Read about recent NCHS art and performances.
Francesca DeRosa
Reporter
This year’s winter musical, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, will be the first NCHS production in which the actors literally take to the air.
Though it lasts only briefly, a few members of the cast will be hoisted into the air by a system of pulleys, which are manned by a troop of athletic students recruited especially for the purpose. The scene is played out with graceful somersaults and a lot of effort by the crew pulling the ropes…
Catherine Chiocchi
Arts Editor
According to Webster’s Dictionary, dance is “a series of rhythmic and patterned bodily movements usually performed to music.” But beyond graceful choreography, dance is an integral part of many world cultures. Some students have spent years practicing dance genres inherent to a particular culture, like Irish step dance (traditional Irish dancing), Indian classical dance, and African tribal dance…
Catherine Chiocchi
Arts Editor
Each year the Drama Department holds Dramafest, a contest for aspiring playwrights. Students submit 20-minute plays based on a predetermined theme. This year’s theme is “a way out.” The top four are produced, cast, and directed by students.
This year the Drama Department chose to team up with Hartford Stage’s Write On contest…
Catherine Chiocchi
Arts Editor
If you thought you saw a familiar face flash across the television screen while watching the premiere of American Idol Season 9 this week, you were not mistaken. Junior Stewart Taylor sang his heart out in front of the judges at the show’s Boston auditions.
“The entire day was so surreal,” said Stewart of the experience. “I had been watching American Idol since I was seven or eight, and here I was, a 17-year-old, finally auditioning for it. I got to make my dream a reality…”
Jana Persky
Centerfold Editor
Over the recent holiday break, 37 NCHS students and 4 chaperones traveled to London England to take part in the London International Choir Festival.
The group of students from both the Concert Choir and Madrigals was invited to take place in this prestigious festival, which brought together choirs from around the world. Students were given music to prepare in advance, and once in London they participated in a series of rehearsals and performances alongside students from Virginia, Nebraska, London, and other locations around Europe. While in London, the NCHS students also performed with just their group for a total of three rehearsals and three concerts over the course of the 8-day stay…
