By Reinah Lee ’26 Get ready to embark on a musical journey presented by Choate students in the Gelb Theater this fall. Written and composed by three-time Tony Award winner Jason Robert Brown, Songs For A New World (Songs) consists of 17 songs, no dialogue, and no concrete plot; instead,Read More

By Amber Yung ’26 and Rose Lightfoot ’26 The first floor of the Student Activities Center (SAC) was abuzz with excited students, flashing lights, and booming music on September 9: familiar sights for any student who has attended a SAC dance. To kick off the first dance of the year,Read More

By Eliana Li ’26 This year, Choate welcomed Mr. Seny Camara to the Dance Department. He brings his knowledge and talent to share with aspiring Choate dancers.  Mr. Seny Camara, who specializes in West African traditional dance originating from Guinea, Mali, and Sengal, praises dance as more than just movement,Read More

By Lucy Domingo ’26 The Theatre Department’s fall production is preparing to take the Paul Mellon Arts Center (PMAC) stage with a comedy full of magic and props. Directed by English teacher Mrs. Katherine Doak, Puffs, or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic, alsoRead More

By Leilani Gao ’26 Featured on the National Public Radio, The New York Times, The Guardian, and The New Yorker, internationally acclaimed artist and architect Mr. Mohamad Hafez’s art is on display in Choate’s Paul Mellon Arts Center (PMAC), where it will remain until its closing reception on November 3. Read More

By Dana Tan ’25 “I felt like the music belonged in a movie. It was so alive,” Mariana Verdi ’25 said after watching the Al Firdaus Ensemble’s performance at Choate’s Andrew Mellon Library on October 2. Hailing from Granada, Spain, the ensemble was invited to perform a medley of originalRead More

By Grace LaPlaca ’25 Choate is home to a myriad of talented musicians. However, this talent is not confined to just students and the Music Department; many non-music faculty members have extensive musical backgrounds. From being high school rock band members to competitive pianists, five teachers recounted their past experiencesRead More

A family of three from Tolland, Connecticut, shuffled into their seats in the Paul Mellon Arts Center (PMAC) auditorium for the long-awaited vaudeville show. Peter, the father, is an avid self-taught juggler of three months. His son, Vincent, supports his dad’s hobby by picking up the juggling balls that heRead More

Choate’s dance faculty welcomed a new dance teacher for the 2023-2024 academic year: Ms. Laurel Lynch, who will be teaching classes in Upper-Level Ballet and pointe.  Ms. Lynch grew up in Califonia, where she started dancing at three and performed in numerous ballet productions, including The Nutcracker and Don Quixote.Read More