheStage

In 5minures I’ll be signing into our very first mentorship meeting. Opening access to information within our industry while developing collaborative modes of learning is one of he ways we are working to #BalanceTheStage


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