ENSWORTH
Arts
2018-2019 HIGH SCHOOL
| Studio art with Cati Blitz
Visual Arts
courses: Photo 1, 2, 3, Studio 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 AP Studio Ceramics 1, 2, 3
| “Our Town” 2018 Spring Play
Theatre
courses:
Intro to the Stage Acting 1, 2, 3
productions:
Fall Play Spring Play The Musical
| Encore - Ensworth’s Contemporary Acapella Group
Music
courses:
Guitar 1, 2, 3 Music 1, 2 AP Music Theory
ENSEMBLES: Rock Band Jazz Band Orchestra
Chamber Singers Encore
| Dance Co. on stage during “Elemental” 2018 Dance Concert
Dance
courses:
Dance by Design Dance for Athletes 1 & 2 Music Video Dance 1 & 2
ENSEMBLES: Dance Company Dance Team
Academic Arts Ensworth students are required to take four academic art courses to complete their graduation requirement. With a wide variety of choices, depth of pedagogy, and technologically advanced facilities, Ensworth provides a remarkable curriculum for the dedicated artist seeking an immersive experience or the beginner trying something new for the first time. Students choose classes from several different programs - Visual Arts, Theatre, Music, and Dance - and are encouraged to diversify and explore in order to discover new talents and interests.
Performing Arts Ensembles In addition to their academic arts courses, students can enroll in a number of exciting performing arts ensembles. Ensembles meet as regularly scheduled classes during the school day alongside academic courses. This provides an excellent opportunity for students to use their talents to the fullest while allowing the individual choice of diversifying and deepening their arts experience. For example, students can join the Rock Band while pursing Studio Art, study Acting while singing in Chamber Singers, or dedicate their time to a specific discipline by taking courses such as Music Video Dance while joining Dance Team, or by performing in the Orchestra while taking AP Music Theory.
Theatrical Productions Outside of the academic school day, students can be involved in several different theatrical productions staged throughout the year. Rehearsals for the Fall and Spring Play and the Musical are held after school. These productions serve as a great point of convergence for the larger student body as many participate who may have dedicated their academic time elsewhere. Students come together on the stage for productions that have ranged from Shakespeare to Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town,” and Musicals such as Phil Collins’ “Tarzan” to “The Wiz.” Students can also join our Technical Theatre Crew to help stage manage the overall productions while learning through the hands-on experience of working with lighting, set design, audio, and video. | Dance Company and Dance Team directed by Lindsay White and Rachel Tolbert
Auditions
Every student can audition for an ensemble or a theatrical production regardless of prior experience. Auditions for the Musical and Fall play take place during the first semester, while performing ensembles and Spring play auditions are held during the second semester. Criteria for auditions are specified by the Director of the ensemble and are communicated in advance of the audition date. To inquire about the audition process for a specific ensemble or production, please contact the Director for further information. They will make sure to add your contact to the communication sent prior to audition time.
| Photo by: Charlie Mahanes ’20
Creativity Creativity is an essential part of any vibrant and bold endeavor. It does not reside solely in an exclusive gallery; it is to be found amid the complexity of our lives as a light to be lit and kept aglow. Inherent and universal, creativity allows us to better understand ourselves as individuals within a global experience. It is a pathway toward a life opened by one’s belief in the potential of what could be. The creative act exists where we personally and collectively strive to grasp the greater idea. By this work, we become active participants in the great conversation of our lives - the dialogue of possibility. The Ensworth Arts Department creates a supportive and enlightened environment where our students can discover, develop, and use their talents to the fullest. We encourage beginning interests and advanced abilities alike, with the aim of fostering in each student a willingness, a courage, and a true fascination with the world around them. From pirouette to potter’s wheel, paintbrush to photograph, instrument to prose, theory to performance, we come together as a community to celebrate our student’s creative expression and rejoice in their search for truth. The Ensworth Arts Department welcomes you and thanks you for being such an important and vital part of it all.
Jim Aveni
Visual and Performing Arts Department Chair
Faculty profiles JIM AVENI
Visual & Performing Arts Department Chair; Director of Instrumental Music “Music is a profound and important part of our lives. The Ensworth Music Department educates our students about this universal language through the study of music theory, history, performance, and technology. We encourage our students to learn about and perform music that speaks to who they are as individuals, and use their talents for creative expression and discovery.”
CODY ALLEN
Technical Theatre Director “When you go to a play, the opera, the ballet, or even a concert, you may happen to notice the lighting effects, audio effects, costuming, makeup, and the sets the performers are on. All of these things are part of the world of technical theatre. With my recent experience at Disney, I am excited to bring a sense of Technical Theatre “magic” to our many Ensworth productions. I look forward to working in a world class facility such as the Ingram Arts Center, and to helping the students learn, develop, and create their own and unique form of theatre “magic”. The world of technical theatre is vast and constantly evolving and I believe that the Ensworth students have the creativity and drive to become not only proficient operators but world leading designers of Technical Theatre.”
