Thank you to D-E’s Visual Arts & Design and Performing Arts Departments for a spectacular showcasing of original student work this spring! Whether visiting our Swartley Art Gallery exhibits or attending events on the stages of Schenck Auditorium, Hajjar Auditorium, or the Leggett Hall Theatre Lab, anyone with an interest in the arts has had so much to enjoy and experience this past season.
Bravo! “Sixth Night” Senior Show
“Sixth Night” – an adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic comedy “Twelfth Night” - was presented earlier this week in the Leggett Hall Lab Theatre. The performance represented a welcome return to a great D-E tradition: the Senior Show! Directed by the extremely capable...
Congratulations D-E Choral & Drumming Ensembles!
The D-E campus was recently filled with the enthusiastic sounds of fantastic choral and drumming performances thanks to the annual All-Choral & African Drumming Concert! First, an enthusiastic audience of family and friends were treated to “On Broadway: Medleys...
“6th Night” Senior One Act Play Performing May 23!
Get ready for an ‘appended’ version of Shakespeare’s beloved comedy, “Twelfth Night”! This year’s Senior One Act Play, aptly entitled “6th Night”, is performing Thursday, May 23, at 4 PM in the Leggett Hall Theatre Lab! Director Tessa Li ‘24 along with an all-student...
All-Choral & African Drumming Concert is May 21!
Our All-Choral and African Drumming Concert(s) is tomorrow! Get ready to first start the night with “Medleys from Broadway” with our Choral Ensembles at 7:00 in Schenck Auditorium. Then at 8:00 PM, be prepared to head to Leggett Field for our African Drumming groups...
Cabaret Night is May 20!
Ready for Cabaret Night this Monday, May 20? Our Jazz Workshop and Stage Band ensembles have an incredible set prepared, and it’s sure to be a jazzy and spectacular time! Directed by Music Faculty Rob DeBellis, students have prepared a wonderful range of classic jazz...
Congratulations Scholastic Award Winners!
Congratulations to all our Upper School Scholastic Art & Writing Contest winners (Regionals)! We had a fantastic cohort receive Gold and Silver Keys as well as Honorable Mentions in Photography, Drawing & Illustration, Mixed Media, Digital Art, Printmaking, Painting, Memoir, Poetry, Flash Fiction, & Critical Essay! Scholastic is the nation’s longest running, most prestigious recognition program for teens, and we couldn’t be prouder!
All-Choral & African Drumming Concert is Tuesday, May 21!
Save the Date for Tuesday, May 21 for our All-Choral & African Drumming Concert! Rehearsals are underway for the annual concert, which starts at 7 PM in Schenck Auditorium with performances by all our student choral ensembles. Then the concert moves onto Leggett...
Annual Cabaret Night” Concert is Monday, May 20!
Save the Date for Jazz! D-E Performing Arts proudly presents the annual Cabaret Night Concert on Monday, May 20, at 7 PM! Our Stage Band and Jazz Workshop ensembles, under the direction of Rob DeBellis, will be performing cool,...
AAPI Heritage Month Recognition Exhibit Installation
May is Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Month! To celebrate the month, our Upper School East Asian and South Asian Affinity Groups collaborated to make a “SkyBridge Wall Almanac”! Students researched a variety of flora, spices, and herbs that are culturally...
“The Wizard of Oz Youth Edition” Performing May 10-11
“We’re off to see the Wizard!” Have you reserved your seats yet for our Middle School Production of “The Wizard of Oz Youth Edition”? Come see the land of Oz, and experience all the magic it comes with it! You’ll find courage, a heart, and a brain, and more in this...