Outgoing Scottish Ballet director Robert North says he wonders why the company’s board wants to switch from traditional ballet to being a modern company. According to new figures, Scottish Ballet scored an increase of more than 50 percent in audience last year – from 43,000 to more than 66,000. “At the same time, contemporary dance companies in Scotland attracted an audience of little more than 3,000 between them.” The Scotsman 10/30/01