Pamela M. Green Dance/USA 2022 ‘Ernie’ Award Recipient: A Facilitator of Artist Dreams

A Q & A with the Arts Management Leader By Steve Sucato for Dance/USA A guiding phrase in artist manager Pamela M. Green’s career has been, “Tell me what your dream is, and I will try and make it come true.” It is both a goal and a promise by her to do her very best for the artists she represents. It is something she … Continue reading Pamela M. Green Dance/USA 2022 ‘Ernie’ Award Recipient: A Facilitator of Artist Dreams

Attracting a Crowd: Wallace Foundation Study Offers Up More Analytics on Audience-Building

The Road To Results: Effective Practices For Building Arts Audiences, seeks to take some of the guesswork out of choosing the right answers to your organization’s particular audience-building riddles by examining the examples of ten arts organizations. Continue reading Attracting a Crowd: Wallace Foundation Study Offers Up More Analytics on Audience-Building

Preparing for the Unthinkable: Dealing with Death in the Dance Workforce

By Steve Sucato Dancer Pedro Pupa, a Brazilian native, couldn’t have been more excited about Sarasota Ballet’s upcoming season he told the ballet’s assistant director Margaret Barbieri after a class on the morning of June 4th this past summer. Tragically, within hours of that conversation the energetic and amiable 20-year-old’s hopes for the new season ended after the bicycle he was riding hit a delivery … Continue reading Preparing for the Unthinkable: Dealing with Death in the Dance Workforce

Recent Hirings Illustrate There Is No One Approach To Finding A New Artistic Director

By Steve Sucato Hiring a new artistic director can be a daunting task especially if your organization has had little or no experience in doing so. Where to begin? Who to involve in the hiring process? What steps to take? These were some of the questions facing Pennsylvania Ballet, BalletMet Columbus, and Ballet San Jose recently when they went through a lengthy process of examining … Continue reading Recent Hirings Illustrate There Is No One Approach To Finding A New Artistic Director