Manuscript honors alumnus William Carlos Williams on Red Wheelbarrow Day
Lauren Kim, Contributing Writer
December 14, 2018
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Red Wheelbarrow Day took place last Friday from periods A through H to honor alumni and poet William Carlos Williams. Hosted by the publication Manuscript, which includes “art, poetry, and flash fiction” Managing Editor Claire Yoo (12) said, the event allowed students to stop by and write poems. Fro...
Steel Band performs in Tuesday concert
December 14, 2018
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Laughter, smiles, and percussion lit up the stage on Tuesday night, as the Steel Drum ensembles’ performances filled the cafeteria during the Holiday Concert series with the sound of energetic and rhythmic music. This was the Steel Drum groups first major concert of the year, they played through a...
Former students reflect upon their careers in the performing arts
Eddie Jin, Staff Writer
November 30, 2018
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Beyond the high achieving alumni in the fields of business, politics, journalism, and science, many former students of the school dominate in the arts and entertainment industry as comedians, actors, and musicians. Of the many alumni who have pursued the arts, Scott Rogowsky ’03, a stand-up comed...
Student Review: HMTC delivers a powerful, deep rendition of Ionesco’s Rhinoceros
Samuel Keimweiss, Staff Writer
November 9, 2018
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A man and a woman sit at a table. They talk to each other and order drinks. Everything seems perfectly fine, but something feels off. Look closer. The man is not a man, but a beast; a rhinoceros. Such is the nature of director and Theatre Teacher Joseph Timko’s adaptation of Eugene Ionesco’s 19...
Costume and set design: behind-the-scenes of Rhinoceros
Natalie Sweet, Staff Writer
November 9, 2018
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A dark atmosphere permeates the Black Box, actors in ferocious rhinoceros costumes fill the inky, bare set of the production Rhinoceros. Unlike past productions, Rhinoceros uses multi-casting, in which two or more actors play the same role. The main character, Berenger, is played by four students, and...
Rhinoceros: Interview with Director Joseph Timko
John Mauro, Staff Writer
November 9, 2018
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Staff Writer John Mauro (10) interviews Theatre Teacher and Director of Horace Mann Theatre Company’s Fall Production Joseph Timko and discuss Rhinoceros, a 20th century play about fascism. Why did you choose Rhinoceros in particular to be HMTC’s Fall production? Timko: Last March French Teache...
Advanced ensembles showcase their skills in evening performance
Eliza Poster, Staff Writer
October 26, 2018
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Yesterday at 7:30 p.m., long after the final departing school buses pulled away from campus and the last lingering students deserted the library, parents, teachers, and students listened to music resound from the magenta-lit Recital Hall stage as the Advanced Ensembles held their first concert. The...
Reinventing the wheel: students explore ceramics for upcoming installation
Victor Dimitrov, Staff Writer
October 26, 2018
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Reina McNutt (11), Taimur Moolji (11) Juli Moreira (12), and Jacob Bernheim (12) have been developing elaborate new ceramic techniques, giving them the opportunity to branch out and gain insight into what interests them as individual artists. Their latest creations are currently featured in the “W...
Poets in the making: students attend Dodge Poetry Festival
Adam Frommer, Staff Writer
October 19, 2018
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Today, students, led by English Teacher Rebecca Bahr, will attend the Geraldine R. Dodge Poetry festival and listen to poets perform their artwork, share their stories, and teach their craft. Bahr started encouraging students to attend the Dodge Poetry Festival over 10 years ago after going with her ...
Faculty and students explore novel modes of storytelling in Upper Division Tectonic Theatre workshop
Isabella Abbott, Contributing Writer
October 19, 2018
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On Wednesday, Theatre Teacher Benjamin Posner hosted an Upper Division theatre workshop with a teaching artist from the Tectonic Theatre Project to broaden the artistic and creative horizons of students and faculty alike. Based in NYC, the Tectonic Theatre Project aims to explore and utilize new thea...
Arts Club Decorates Lutnick Hall
Amelia Feiner, Staff Writer
October 5, 2018
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When Gabby Fischberg (10) walked into Lutnick Hall for the first time, she immediately noticed that the new building’s walls were blank and empty. Although construction was unfinished, the bareness of the building was clear, she said. Fischberg decided that the first initiative of her new arts clu...
Timothy Ho assumes the role of N-12 Music Program Coordinator
Jackson Feigin and Adam Frommer
October 5, 2018
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Assuming the new role of N-12 Music Program Coordinator, Timothy Ho aims to implement a more cohesive, improved music curriculum at the school, in hopes of enhancing the musical education of students across all divisions. Before this year, there was nobody to coordinate the music curriculum and keep ...
