Book DescriptionThe Juilliard School is known throughout the world for its training programs in music, dance, and drama. Martha Graham, Jose Limon, John Houseman, and members of the Juilliard String Quartet taught there. Van Cliburn, Miles Davis, Robin Williams, Kevin Kline, Yo-Yo Ma, Itzhak Perlman, Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, and Leontyne Price are just a few of Juilliard's celebrated students. Now, in this sparkling portrait-conceived as a companion to an American Masters documentary scheduledto air this fall on PBS-the public gets an up-close, in-depth look inside this legendary institution. This intimate pictorial study offers page after page of fabulous photographs, clippings, notes, and posters, supplemented by informative captions and quotes by famous alumni. Juilliard is a lively tribute to the continuing excellence of this famed conservatory that, in its 97-year history, has set the standard for education in the performing arts.