Performing
Arts
by
Harold Heno,
Assistant Dean of
Academics
This page:
Left:
Austin Ohayon ‘13 as
the Creature in the fall
dramatization of
Mary Shelley’s classic
novel,
Frankenstein
.
Below: Nadia Delisfort ‘15
performing in a recent
Winter One-Act.
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BOTTOM PHOTO:
AMANDA PENECALE
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OvEr THE PaST 10 yEarS
the
performing arts program at SKS
has seen growth and change, as
well as great diversity of
offerings, talent, and perfor-
mances. Maintaining its mission
to provide diverse opportunities
for students, the performing arts
will continue to expose, excite,
and instruct students in
development and focus of their
creative energies through music,
theatre, and dance. The
performing arts program’s
reputation over the years has
rested largely on the shoulders
of our magnificent theatre
program, enhanced by dynamic
programs in music and dance.
Beginning with the
2013-14
academic year,
we will expand our
performance offerings to
feature students in
dance and music and
may also assist in the
development of projects
hosted by the creative
arts program. The
creative arts program
enhances the work of the
traditional performing arts
structure. While performing arts
emphasizes the development of
techniques, practices and
interpretation using existing
works, with some attention to
the student’s own creative
aspirations, creative arts works
with students in the develop-
ment of their own creative ideas
using music and video to
explore them.
We have always incorporated
dance and music into the
theatrical productions via
Parents’ Weekend presentations
and our annual Musical Theatre
Production. Our goal is to
provide more opportunities for
music and dance students to
perform for their peers, faculty,
parents and the greater
community. Music, theatre, and
dance are three legs of the
performing arts stool that are
critical to the sound foundation
in the development of a child’s
creative, personal, and collabora-
tive confidences. Performing arts
is integral to our understanding
of human relationships, culture,
and fullness of life. It is not only
valuable to the child who
dreams of a life on Broadway, in
the ballet or with a world
renown philharmonic, but to
every child who wants to
understand how to relate to and
work with others in a successful
role as co-worker, manager, or
CEO. The faculty of the perform-
ing arts program is dedicated to
the creative development of
every child.
