Five Honorary Doctorates to be Awarded At Juilliard’s 97th commencement ceremonies on May 24 in Alice Tully Hall, President Joseph Polisi will present honorary doctorates to playwright Edward Albee; soprano Shirley Verrett; jazz saxophonist Jimmy Heath; choreographer Helgi Tomasson; and comedian and philanthropist Bill Cosby, who will address the graduating class. More...

Bidding Farewell to Dorothy DeLay and Benjamin Harkarvy Within the span of a single week in March, Juilliard lost two beloved faculty members: Benjamin Harkarvy, the director of the Dance Division, and Dorothy DeLay, whose violin students are among the most famous performers in the world. Here, in the words of their colleagues and students, are tributes to these two artists. More...

The 2001-02 Season: The Best of Times, the Worst of Times When planes toppled the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, the country froze in a moment of horror. Every member of the Juilliard community was affected by the tragedy, as we struggled to come to grips with the enormity of the loss. But 9-11 alone cannot define our year. We found other points of focus and many reasons to celebrate. More...

Love and Death in Verona By CRAIG BALDWIN At the end of the school year, it is traditional for the third-year acting class to present a Shakespeare play as their first performance in the main Drama Theater. This year, members of Group 32 take on the most famous love story of all, Romeo and Juliet, and solve a casting problem. More...

In Music’s Domain: 50 Years of Dance at Juilliard By JANET MANSFIELD SOARES Online exclusive! Fifty years ago, the idea of a Dance Division at the world’s most famous music school was nothing short of radical. In this Web exclusive, Janet Mansfield Soares traces the development of dance at Juilliard, from its early days to the present, with all the bumps and snags it encountered along the way. More...

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