Also called: Managing Director (Dance)
Runs the business side of a dance company: fundraising, budgets, and staff.
An executive director pitches a foundation for a grant, reviews ticket sales, and manages the staff that keeps a dance company running. They work closely with the artistic director.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Arts administration degree.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Arts Administration.
Growing about average. Small field.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI drafts grants, budgets and marketing faster; fundraising relationships and leading staff stay human.
Classes: Business, English, Dance, Marketing.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-9072.
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