Raising The Barre.

The article reports on the revenue of ballet companies in the U.S. since 2002. It states that the sponsorship program for the 75th anniversary of the San Francisco Ballet has helped increase revenue to 41 million U.S. dollars. It mentions that Peter Boal, the new artistic director of Pacific Northwest Ballet, has boosted both revenue and the repertoire to 19 million U.S. dollars. The revenue from investments of the New York City Ballet increased more than 400 percent between 2006 and 2007.