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...remember thinking, ‘That’s a pretty hip idea, I’m gonna hang around.’” Later, at the University of Kansas, Patinkin’s love affair with theatre intensified, eventually landing him at the Juilliard School of Drama among classmates such as the actor William Hurt...
...Even as a student at Beijing's Central Academy of Drama, China's Juilliard, Jiang showed signs of giving, not taking, direction. "Many teachers didn't like him because he always questioned them," recalls retired dean of dramatic arts Zhang Renli, who taught Jiang after the school reopened following the Cultural Revolution. "Jiang would always ask, 'Why? Tell me why?'" says the 69-year-old, who has coached four generations of actors, including Gong Li and Zhang Ziyi. "I've never since had a student like Jiang Wen." Jiang's stubbornness can make him a chore to work with. Especially...
DIED. DOROTHY DELAY, 84, Juilliard violin teacher known for inspiring a lush, rich sound in her famous students, among them Itzhak Perlman, Midori and Sarah Chang; of cancer; in Upper Nyack, N.Y. Frequently consulted by conductors and prone to such endearments as "Sugarplum," DeLay defied the image of the icy European maestro with her motto, "Teach the student, not the subject...
...boyish-looking 39, Hough hails from Cheshire, England. He studied at New York City's Juilliard School and now splits his time between London and Manhattan. "New York is a wonderful place to live as an artist," he says wryly, "so long as one has the self-discipline to turn off the phone...
...MAMBO KING Raised in Spanish Harlem and trained at Juilliard, Tito Puente fronts his Latin jazz band for more than 50 years. His charismatic, flamboyant performances and masterly playing of the saxophone, congas, bongos and timbales earn him the nickname El Rey--the king--of mambo. Puente is instrumental in defining Latin jazz, and at the time of his death in 2000, he has five Grammys and 119 albums to his credit. He has inspired countless musicians...