Photo by Toffy Prakittiphoom ’24/The Choate News On the second floor of the Paul Mellon Arts Center (PMAC), easels are scattered on the concrete floors, canvases line the walls, and still-life setups are laid out on tables. In this studio, artists in the Life Drawing class diligently work on theirRead More

Photo Courtesy of AbeBooks Snow Country by Yasunari Kawabata is a love tale drenched in a beautifully depressing tone that can be condensed into one word: futility. The novel won Kawabata the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1986. Snow Country allows readers to dip their toes into the vast worldRead More

Photo by Toffy Prakittiphoom ’24/The Choate News I.M. Pei’s Paul Mellon Arts Center (PMAC) stands proudly on the Choate campus as the budding home to inspiration and creativity. In this year’s annual Spring Dance Concert, the PMAC itself became a source of inspiration. Reflecting a remarkable variety in student andRead More

Photo by Toffy Prakittiphoom/The Choate News A white room, a seemingly delusional character with uneasy laughs, a set of flashing lights, and a group of ushers reciting an enchanting speech opened the Choate production of Everybody, written by Branden Jacobs Jenkins, last Thursday, February 17, through Saturday, February 19 onRead More

Photo by Toffy Prakittiphoom/The Choate News The sound of the blaring trumpet, holler of the beating drum, lullaby of the singing cello, chirp of the fluttering flute — in an orchestra, the strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion sections come together, bringing each of their unique timbres to the cohesive soundRead More

On Saturday, February 12, community members gathered in Colony Hall for an afternoon of musical performances. The Winter Recital consisted of pianists, singers, and musicians.  Among the vocalists was Helena Burger ’24. Burger’s interest in singing can be traced back to her childhood. “My parents say that when I wasRead More

Photos by Sophia Kim/The Chaote News On January 28 and 30, Student Directed Scenes (SDS) — a production of short plays and scenes directed by members of the Honors Directing Class — took the stage for the annual performance in Gelb Theater. Performances were set to take place on bothRead More

Photos courtesy of Kate Doak The Fringe Festival, an annual student-run performance of skits, short films, spoken word, and stand up written and performed by Choate students, happened this Thursday, February 10 and Friday, February 11 in the Gelb Theater. This year marks the tenth anniversary of the festival. TheRead More

Photo by Garrett Curtis/The Chaote News Last Wednesday, musicians of the Choate Symphony Orchestra were greeted with new faces when they stepped onto the stage for rehearsal. These new faces were professional musicians, there to work with members of the Symphony Orchestra in smaller sectionals every Wednesday, during the typicalRead More