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From the Windy City to Tinseltown, Juilliard Student Actors, Dancers, and Musicians Tour the Country For the first time in Juilliard's history, all three college divisions—Dance, Drama, and Music—toured the country in March, visiting Chicago, Los Angeles and other cities and towns. The Juilliard Journal asked four students, one dancer, one actor, one jazz saxophonist, and one classical harpist, to report on their experiences. Here’s what they had to say …
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By Laura Careless
For two weeks in March, the Juilliard Dance Ensemble traveled to Chicago and Los Angeles for the Dance Division’s first-ever national tour. As we arrived at school to take the bus to the airport, the prospect of an extended field trip to far-off lands (luxury hotels and a healthy per diem included) was enough to give us way more energy than was appropriate for 8 a.m., and the driver must have wondered whether he got on the wrong bus and should, in fact, be driving his fourth-grade passengers to the Central Park Zoo. More...
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By Andrew Gutauskas
The Juilliard Jazz Orchestra kicked off its portion of Juilliard’s centennial tour on March 1, traveling to the Midwest, the West Coast, and the South. Despite aggravating delays and flight cancellations, the orchestra finally made its way to Appleton, Wis., greeted by cold weather and freezing rain. But we were warmly accommodated at the Candlewood Suites, in spacious rooms that included a kitchen. There was also an Outback Steakhouse close by, to keep us continuously rewarded with Bloomin’ Onions! More...
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By Amy Ward
For many members of the Drama Division's Group 35, the centennial tour of A Midsummer Night's Dream and Edward II to Los Angeles and Chicago meant seeing a new city for the first time. Some would realize they didn't pack enough sunscreen for the sunny L.A. skies. Some, who weren't familiar with the blistering wind that is downtown Chicago, would come to find that adjusting the contents of a suitcase or two would have been a beneficial way to spend the days off in New York between shows. More...
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By Michelle Gott
My alarm went off at 7:30 on the gorgeous morning of March 4. Unlike other mornings, sleepily rolling over and hitting the snooze button was not an option. If I hoped to make the 10 a.m. bus from Juilliard to LaGuardia with the rest of the orchestra, I had to fill my empty suitcase, dash to Commerce Bank, attend to several overdue business calls, and somehow make myself presentable for the first official day of the Juilliard Orchestra's centennial tour. More...
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