Preeminent: How Professional Ballet Companies Became the Greats in Their Field

The business behind ballet has not been widely explored. Until now.

Why are certain professional ballet companies considered the best and most well-known? Preeminent is a deep-dive into the administrative side of professional ballet companies in the United States and its influence on a company’s potential for greatness. Not all the largest ballet companies, if measured by budget, become preeminent. Which factors, then, account for their particular success? Preeminent addresses the sociologic...