Juilliard School

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 toward 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.