At the North American premiere of Coco Chanel: The Life of a Fashion Icon at Atlanta Ballet in February 2024, the audience arrived in black and white. This was not planned. Atlanta Ballet did not put a dress code in the program. But the production’s identity had telegraphed itself clearly enough in advance marketing that…
Most regional symphony orchestras offer something at the $250 or $500 annual giving level that is some version of a branded tote bag, a travel mug, or a scarf with the organization’s name on it. The item is usually fine. It is often reasonably well-made. It is also, in most cases, almost completely interchangeable with…
Performing arts subscription programs have been in structural decline for years, and the pandemic accelerated a pattern that was already underway. The research on audience behavior in the 2024-25 season shows ticket revenue still running below 2018-19 levels in real terms, once inflation is accounted for. Subscriptions specifically, the multi-concert packages that were once the…