This study addresses structural instability in the dance field by comparing a public-sector collaboration Yeongdeungpo Cultural Foundation × Eun-Me Ahn Company and a corporate collaboration Apple × Yoann Bourgeois. Defining “structural sustainabil...
This study addresses structural instability in the dance field by comparing a public-sector collaboration Yeongdeungpo Cultural Foundation × Eun-Me Ahn Company and a corporate collaboration Apple × Yoann Bourgeois. Defining “structural sustainability” as mechanisms linking outputs–outcomes–continuation, it applies a qualitative framework to identify sustainability pathways and enabling conditions. The public case showed continuity through accumulated pro grams, resident repertory, and online archiving, linked to place-based identity and longer-term distribution. The corpo rate case achieved broad online reach and an international advertising award through a choreography-led branded film, linked to brand image gains and expanded subsequent opportunities for the choreographer. Overall, sustainability tend ed to emerge when collaborations pursued multiple values and when intermediary governance connected outputs to continuation, providing a comparative basis for long-term public–corporate–dance partnership design.