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artistic director

American  

noun

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


Etymology

Origin of artistic director

First recorded in 1925–30


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And each has to blend into the community, said Pierre-Alexis Dumas, Hermès artistic director.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

He also served as an artistic associate at the Skylight Theatre in Los Angeles, artist-in-residence at Housing Works, and artistic director of QueerWise, a Spoken Word collective he founded in 2012.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Trevor Nunn, formerly the artistic director of both the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre, is adept at making potentially starchy period dramas appealing to contemporary audiences.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Owain & Henry is a co-production between Welsh National Theatre, of which Sheen is artistic director, and the Wales Millennium Centre.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

They were married a year later, at which time Kira resigned from her position as an artistic director at GSS.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

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