DANCE Tchaikovsky ballets headlined the year. Students staged The Nutcracker in costumes both new, from Kiev, Ukraine, and vintage, from London’s Royal Ballet. The Sleeping Beauty was the fruit of collaboration, with music performed by the Traverse City Philharmonic and TV broadcast by Detroit PBS. Dancers again donned vintage costumes— hand-embroidered tutus once worn by campers in their 1962 performance at the White House for President Kennedy—expertly re-imagined by staff of the Mallory Costume Shop (pictured above).
MUSIC Touring brought Interlochen artistry to the world, while visiting artists brought the world of professional artistry to Interlochen. Piano students visited Kalamazoo, Michigan, to attend the prestigious Gilmore Piano Festival. Singer- songwriters brought their talents to stages from faraway Los Angeles to nearby Traverse City. Back on campus, guest instructors inspired, such as pianist and motivational speaker Nicholas McCarthy and trombonist and conductor Stafford Hunter.
FILM & NEW MEDIA Visiting artist Julia Pott, an animator for Cartoon Network, helped 30 students create concepts for original animated TV shows—concepts they then pitched in-person to industry professionals who were impressed by the creativity and sophistication of the students’ ideas. Film students continued their multi-year effort to create a feature-length documentary on regenerative agriculture, a project resulting from a generous grant from and partnership with the Greenacres Foundation.
THEATRE The technical and creative demands were high for shows Network and Cats , and students exceeded expectations with dazzling aplomb. Demand was high among a grateful public, too, as all performances of both shows sold out—as did nearly all student productions this year, from The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee to Shakespeare’s Hamlet .
VISUAL ARTS Seek—Don’t Hide made waves with its focus on art accessibility. The exhibition was the culmination of a five-day workshop in which seniors were challenged to create works accessible to those with disabilities. Meanwhile, juniors participated in the Concourse project by creating a series of inviting common spaces outside Bonisteel Library, each an interpretation on various themes, such as tranquility, solitude, and home, among others.
INTERDISCIPLINARY ARTS Whoop Dee Doo—a New York City-based traveling art and variety show troupe—guided and inspired students in creating a new, boundary-crossing theatrical project. From first concepts to final curtain, the show In Dust We Trust sprang to life in an accelerated timeline of just five days. Students designed and built their own set, too.
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