This spring term, the dance program will host three performances: the Family Weekend performance, the spring showcase, and the senior dance projects’ showcase. The upcoming Family Weekend performance will exhibit a total of nine pieces, one of which is choreographed by several students from the…
Although interdisciplinary projects at Deerfield are typically between academic courses, this year, a student created a project linking English and music. This project serves as an example that learning goes far beyond a single classroom, and has prompted discussion on the promotion of integrating arts…
The Von Auersperg Art Gallery is home to a new, cutting-edge exhibit by Nigerian-American artist, Imo Nse Imeh. Forgotten Girls: Black Heroines on the Edge of Darkness and Hope stems from Nora Case’s 1907 children’s book and nursery rhyme about ten African American girls. Mr….
“I had to make a choice in the fifth grade to not dance or dance, ” recalled Osceola Heard ’18. “And I couldn’t not dance.” For Heard, dance has always been a constant. At three years old, he was already dancing West African and jazz,…
The Deerfield step team performs during halftime of every varsity basketball home game, rekindling a passion for victory in our athletes and eliciting waves of cheers from the audience. There is extensive behind-the-scenes preparation that goes into each halftime in order to ensure their optimal…
After graduating from Deerfield in 2009, contemporary dancer and choreographer Ingrid Kapteyn attended the Juilliard School, where she received a BFA in Dance and the Martha Hill Prize. She then went on to perform extensively in New York, with Brian Bookes, Danielle Russo, The Metropolitan…
Term after term, the Theater Department presents plays or musicals that leave the entire community asking for more, and Mim Pomerantz ’18 has taken part in every production since her 9th grade year. She grew up in a household with actors and a strong dedication…
Coda, a student rock band at Deerfield, was founded by Joshua Fang ’19 and Andy Han ’19. Q: Why did you choose “Coda” as the name for the group? Andy Han ’19: “Coda” is a musical term — it’s a passage that brings a piece…
Walking into the basement of the Hess Center for the Arts, one often hears the faint murmur of a harmonious piano melody, the lilting, lyrical notes of a singer, or perhaps the vibrant solo of a flutist. For the student artists at Deerfield who play…
Though it may appear to be a normal living room, the ominous cage of snakes on the table and the questionable decorations on the bookshelves push the audience to the edge of their seats. The distinguishable sounds of a typewriter clacking lead into Mim Pomerantz…
