A World Leader in Artistic Education
JUNE 2018 A WORLD LEADER IN ARTISTIC EDUCATION or more than a century, The Juilliard School in New York City has trained some of the most gifted musicians, dancers, actors, and playwrights from around the world, setting the gold standard in performing arts education. F Its impressive alumni list reads like a Who’s Who of Broadway, Hollywood, and beyond. Kevin Kline and Patti LuPone were members of the renowned Drama Division’s inaugural class in 1968, with Viola Davis, Robin Williams, Downton Abbey’s Elizabeth McGovern, and many others following in their footsteps. Music greats like Miles Davis, Renée Fleming, Marvin Hamlisch and Yo-Yo Ma honed their craft at Juilliard. Robert Battle, Pina Bausch, and Paul Taylor jetéd to artistic excellence in Juilliard’s prestigious HIROYUKI ITO dance program. Treasures of New York: The Juilliard School traces Juilliard’s remarkable history, from its founding in 1905 by Frank Damrosch as the Institute of Musical Art, to the impact of Juilliard President Joseph Polisi, who, during his 34-year tenure, incorporated liberal arts courses into the curriculum, created Juilliard Jazz, and expanded the institution globally with a branch campus in Tianjin, China. His “artist as citizen” ethos is seen through outreach programs that bring students into schools, hospitals, homeless shelters and other places where they can make a difference through their art. ROSALIE O’CONNOR ROSALIE The film also invites viewers inside the conservatory’s classrooms and rehearsal studios for a rare, behind-the-scenes look at classes taught by Wynton Marsalis, Director of Juilliard Jazz, and Alan Gilbert, former Director of Conducting and Orchestral Studies and former New York Philharmonic Music Director.
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