ALUMNI PERFORMERS
emilie Richard-Froozan ’03
FOR THE LOVE OF FILM AND FRIENDSHIP
Arts Center in 2002. There, under the
Émilie came to Millbrook reluctantly. In her on-campus interview
direction of teacher Jacques Charlas,
she bluntly admitted, “This is a really great school and all, and I
Émilie and other young photogs printed images “the size of the wall.” She also
the Barn above the snack bar. Émilie’s interests extended into photography, and she spent many hours in the old photo lab under the dining hall in Prum until the new lab opened in the Holbrook
really like it. Thanks so much, but I’m not going to come here.”
explored the medium of video in a course
Her interviewer found her honesty
Having danced in the Westchester Ballet
“I was my most creative self at Millbrook.
endearing, and her mother was
Company, she became fast friends with
I could do it all and merge it all—dance,
determined that she would leave her
Millbrook dancers Brigid Mason ’02
photography, and video. There wasn’t
public school in Ossining behind and
and Mona Morris ’02. Millbrook’s
some pre-conceived idea for this, but
led by Laurie Friedman.
become a Millbrook student. That fall
dance program was led then by Laurie
that is the beauty of Millbrook. If you
Émilie arrived on campus as a IIIrd
Friedman, a Martha Graham disciple.
can envision it, Millbrook will help
former, and over the next four years, she
A small but very talented group, the
you do it. That old saying is true: never
took advantage of everything Millbrook
dancers felt like they had their own very
again in your life will so many people be
had to offer, particularly in the arts.
special consortium as they danced in
dedicated to your success.”
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