Nonetheless, the company's artistic profile is often a topic of passionate debate.

"The danger of compromising our artistic profiles was paramount."

It is too early to predict a full artistic profile for the Hermann-Smith regime.

But in terms of artistic profile and musical mission, the orchestra's recent past is not particularly distinguished.

"But," she quickly added, "we are focusing on our own artistic profile and our own product."

In so doing, he did much to define the company's artistic profile.

Yet the way works are danced defines an artistic profile as much as a repertory does.

Since national stereotypes have faded, they are hardly a reliable clue to a company's artistic profile.

The program's eclecticism did less to define the company's artistic profile than to provide a showcase for the dancers.

But whatever its artistic profile, the festival has shrunk noticeably since last year.