Hope comes now in the form of real estate; the performing-arts organization turns entrepreneur and developer and sees salvation in its business acumen.

The money it generates is administered by the Jazz and Heritage Foundation, which gives grants to local performing-arts organizations.

The Philharmonic is the largest professional performing-arts organization in the state, in terms of budget and performers employed.

Mark Goldstaub, a press agent for many performing-arts organizations, died of acquired immune deficiency syndrome yesterday at his home in Manhattan.

Everything in Question The shift in leadership comes against a background of increasing tension between artistic purpose and fiscal restraint within performing-arts organizations.

It soon blossomed into the largest performing-arts organization in the state; its budget is now $11.5 million.

The biggest issue for nonprofit performing-arts organizations is going to be leadership.

It also represents a larger meeting that will become only more important as performing-arts organizations deepen their commitment to education and recruitment of new audiences.

When Mr. Seifter replaced him, it looked like a classic evolution of a performing-arts organization from mom-and-pop mode to professionally managed operation.

And performing-arts organizations are having to extend their stage from the concert hall to the classroom.