DAVID BERRY
Director of Theatre “The Ensworth theatre program extends into and beyond the classroom. Theatre classes exercise the Core Skills through in-depth scene studies from dramatic literature, including Thornton Wilder, Tennessee Williams, Samuel Beckett, and Shakespeare. Main stage and student-directed theatre productions embrace storytelling as an essential vehicle in a community’s search for truth and as a time-honored forum for exploring and practicing the highest principles with the greatest love.”
CATI BLITZ
Studio Art & Ceramics Instructor “The visual arts program at Ensworth allows students first to explore, then to specialize in three distinctive tracts of study: photography, ceramics, or studio art. We investigate the creative process through idea development, planning and technique mastery within an expansive range of media and subject matter. Art is a synthetic process drawing from all areas of learning, development and experience. My goal is to help my students develop a passion that will sustain them through adulthood, whether as a professional artist, amateur, or collector!”
J.C. JOHNSON
Photography & Studio Art Instructor “As a new member of the Ensworth Arts faculty, I strive to provide students with a well-rounded, thorough, and thoughtful approach to photography and studio art. My hope is that each student begins to appreciate the importance of making intentional images while recognizing the relevance and use of art as a necessary part of our everyday lives. My courses integrate both old and new processes such as analog and digital photography, incorporate art history, and often combine traditional forms of studio art with new digital media. I believe a course should always include technique, historical and contemporary relevance, problem-solving, practice, and a little bit of magic.”
ELIAS SALAZAR
Director of Choral & Orchestral Music “The choral and orchestral program here at Ensworth is an exciting catalyst for students to explore the age-old mysteries of classical music and to develop their appreciation for one of the richest arts. Through their performances of exciting repertoire and, most importantly, the rehearsal process leading up to performances, our young musicians learn the values of teamwork, musicianship, passion, leadership, responsibility, and reaching their highest potential. Pairing the development of hard work and technicality with the development of emotional maturity and a deeper understanding of humanity through musical growth leads students to become well-rounded, passionate members of our society.” | Ceramics with Cati Bltz
RACHEL TOLBERT | Associate Director of Dance “The Ensworth School of Dance creates a forum for personal development and professional experience by bringing together athleticism and artistic expression in an enriching experience for dancers to connect their mind and body into an art form. It is our mission to both challenge and enlighten students in the storied and ever-evolving art of dance. Drawing from a historical foundation with particular attention to current trends and stylization, we strive to empower students with the necessary tools to be successful and creative in the world of performing arts.” LINDSAY WHITE | Director of Dance “Ensworth dance students grow creatively, physically, and intellectually as they explore a variety of dance genres and collaborate to create works of their own. Whether refining their technique at the ballet barre, lacing up their tap shoes for a percussion-packed class, or perfecting a fast-paced hip hop routine, these young men and women are growing in confidence every step of the way. They are simultaneously challenging themselves as athletes and artists, which is a gift that is quite unique to the art of dance. The dance program at Ensworth allows students of all ages, genders, and abilities to discover that movement is not only a beautiful vehicle for self-expression, but it’s loads of fun, too!”
ENSWORTH
School of Dance
The Ensworth School of Dance is an after-school dance program committed to providing quality dance education in a positive, loving environment. Our goal is to instill in students a lifelong love of the art, technical proficiency, poise, creativity, and respect for self and others. The Ensworth School of Dance specializes in teaching ballet, hip hop, jazz, tap and tumbling to anyone ages 4–18. For more information on fees, schedule, attire and policies, visit ensworth.com/dance.
| Dance for Athletes by Rachel Tolbert
Alumni in the Arts ANDREW GALLIVAN ’10 is a fashion designer living in New York. He graduated from Pratt Institute in 2014 and his clothing line, described as classic clothing with an element of cool, is now available for purchase at andrewgallivan.com.
