Johansen studied at the Cleveland Institute of Music, the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Paris, and the Juilliard School, where he earned his artist diploma.
“Academic rigor, an emphasis on writing clearly, discussion based classrooms, accountability and community amongst peers and faculty, intellectual curiosity. Learning as FUN.”
-- Kathryn Boswell, Simon’s Rock professor of anthropology, describing the curriculum of the Bard Academy for early high school students.