Date of Award
5-2024
Degree Type
Thesis-Restricted
Degree Name
M.A.
Degree Program
Arts Administration
Department
Arts Administration
Major Professor
James Marchant
Second Advisor
Adam Falik
Third Advisor
Richard Read
Abstract
This thesis looks at professional ballet companies in the United States, the factors affecting a company’s preeminence or lack thereof, and whether it is possible in current conditions for large professional ballet companies to develop into preeminent ballet companies. What are the relevant factors historically involved in the growth of a professional ballet company into a preeminent ballet company in the United States? Are those factors still applicable or possible to attain for professional ballet companies today? Contributing categories of factors discussed include: budget, name recognition, numbers of productions and individual performances, touring, numbers of dancers, dancer salaries, union memberships, boards of directors, numbers of administrative staff and breakdowns by department, associated schools and theatres, live music partnerships, direct government funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, and revenue streams.
Recommended Citation
Hanson, Katherine, "The Problem of Scale: Professional Ballet Companies, Their Respective Preeminence, and Factors Outside of Their Control" (2024). University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations. 3142.
https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/3142
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