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List Of Juilliard School People
This list of Juilliard School alumni contains links to Wikipedia articles about notable alumni and teachers of the Juilliard School in New York City. Notable alumni Dance division The dance division was established in 1951. It offers a four-year Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree or a diploma. In prior years it also awarded B.S. and M.S. degrees. * Robert Battle (BFA 1994) – choreographer * Phoebe Cates – actress, singer, entrepreneur * Brennan Clost (2016) – dancer, actor * Carla DeSola (1960) – pioneer of liturgical dance * Robert Garland (BFA 1983) – choreographer * Marcia Jean Kurtz (BS 1964) – actress, director * Daniel Lewis (1967) dancer, choreographer, teacher * Lar Lubovitch (1964) – choreographer * Robert LuPone – actor * Bradon McDonald (1997, dance) – dancer, choreographer, fashion designer * Ohad Naharin (1977) – dancer, choreographer * Bebe Neuwirth (1977, dance) – actress, singer, dancer * Henning Rübsam (BFA 1991, dance) – choreographer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juilliard School
The Juilliard School ( ) is a private performing arts conservatory in New York City. Established in 1905, the school trains about 850 undergraduate and graduate students in dance, drama, and music. It is widely regarded as one of the most elite drama, music, and dance schools in the world. History Early years: 1905-1946 In 1905, the Institute of Musical Art, Juilliard's predecessor institution, was founded by Frank Damrosch, the godson of Franz Liszt and head of music education for New York City's public schools, on the premise that the United States did not have a premier music school and too many students were going to Europe to study music. In 1919, a wealthy textile merchant named Augustus Juilliard died and left the school in his will the largest single bequest for the advancement of music at that time. In 1968, the school's name was changed from the Juilliard School of Music to The Juilliard School to reflect its broadened mission to educate musicians, directors, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rina Schenfeld
Rina Schenfeld ( he, רנה שיינפלד) (born 1938) is an Israeli choreographer and dancer. As prima ballerina and choreographer of the Batsheva dance company, she was described by ''The New York Times'' as "one of the most important artists of our generation." Biography Born in Tel Aviv in 1938, Schenfeld began studying classical ballet at the age of 12. After seeing a performance by world-famous dancer Martha Graham, she switched to modern dance. She studied dance at the Juilliard School in New York. She danced in Israel with the Lyric Theater of Anna Sokolow, and in the United States, where she worked with Graham and other leading choreographers. In 1964, Graham and Baroness Batsheva De Rothschild founded Batsheva, and chose Schenfeld as prima ballerina and choreographer. Schenfeld led the corps to worldwide fame, with works by renowned international choreographers as well as her own creations. In 1978 Schenfeld left Batsheva to found the Rina Schenfeld Dance Theater. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa Banes
Lisa Lou Banes (July 9, 1955 – June 14, 2021) was an American actress known for more than 80 film and television roles, as well as stage appearances on Broadway and elsewhere. Banes won a 1981 Theatre World Award for her performance as Alison Porter Off-Broadway in ''Look Back in Anger'', and in 1984 was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for ''Isn't it Romantic?''. She played Lady Croom in the 1995 American premiere of Tom Stoppard's play ''Arcadia''. In film, she appeared in ''Cocktail'' (1988), ''Freedom Writers'' (2007), '' Gone Girl'' (2014), and as Hollis in ''A Cure for Wellness'' (2016). Early life Banes was born in Chagrin Falls, Ohio. She studied acting at the Juilliard School in New York City. Career Stage Banes appeared on Broadway several times. She played Cassie in the Neil Simon play ''Rumors'' in 1988 with Christine Baranski, Margaret Lord in the musical ''High Society'' with Anna Kendrick in 1998, was in '' Accent on Youth'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Aaron Baker
David Aaron Baker (born August 14, 1963) is an American actor whose credits stretch across theater, film, television and audiobooks. Biography On Broadway, he is most prominently known for his starring role as "Prince Dauntless" opposite Sarah Jessica Parker in the 1996 Tony nominated revival of ''Once Upon a Mattress''. He subsequently appeared in the 2004 revival of Lorraine Hansberry's ''A Raisin in the Sun'', opposite Phylicia Rashad, Audra McDonald, Sanaa Lathan, and Sean Combs. Baker performed as Jimmy Curry in New York City Opera's 1992 production of 110 in the Shade at Lincoln Center's New York State Theater, and then in 2018 appeared on the same stage in New York City Ballet's Jerome Robbins 100 Festival playing the MajorDomo in Fanfare (ballet). On film, he has appeared in Woody Allen’s ''Melinda and Melinda''. He is the voice of Dean Koontz's Odd Thomas on audio book. He voices a role in QCode’s fiction series podcast ''Listening In'' starring Rachel Brosnahan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morena Baccarin
Morena Silva de Vaz Setta Baccarin (; born 2 June 1979) is a Brazilian actress known for portraying Inara Serra in the sci-fi series '' Firefly'' and its follow-up film '' Serenity'', Vanessa in the superhero comedy franchise ''Deadpool'', Jessica Brody in the Showtime series ''Homeland'', Dr. Leslie "Lee" Thompkins in the Fox series '' Gotham'', and Elena Federova in the NBC series ''The Endgame''. For ''Homeland'', she received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2013. Early life Baccarin was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the daughter of actress Vera Setta and Fernando Baccarin, a journalist. She is of Italian, Portuguese and Lebanese descent. Morena's debut as an actress was at the age of six for a TV special directed by her grand-uncle, who is a theatre director in Brazil. When she was seven, she moved with her family to Greenwich Village, New York, as her father was transferred to work as an editor at Globo TV's headq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
