Article Archive for September 2012
Arias Across the Atlantic
By HEATHER ENGEBRETSON
Having completed a few young-artist programs at American opera companies, I decided to spend the summer in Europe, with hopes of being heard by some of the right people. It seemed to me …
A Summer Spent Surfing (Water Not Included)
By JENNA POLLACK
Eurotrip 2012: Party on! I’ve been lying to my mother about wearing bike helmets. I climb on outdoor art installations with other grownups. My last tour guide got us drunk. But living out …
Frankie and Johnny in the Claire de lune
Sex is easy; love is hard. In this hilarious and unconventional romance, Frankie (a waitress) and Johnny (a cook) spend their first night trying to overcome all the little and big things that keep us …
IT Department Sends Off Text Message Barrage At Beginning-Of-The-Year Bash
SECOND FLOOR—The Juilliard IT Department sent ripples through Juilliard yesterday when it inundated the text message inboxes of the entire student body with test-notifications from something called the “Juilliard Community Alert System.” The “test” worked: …
Juilliard Skyscraper Planned For Dubai
DUBAI—One month after plans were unveiled to establish a new institute in China, Juilliard continued its wave of global expansion in late August when it announced an agreement with the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority …
Twin Peeks: Aesop Rock and Wellesley Composers Conference
Benny Profane — My brother Jack had just gotten back from Massachusetts where he was performing new music. The first thing he said to me when he returned to New York was, “Benny, tell me …
Working on My Farmer’s Tan (Korean Style)
By CHARLOTTE STEINER
What did you do this summer? Wherever you went, it probably involved your instrument, some concerts, and attending a few boozy parties at a donor’s house on the beach. It might be unexpected …
“Entrepreneurship” Stressed at Convocation
By The Yard Staff
A day after orientation activities were capped off with a Circle Line cruise around New York Harbor, incoming and returning students came together for the first time in Peter Jay Sharp Theater …