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Viva La Vie Bohรจme! RENT: High School Edition
April 26โ27, 2024โThe Upper School spring musical RENT: High School Edition wowed audiences during back-to-back shows on Friday and Saturday night in the David E. and Stacey L. Goel Theater. Loosely based on Giacomo Puccini’s opera La Bohรจme, RENT is set in the East Village of New York City in the early 1990s. A story…
A World Premiere at the Annual Spring Concert
April 18, 2024โWith Lower School Orchestra seated on stage, Emily Chen ’29 and Grace Wu ’29 kicked off the annual spring concert by introducing their ensemble and the pieces they would be performing.ย Chen and Wu asked the crowd to pay attention to the โmusical colors and texturesโ at play in “Adoration” by Florence Priceโa…
Lower School Students Adventure to the Land Beyond
February 8, 2024โThirty Lower School students took part in the Lower School Winter Play and transported the audience in the David E. and Stacey L. Goel Theater to the Land Beyond, the setting of The Phantom Tollbooth by Susan Namus. Based on the children’s fantasy adventure novel of the same nameโwritten by Norton Juster with…
Fall In Love with Class IV Rock On
January 18, 2024โWhile the Winsor Performing Arts Department has a robust catalog of offerings, a fan-favorite is the Class IV Rock On elective. Lower School students study the history of pop music and then select songs to learn and perform in an annual student performance at an all-school assembly. Playing electric bass, bells, congas, drums…
Celebrating the Beloved Community: MLK Social Justice Assembly
January 16, 2024โClass VI emcee Zora Chirunga โ26 kicked off the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration during the all-school social justice assembly. The event, which honors Dr. Kingโs legacy, has taken many forms over the years and usually features artistic expression, student voices, and a special guest. Four student leaders Caroline Bird โ29, Majdouline…
Marian Smashes the Patriarchy
Thursday, November 9, 2023โTheater Director and Performing Arts Faculty Jeremy Johnson was a little nervous when he approached Head of School Sarah Pelmas about Marian, or the True Tale of Robin Hood. After all, the play continues to be banned in some high schools across the country for its gender-bending take on the classic tale….
The Annual Fall Concert: A Mosaic of Nostalgia
Thursday, October 12โOver 100 students participated in the annual Fall Concert during all-school assembly. It was a true demonstration of the power of music. The audience in the David E. and Stacey L. Goel Theater was by turns contemplative and energized as they responded to the music. The concert began with the Lower School Orchestra performing…
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