Arts - The Hotchkiss Record

“Everybody” Dances in Seniors’ Show

Stephanie Ge ’22

May 30, 2019

What gift could two departing seniors give to the school community? For Gwenyth Slaughter ’19 and Nia Warren ’19, the answer was to share their passion for dance. On May 25, the two Seniors presented their project, “You Can(’t) Dance,” in Walker Auditorium.The performance featured 21 dancers...

A Farewell to Artists

Yuki Zhang ’22

May 30, 2019

Hannah Liu ’19 A four-year voice student, Hannah Liu ’19 has performed twice on the stage of Carnegie Hall. On May 24, Liu sang “O Mio Babbino Caro” with accompaniment from the Hotchkiss Orchestra during the Ensemble Concert in Elfers Hall. Liu will continue her studies at Harvard University...

Chicks With Guns Inspires Students

Grace Helm '21

May 27, 2019

Lindsay McCrum ’75 returned to the Hotchkiss campus 43 years after graduating to share her artwork with current visual arts and photography students. Her exhibit, ‘Chicks with Guns,’ pictures women firearm owners from across the country.

The Hotchkiss Song Project: Elijah Stone ’20

Stephanie Ge ’22

May 15, 2019

This year, Elijah Stone ’20 started The Hotchkiss Song Project, a student-run musical collaboration. Aiming to represent the student body with music, Stone welcomed ideas for songs, stories, lyrics, and poems for an album that he will assemble. The Arts and Leisure section explores his project by featuring...

Red Carpet Rolls out for Film Festival

Yuki Zhang ’22

May 15, 2019

The 8th Annual Film Festival rolled out the red carpet for a night of entertainment and celebration of creativity. Last Saturday, the Film Club hosted the eighth annual Film Festival in Walker Auditorium. The Film Festival welcomed submissions from high school students from several other schools. This...

Much Ado About Thundermug

Ha Trang Tran ’22

May 15, 2019

As the year winds to a close, students will be able to step into the Elizabethan era with Thundermug, the annual competition between actors in Shakespeare scenes on May 19. Hosted by the Hotchkiss Dramatic Association (HDA), the competition is an effort to engage the community with the works of William...

Watson Workshop Highlights Queer Art

Billy Meneses ’22

May 15, 2019

The Watson Workshop Series will continue with Instructor in Art Ms. Terri Moore’s presentation on the queer art scene in New York City. In the 1980s, “queer” was reappropriated as a celebratory term to describe the experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex people. Queer...

Alum Leads Workshop on LGBTQ Issues

Billy Meneses ’22

May 15, 2019

Community members gathered in the Watson common room last Thursday for the latest installment in the Watson Workshop series. The workshops are designed to educate people who want to know more about LGBTQ issues. Although Watson is not an LGBTQ-exclusive space, its role as a home for students of all...

The Marvel Cinematic Universe: Ranked by Editors

Arhan Chhabra '22 and Toby Pouler '20

May 13, 2019

With the recent release of “Avengers: Endgame,” Arhan Chhabra and Toby Pouler discuss and rank all 22 films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). This article does not contain any spoilers for any of the recent films. Iron ManThe film that started it all. Iron Man was an instant classic...

Gospelfest Shares Good News

Stephanie Ge ’22

May 5, 2019

Joyful tunes from five gospel choirs will fill Elfers Hall during the annual Gospelfest this Sunday, May 5.The Hotchkiss Gospel Choir and gospel choirs from other local boarding schools, including Westover, South Kent, and Miss Porter’s, along with the Litchfield Congregational Youth Choir,...

Unnumbered: Note From the Author

John Shin ’20 and Tina Deng ’21

May 5, 2019

UnnumberedHer fame merited the dawn, so I drove to beat the crowds through the new light of New England to be first in Amherst.I thought it luck, my parking space so near The Homestead door -- then rushed to gain admittance to her chambered site --‘Twas there my ardaent pace stopped as...

Previewing Peripheral Vision

John Shin ’20 and Tina Deng ’21

May 5, 2019

Ms. Susan Kinsolving, instructor in English and poet-in-residence, is slated to have her Peripheral Vision, a collection with about 45 of her most recent poems, published on May 28. As a preview for this publication, the Arts & Leisure Editors have decided to feature a testimonial and a poem from the...