Music groups foster competitive environment between students
Peter Finnerty, Staff Writer
February 16, 2019
Filed under Arts
From starting the alto saxophone in fifth grade to practicing every day, going to weekly private lessons and participating in two bands, Jake Perdue is one of many who works hard and loves playing their instrument. He brings this dedication to his musical groups, improving his own skills while coming tog...
Graphic designer follows dual passions of sports and art
Oliver Fox, Staff Writer
February 15, 2019
Filed under Artists Of The Month, Arts
Paintbrushes and pencils are in the past. For senior Sergei LeFaivre, digital design is the future. By turning his passion for sports into modern graphic designs, LeFaivre has grown into a skilled artist spurred by his own athletic interests. Because of his Boston upbringing, LeFaivre was supportin...
“Sweeney Todd” to be last musical before director retires
Madison Sklaver, Longform Editor
January 17, 2019
Before each musical, Christian Polos jumps on stage to introduce the show and the cast. He talks about all the hard work the cast has done, the subject of the musical, and immediately jokes around with the audience. Even from just his short introduction to the musical, his personality shines through....
Movie Review: The Princess Switch
Nick Eddinger, Photography Managing Editor
January 16, 2019
Filed under Arts, Movie Review
With holiday cheer and festivities coming to an end, Netflix beckons yet another round of low-budget, uninspired, feel-good Christmas movies to bring a sense of wholeness to your living-room. Last year saw the notable addition of “The Christmas Prince” which shook families with its tooth-achingl...
Tech week unites drama casts through love of theater
Elena Su, Staff Writer
January 15, 2019
Filed under Arts
The stage is animated with characters laughing and talking while standing bathed in the orange stage lights. As the scene comes to an end, the performers scuttle off the stage, heading for the wings. Moments later, they emerge from behind the curtain to run the scene again. After this, they’ll have to d...
Organization hires teens to hone creativity
Sidonie Brown, Arts Editor
January 14, 2019
Filed under Arts
On a Tuesday afternoon, while the sun dipped below the horizon, the studios of the Artists For Humanity (AFH) EpiCenter in Boston glowed with the excitement and passion of over a hundred teenage artists at work. Some hunched over sketchbooks. Others toggled with tools on a computer screen. Still mor...
ICA exhibit provides visitors with interactive experience
Graham Krewinghaus, Staff Writer
January 12, 2019
A large room, filled with people moving about and enjoying themselves, acts as an entrance for the exhibit. A digital display covers the back wall and acts almost like a mirror, replaying the room’s events, but warping the motions of the crowd as it does so. The display creates a peculiar sort of dist...
Alumni use high school arts education in their careers
Jake Zucker, Staff Writer
January 11, 2019
Filed under Arts
When Class of 2012 alumnus Julian Hermano started high school, he was, in his words, “legit mad shy.” The drama classes that he took for elective credit struck a chord with him and helped transform him from a person who would go home right after school to play video games, to the confident, hard...
Review: Yes Fest
January 10, 2019
Filed under Arts
From the roaring guitars to the bombastic drums, there is an emotion that is felt at a good concert. It is a feeling of energy derived from the pure heart and soul that the performers put into their music. It makes you want to nod your head, sing, shout and jump up and down. This is exactly the atmos...
Ballerina paintings portray emotional aspect of dance
Zoe Tseng, Staff Writer
January 8, 2019
Filed under Arts, Visual Arts Reviews
The typical image that comes to mind at the word “ballerina” is a girl in a pink tutu holding an excruciating pose. Many paintings of dancers center on the beauty of this pose and the ballerina’s serene expression. Edgar Degas is especially known for these types of paintings, but a new exhi...
Tomtsu grows as a band and develops a unique sound
Rachel Lee, Arts Editor
December 15, 2018
Filed under Arts
The beat begins, slow and subtle at first, and then it grows, becoming louder and filling the room, then a bass kicks in, and then finally a guitar and then vocals. Improvised guitar riffs, Tuesday practices and 63,000 plays on Spotify all make up Tomtsu, a band of four juniors whose music falls somew...
