Juilliard at Work redefines professional development by leveraging the creative expertise of world-renowned performing artists. Led by Juilliard faculty, our workshops introduce innovative, arts-based strategies to enhance leadership, communication, and executive skills. Each session is tailored to fit the unique needs of your team, fostering professional growth and improved interpersonal dynamics.
Use the power of the performing arts to transform the way you work and lead.
Transform your communicative abilities by applying dramatic techniques used by stage and screen actors to connect, empathize, and engage with greater confidence and effectiveness. Through this immersive experience, you’ll learn to listen actively, convey authenticity, and engage more meaningfully with clients, colleagues, and stakeholders. And you’ll gain tools to communicate with clarity and purpose, whether you’re speaking to a group or having a one-on-one conversation.
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Step into the shoes of a maestro! Discover how a conductor leverages leadership, listening, and teamwork to orchestrate success. Through live demonstrations and hands-on practice, participants will explore the parallels between conducting and leadership.
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Learn how to develop an elite performer’s mindset with a leading peak performance coach. Reach the pinnacle of your professional capabilities using mindfulness, resilience, and motivation techniques the world’s greatest performers use. This workshop delves into the mental frameworks used by top actors, musicians, and athletes to stay focused, confident, and resilient under pressure. By cultivating these techniques and skills, you’ll enhance your professional performance and your ability to remain composed and effective in challenging situations.
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Topic: Dramatic Techniques for Effective Communication
Led by actor, acting coach and Juilliard Extension drama faculty Brian McManamon
Brian McManamon is an actor, educator, and acting coach in New York City. As an actor, Brian is best known for his portrayal of the shape-shifting DC Comics villain Clayface on the FOX television show Gotham. On stage, Brian has appeared in dozens of world-premiere productions in New York and around the country. In addition to running a private acting studio in New York City, Brian teaches acting for the Juilliard School Extension Division and Syracuse University's Tepper Semester in New York City. He has taught and/or directed at The Juilliard School Drama Division, National Theater Institute (NTI), Vassar College, Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Columbia University’s graduate acting program and the Public Theater. Brian holds a BFA in acting from Boston University and an MFA in acting from the Yale School of Drama.
Topic: Leadership Development: How to Manage a Team Like an Expert
Led by conductor and Juilliard Extension faculty, Mark Shapiro
Mark Shapiro, conductor emeritus and former music director of the Prince Edward Island Symphony Orchestra, leads orchestras, opera, and choruses in broad and diverse repertoire. He is music director of the Cecilia Chorus of New York, with which he has given 25 concerts in Carnegie Hall; artistic director of Cantori New York; and principal conductor of Marshall Opera. Honors include four ASCAP awards, two Alice Parker awards, a Dale Warland Commission, the Motif Award, and Opera News Editor’s Choice. Shapiro has led operas for Juilliard Vocal Arts, American Opera Projects, and the Center for Contemporary Opera, and he has been a teaching artist for Metropolitan Opera Young Artists. Recording labels include Albany, Naxos, Parma, and Newport Classics.
Topic: Peak Performance Mindset
Led by performance psychologist and Juilliard faculty Noa Kageyama
Performance psychologist Noa Kageyama is on the faculty at Juilliard and serves as performance psychology coach for the New World Symphony. He holds degrees from Oberlin (BA, psychology) and Juilliard (MM, violin performance), with advanced degrees in counseling psychology (MS, PhD) from Indiana University. Kageyama specializes in helping performing artists perform optimally under pressure and has led workshops for institutions including Northwestern, Curtis, Peabody, Eastman and others. Featured in the Wall Street Journal, NBC News, and other media outlets, Kageyama maintains a private coaching practice and authors the Bulletproof Musician blog and podcast which reaches 45,000+ subscribers every week.
Introducing Juilliard at Work, a professional development initiative designed to infuse the corporate world with Juilliard's artistic brilliance. Transform how you work and lead through the power of the arts.
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