New Performance Season Begins: Over 650 Offerings Scheduled for 2001-02 From the debut of the Juilliard Jazz Orchestra to the premiere of a Stephen Paulus opera, from plays by Laurence Fishburne, John Guare, and Harold Pinter to special events celebrating the half-century anniversary of the Dance Division, the Journal outlines the season's music, dance, and drama highlights. More...

Insights Into a Violin Master’s Teaching Techniques By LISA ROBINSON The unofficial start of summer after the long Memorial Day weekend was no time to slow down for the crowd of eager violinists who converged at Juilliard from May 29 through June 2 to attend the inaugural Starling-DeLay Symposium on Violin Studies. More...

Fourth-Year Actors Involved in Drug Deals and Murder (Courtesy Guare and Fishburne) By JOE KRAEMER Concurrent productions of Laurence Fishburne’s play Riff Raff, about the aftermath of a drug deal gone sour, and John Guare’s Landscape of the Body, about a woman who may hold a clue to a murder case, open an exciting season of fourth-year repertory productions by the Drama Division. More...

Gotta Dance: 50 Years of Dance at Juilliard By JOSEPH W. POLISI Half a century ago, William Schuman made the visionary decision to create a Dance Division at Juilliard, appointing Martha Hill as its first director. To celebrate 50 years of dance at the School, President Polisi inaugurates a series of articles exploring the impact of the Dance Division on Juilliard, its people, and the entire performing arts profession. More...

Harvey Shapiro at 90 By JANE RUBINSKY Cellist Harvey Shapiro, a Juilliard faculty member since 1970, recently turned 90. Jane Rubinsky paints a picture of this complex and fascinating musician whose career has spanned eight decades. More...