Women in the Performing Arts Campaign 2026

> Theme

From Wikiesfera we promote an editing campaign on Wikipedia to contribute to the visibility of women in the performing arts. Between April 15 and 30, we worked collaboratively and asynchronously in the creation, improvement and translation of articles on dance, theatre and circus professionals, areas in which women continue to have limited representation within the free encyclopedia.

The campaign focused on the artists, performers, choreographers, directors, playwrights, techniques, scenographers and other creators of the performing arts whose trajectories are a fundamental part of history and the present, but which continue to be little visible in the digital spaces of knowledge.

In addition, April was a particularly significant month for this area, as it coincided with the International Dance Day and World Circus Day. We take advantage of this context to review which names are still missing and which stories need to be told, expanded and better documented.

> Results

  • Number of PARTICIPANTS: 17
  • Number of ARTICLES published: 60

>> Articles translated in English Wikipedia: 54

>>> Biographies

  • Deborah Hay (1941) American choreographer, dancer, dance theorist and writer
  • Karin von Aroldingen (1941-2018) German ballet dancer
  • Helena Štáchová (1944-2017) puppeteer, voice actress, playwright and Czech theatre director
  • Macha Makeïeff (1953) French author, director, filmmaker and visual artist
  • Gill Clarke (1954-2011), choreographer and contemporary dancer
  • Elena Gremina (1956-2018) Russian writer and playwright
  • Helena Waldmann (1960) German choreographer and theatre director
  • Tina LeBlanc (1966) American dancer, teacher and ballet teacher
  • Wendy Whelan (1967) American ballet dancer
  • Katita Waldo (1968) dancer and Spanish ballet teacher
  • Belaza will be born (1969) Algerian dancer and conceptual choreographer
  • Julia Mage´au Gray (1973) dancer, choreographer and tattoo artist from Papua New Guinea
  • Julie Diana (1977) American ballet dancer, teacher, writer, and cultural manager
  • Alicia Amatriain (1980) Spanish classical ballet dancer
  • Belén López (1986) Spanish dancer of flamenco and classical dance, and first dancer of the Arena of Verona
  • Cathy Patra (1992) Ugandan dancer, choreographer, model and businesswoman
  • Elisa Badenes (1992) Spanish ballet dancer and principal dancer of the Stuttgart Ballet
  • Spice Diana (1996) Ugandan singer
  • Veronica Yearwood (20th century) choreographer, dance teacher and researcher from Antigua and Barbuda
  • Rosemary Lee (twentieth century) English director, choreographer and interpreter
  • Jeanine Durning (20th century) American choreographer, dancer and teacher
  • Nadia Yanowsky (20th century) Spanish ballet dancer
  • Lucie Skeaping (twentieth century) British singer, instrumentalist, voice-over artist and writer
  • Laurel Frank (twentieth century) Australian costume designer

>>> Circus companies

>> Articles created in English Wikipedia: 6

  • Marta Carrasco Benítez (20th century) cultural journalist, dance critic and Spanish researcher
  • Nazareth Baker (1955) dancer, choreographer and teacher of Spanish dance
  • Núria Solina (1957) Spanish music, actress, circus artist, clown, technician and artistic director
  • Marcela Levi (1973) Brazilian dancer and choreographer
  • Diana Pla Solina (1993) Spanish artist of physical theater, dance, clown and circus
  • Candela Captain (1996) dancer, choreographer and performer Spanish

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