The Juilliard School

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Type: School
On the web: http://www.juilliard.edu
Employees: 550

The Juilliard School educates some of the top performers from around the world. Students can earn undergraduate and graduate degrees in dance, drama, and music. The school also has an Evening Division that is geared towards working adults as well as a Pre-College Division that meets on Saturdays between September and May. Primarily a performing arts conservatory, the school also enriches the community through outreach and other special programs. Juilliard was founded in 1905 in Greenwich Village and took up residence at Lincoln Center in 1969. Famed alumni include William Hurt, Val Kilmer, Kevin Kline, Laura Linney, Winton Marsalis, Christopher Reeve, Ving Rhames, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, and Robin Williams.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending June, 2008:
Sales: $94.8M

Officers:
Chairman: Bruce Kovner
President and Trustee: Joseph W. Polisi
VP and COO: Jon Rosenhein

Conservatory in New York. It was formed in 1946 as the Juilliard School of Music from the Institute of Musical Art (founded 1905) and the Juilliard Graduate School (opened 1924). In 1968 it moved to the Lincoln Center and was renamed. Its departments include the Dance Division (1951), Theater Center (1968) and American Opera Center (1970).