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A Moving Morning of Dance
May 23, 2024—With choreography by both students and faculty, Winsor dancers were full of energy as they moved across the stage in the David E. and Stacey L. Goel Theater for the spring dance concert during the all-school assembly. A showcase of work by the Winsor Dance Team and Performing Arts Block (PAB) classes, the…
PAB Encourages Lower School Students to Take Risks
May 24, 2024—The Performing Arts Block, colloquially called PAB at Winsor, is an opportunity for Lower School students to explore the arts in Classes I through IV. Students can choose from a variety of electives in voice, dance, and orchestra, and spend the semester honing their craft, culminating in a performance for the community. On…
93rd Annual Class IV Shakespeare Production
May 16, 2024—With giggles and gusto, the Class of 2028 presented A Midsummer Night’s Dream. This year’s production took two forms, with one show set in the Renaissance and the other in a 1930s circus. A Class IV tradition, the shows mark the 93rd annual Shakespeare production at Winsor. The Winsor community enjoyed the comedy…
In Rhapsodies over Advanced Rock On
May 2, 2024—Playing music spanning more than two decades, Advanced Rock On commanded the stage in the David E. and Stacey L. Goel theater during all-school assembly. A music elective, Advanced Rock On is designed for experienced instrumental and vocal musicians to hone their performance skills. Students spend the semester deepening their understanding of reading…
Viva La Vie Bohème! RENT: High School Edition
April 26–27, 2024—The 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 Bohème, 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, 2024—With 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. Chen and Wu asked the crowd to pay attention to the “musical colors and textures” at play in “Adoration” by Florence Price—a…
Lower School Students Adventure to the Land Beyond
February 8, 2024—Thirty 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 name—written by Norton Juster with…
Celebrating the Beloved Community: MLK Social Justice Assembly
January 16, 2024—Class VI emcee Zora Chirunga ’26 kicked off the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration during the all-school social justice assembly. The event, which honors Dr. King’s legacy, has taken many forms over the years and usually features artistic expression, student voices, and a special guest. Four student leaders Caroline Bird ‘29, Majdouline…
Fall In Love with Class IV Rock On
January 18, 2024—While 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…
Marian Smashes the Patriarchy
Thursday, November 9, 2023—Theater 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….