Harvard MBA Students Help South African Ballet Company Hang On

Johannesburg’s South African Mzansi Ballet has been trying to get by without state funding for a dozen years, and the struggle doesn’t get any easier. Last month, six Harvard Business School students came to get some real-world experience and offer some marketing expertise. Together, they found some surprising things – for instance, that there’s a potential fan base for European ballet in Soweto.

Mother Jones Probes The State Of Orchestras

“It’s telling that most orchestras weren’t bothering with these new ways to connect with their communities until the recession drove them to it. But they seem to be awakening to the fact that they will have to innovate in order to survive–to figure out ways they can maintain the traditional repertoire while adjusting to the tastes of a modern audience.”