May 15, 2020 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled
HP Park ’21’s new project NARI is an artificial intelligence chatbot with a fully animated 2D and 3D visual model. Graphics courtesy of HP Park From Siri to Alexa to the nameless Google Home assistant, personal voice assistants are now seen (and heard) in homes all around the world. AtRead More
May 15, 2020 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled
Krystal McCook ’20’s favorite outfits combine style with comfort. Photo courtesy of Krystal McCook The increasing amount of time we spend at home and the lack of social interaction in quarantine can serve both as creative inspiration and a damper on our sense of style. In the sea of sweats,Read More
May 1, 2020 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled
As stay-at-home orders remain in place, student artists find inspiration from the scenes outside their windows. [Artwork by Alex Denhart]
May 1, 2020 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled
Artwork by Lulu Louchheim With more free time on their hands, Choate’s student artists are finding ways to continue creating art with the resources they have around them. Charlotte, Vt., resident Lulu Louchheim ’21 based her piece on a photo that she took of her dog, Moose, comically hiding behindRead More
April 17, 2020 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled
From reading stories in online PDFs to analyzing mathematical formulas through a teacher’s shared screen, Choate students have made a number of changes to adjust to remote learning for most of their classes. Traditional, hands-on art classes, such as ceramics and filmmaking, have proven harder to convert to online platforms.Read More
April 17, 2020 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled
Stella Dubin ’21’s newest oil painting portrays herself cutting a lock of hair.Artwork by Stella Dubin If many of us feel that the coronavirus has only brought pessimism and despair to our lives, Stella Dubin ’21 has come to see that social distancing can inspire art. A member of theRead More
April 17, 2020 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled
Graphic by Tony Lee/The Choate News What many consider to be one of the highlights of Choate campus life — performances and art showcases such as the annual dance concert, the spring musical, and senior recitals — have all been cancelled this term because of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19). StudentsRead More
February 14, 2020 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled
A Midsummer Night’s Dream will be performed in the Paul Mellon Arts Center from February 13 to 15. Because Midsummer takes place in a male-dominated society, Ms. Tracy Ginder-Delventhal, acting teacher and director of the play, wished to also portray the struggle for women’s suffrage and the process ofRead More
January 24, 2020 at 6:00 am Comments are Disabled
If you’re asked to think of famous dancers and thespians, do images of elegant female ballerinas and actresses spring to mind? Maybe the answer is yes, since dance and theater both have long-standing reputations in Western culture as feminine disciplines. Data from the Registrar’s Office reveals what appears to beRead More