The Return of the Natives By ELIZABETH KEEN This month, the Juilliard Dance Ensemble will present works of the internationally celebrated choreographer Jiri Kilian and two recent graduates of the Dance Division, Charlotte Griffin and Adam Hougland. How did these two comparative unknowns find themselves in such august company, and what has it been like to return to the scene of their undergraduate studies? More...

Irene Diamond, Philanthropist and Longtime Juilliard Benefactor, Dies Irene Diamond, president of the Irene Diamond Fund, a major supporter of AIDS research and the arts, and a longtime benefactor of The Juilliard School, died on January 21 at her home in Manhattan. She was 92. More...

Jazz in Four/Four Time: February Features a Quartet of Events By LOREN SCHOENBERG There is an explosion of jazz at Juilliard this month. An ambitious set of performances and a truly historic conversation with one of jazz’s prime movers cumulatively show that not only is jazz alive at Juilliard, but thriving. More...

In Flagrante Delightful: Restoration Comedy Explores 17th-Century Mores By MAHIRA KAKKAR In a time when women were just beginning to grace the stage with their presence, Aphra Behn was making her way into the world of Restoration theater in England. Now she makes her way onto the stage of the Drama Theater, as the fourth-year class mounts her comedy, Sir Patient Fancy. More...

Center Stage: A Special Alumni Section Juilliard alumni are among the most remarkable and inspiring people in the world. They are also among the most varied—as the many directions in which their talents have taken them demonstrate. This special section of The Juilliard Journal focuses the limelight on just a few of them. More...

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