artistic director

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of artistic director¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

Cygnet had long outgrown its technologically outdated, barnlike theater in Old Town San Diego, its lease was uncertain and its operations were scattered around the area, notes Sean Murray, the Cygnet’s co-founder and artistic director.

From Los Angeles Times

Sean Murray, the Cygnet’s co-founder and artistic director.

From Los Angeles Times

Both gowns were designed by Nicolas Ghesquière, longtime artistic director for Louis Vuitton’s women’s collections.

From Los Angeles Times

The 44-year-old is currently musical director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and artistic director of the Simón Bolívar Orchestra.

From BBC

Dudamel has but one more season as music and artistic director before moving on to the New York Philharmonic, and the search for a new music director remains ongoing, the L.A.

From Los Angeles Times