Here are the latest promotions, appointments, and departures, as well as notable awards and accomplishments, from May 2025. 

Eclectic festivals and outdoor offerings, a Broadway transfer and a rare London tour—and, of course, more than a handful of brand-new works pulling from an intriguing array of source material. Here’s what we’re looking forward to as summer winds to an end.

If you’re new to grant writing, it might seem that getting a grant is like trying to join a secret club. “It’s hard to get your first grant,” admits Charles Slender-White, artistic director of FACT/SF, a contemporary dance company that also funds the work of other dance artists.

Peer Organized Reciprocal Touring represents a collaborative, artist-centered touring model that Charles Slender-White envisions will expand far beyond the reach of FACT/SF.