Leavers, joiners, appointments: Grand Théâtre de Genève, NYCB, Finnish National Ballet, Phoenix Dance Theatre, Dutch National Ballet
Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève, Switzerland, introduced three new dancers in its Instagram posts earlier in October 2026. They are Naara Amisaday, Sunghyun Hong and Hsin-Hsuan Yu.
New York City Ballet (NYCB) welcomed six apprentices to its corps de ballet, it said on 28th August 2026. They are Ariel Erez, Corbin Holloway, Keenan Kiefer, Laina Mae Kirkeide, Simeon Daniel Neeld, and Lucie Richard.
Samuel Melnikov, NYCB's corps member, left the company, he said in his Instagram post on 20th August 2026.
The Finnish National Ballet's Artistic Director, Javier Torres, will leave the company in July 2027 two years earlier than the original contract, Yle (the Finnish Broadcasting Company) reported on 21st September 2026. The Finnish National Opera and Ballet's Director General Gita Kadambi told Yle that there were strong conflict and tensions between him and company dancers. Yle also published a follow-up article two days later. The news followed a report by the Dance Magazine that Brazilian dancer Nayara Lopes left the company after a whiteface incident in February. She returned to Philadelphia Ballet, where she had worked with for four years prior to joining the Finish National Ballet in the 2026-2026 season, as a Principal Dancer.
Phoenix Dance Theatre, Leeds, the UK, announced Tonderai Munyevu as the company's new Associate Artist on 29th September 2026.
Dutch National Ballet's previous artistic director Ted Brandsen became Patron of the Dutch National Ballet Academy, succeeding late Hans van Manen, the company said on 21st October 2026 in its Instagram post.