artistic director

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a person who is responsible for the administration of a theater or ballet company, opera house, etc.

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Origin of artistic director

First recorded in 1925–30

Words nearby artistic director

artisan, artisanal, artist, artiste, artistic, artistic director, artistry, artless, art lining, artmobile, art mobilier

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The death of the Met’s longtime artistic director and conductor, reported Wednesday, brings with it the expected trove of retrospective takes on his storied career.
James Levine was a powerful maestro, but an even more powerful myth|Michael Andor Brodeur|March 17, 2021|Washington Post
As the organization continues its search for a new artistic director, following the departure last year of founder Eric Schaeffer, “Simply Sondheim” suggests that his successor might be in plain sight.
Sondheim revue provides exhilarating warmth in cold, trying times|Peter Marks|February 1, 2021|Washington Post
In the meantime, local artistic directors and their teams were introducing ways to keep audiences engaged.
The year theaters went dark|Patrick Folliard|December 30, 2020|Washington Blade
Toomey lives here with her husband, Mark, a managing director at Goldman Sachs, and their two daughters.
How Taryn Toomey’s ‘The Class’ Became New York’s Latest Fitness Craze|Lizzie Crocker|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST

Decades ago, the writer-director wrote an episode of the animated comedy that never was.
Here’s the Lost Judd Apatow ‘Simpsons’ Episode, Penned by Judd Apatow|Asawin Suebsaeng|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
This is a Hollywood director at the height of his powers creating original, wildly ambitious epics.
Oscars 2015: The Daily Beast’s Picks, From Scarlett Johansson to ‘Boyhood’|Marlow Stern|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
This is not the first time the director has fallen for Russian propaganda.
Oliver Stone’s Latest Dictator Suckup|James Kirchick|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
His surprise marriage to theater director Sophie Hunter may have broken hearts, but the squeals of delight were even louder.
All Your Internet Boyfriends Are Taken: Gosling, Cumberbatch, and now Joseph Gordon-Levitt|Melissa Leon|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The quality of artistic beauty in articulation is very important, beyond the mere accuracy which is ordinarily thought of.
Expressive Voice Culture|Jessie Eldridge Southwick
At home Liszt doesn't wear his long abb's coat, but a short one, in which he looks much more artistic.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
She went to Paris in 1878 and was so attracted by the artistic life which she saw that she determined to study there.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D.|Clara Erskine Clement
In the spring of 1880 she went again to Paris, only to "feast on things artistic."
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D.|Clara Erskine Clement
One of the lower and mixed forms of artistic activity, in the case of the child and of the race alike, is personal adornment.
Children's Ways|James Sully

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