Stories

Author Karen Russell poses with a coffee in her hand as she stands in a bookstore.
Seven questions with novelist Karen Russell

Carrie Ott-Holland and Lauren Braun
From art to innovation: Interlochen alumni tap creative skills in STEM careers

A dancer dressed in a blue jacket and white tights leaps into the air.
From small-town studio to professional-quality performances: How Rowan Barber found the resources to succeed as a male dancer at Interlochen

Three students walk across a fall campus
Students speak: What do you do at boarding school?

A group of students and teachers poses outside Interlochen's Music building.
Kara Huber, Interlochen’s Marjorie Wood Drackett Piano Chair, brings accolades and fresh perspective to her position

A young actor gestures expressively in front of a curtain.
Does my child need a resume for acting or dance?

Nathan Daywalt, Wren Gotts, and Marc Lacuesta
From Marvel to the Music Center: Arts Camp student records lines for ‘Echo’ at Interlochen

Ken Larson, Lauren Hunt, and Tom Riccobono
Faculty brass trio advances Interlochen, underrepresented composers, and brass repertoire with forthcoming album

Eric Zimmerman
The art of play

A black-and-white photo of Dr. Michael Bresler, M.D. playing timpani with the World Youth Symphony Orchestra during summer 1964.
Camp alumni lean in with unique gifts toward scholarships