CLAIRE GLASSFORD ’10 graduated with honors from NYU and is currently living in Los Angeles. She can be seen in Refinery 29’s documentary L.A. Land, Collateral Beauty, The Family Fang, Limitless, and The Affair. WILLIAM GITTENS ’10 graduated from Berklee College of Music and is an independent recording artist and a professional guitarist living in Atlanta. Currently planning a US Tour and a European Tour, his music can be found on Spotify, iTunes and Apple Music. LINDSAY HEAD ’10 graduated from the University of Florida in 2014 and currently lives in Brooklyn, NY, dancing and acting professionally. MARY KEITH JACKSON ROBBINS ‘10 continues to paint as an artist living and working in Raleigh, NC. Since the start of 2018, Mary Keith has created a line of abstracts and has begun working directly with interior designers to create custom pieces for specific spaces. GENNY MAYDEN ’10 is working in New York City Product Development and Design at Peerless Clothing Inc. MATT MCALISTER ’11 is a contributing team member at 5th Floor Theatre Company in New York City. 5th Floor is a producing company committed to supporting the community of emerging non-union theatre artists as they build a foundation for their careers. EDDIE GORE ’11 is a signed recording artist as “Future Generations” with French Kiss Records in New York. The group is based out of Brooklyn, NY and currently recording their second full-length album that will be out in late summer 2018. SAMANTHA GAITSCH ’11 received her B.A. Degrees in Dance and Psychology with a minor in Visual Art from Washington University in St. Louis in May of 2015, magna cum laude. Samantha is currently an adjunct professor at St. Louis University. EMILY LITTLE ’11 majored in advertising and minored in graphic design at Western Kentucky University while working as a cartoonist for the WKU student newspaper. She is currently working at Circa Design, a graphic design agency in Nashville. ELIZABETH GEER ’11 discovered her affinity for design at Southern Methodist University. She graduated in 2015, moved back to Nashville and started working at Circa Design, a graphic design agency in Nashville. FORD GARRARD ’12 graduated from UNC in 2016 with a degree in Business Entrepreneurship, Jazz Performance, Bass. He is currently on tour with Boy Named Banjo and the band recently signed with the William Morris Agency. LIBBY RUSH ’12 graduated from the University of the Arts and moved to Brooklyn to further pursue her dance career. Currently, Libby is a core member of Fooju Dance Collaborative and is working on a new work of her own.
CLASSES ’10 – ’17
ANNA AMBROSE ‘13 graduated Appalachian State December 2017. She is currently living in Nashville to pursue her art.
AUBREY KAZIMI ’13 is a professional dancer with the Ballet Arizona and has been assisting with the company’s “Adaptive Dance” program for children with Down Syndrome. MATI ANDERSON ’13 attended Troy University and graduated Summa Cum Laude in December 2016 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Dance. She trained all over the world with dance companies, institutions, and festivals including NYU: Tisch School of the Arts, AbrahaminMotion, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, and The American Dance Festival. KOBE JARMON ’13 graduated from the University of Louisville in December 2017 with a BA degree in Communications. She was recently promoted to the director of social media and marketing assistant for Sports and Social in Louisville and coaches the Highland Hills Middle School Dance Team in Georgetown, IN. TALIA MAYDEN ’13 currently works at a post-production editing house in Santa Monica called Arcade Edit. They specialize in short-form content for music videos, short films, and commercials. This year Talia has worked with Kendrick Lamar, Jay Z and Rihanna and the company won the VMA for Best Music Video and the Grammy for Best Music Video for Kendrick Lamar’s Humble. SALLY SEITZ ’13 moved to Austin, Texas last fall to work with the Austin Film Festival and coordinated its new screenplay competition. She has written and directed a one-act play entitled “The Money Machine” starring Jackson Prince which will premiere at the Austin Fringe Festival this Spring. ALEC HOLCOMB ’13 graduated from the Curtis Institute of Music in 2017 with a Bachelors in Guitar Performance. Currently, he is pursuing a Masters degree at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, where he studies with Judicaël Perroy. RAFER WHITE ‘13 is currently attending The University of Guelph in Toronto studying painting with his mentor, John Kissick. He is also studying music and playing drums for the group, Pelvis Lesly. Rafer currently resides between Nashville and Toronto. ALEXANDRA LIGGETT ‘14 is a senior at NYU and will be graduating with a degree in Individualized Study from the Gallatin School that is concentrated in art history and psychology. She is currently interning at the Guggenheim Museum in the curatorial department and hopes to pursue a career in the museum/gallery field. MARY CLAIRE SMALLEY ’14 received the Presidential Arts Scholarship to the University of Evansville in Stage Management and will graduate in May with degrees in Tech Theatre Specializing in Stage Management and Mathematics in Business. She has been hired to do choreography at Rocky Mountain Theatre for Kids in Denver, Colorado this summer. SHELBY CRANTS ’14 is a member of the Stanford Bhangra Dance Team which recently placed second in competition.
| The Ensworth Rock Band 2018 Spring Concert
ELLA MANN ’14 graduated from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts this winter with a BFA in Theatre and English Literature. She currently lives and works in New York City as an actor and Teaching Assistant at Stonestreet Studios. She recently interned with StoryCorps in Brooklyn and the Nashville Children’s Theatre. MARY SAWYER ’14 is a senior at Kenyon College, where she is working on her Neuroscience major and Studio Art minor. ELLEN HARDCASTLE ’14 studies music theory and composition at NYU. She currently helps manage her professor’s chamber orchestra and interns at Boosey & Hawkes in Manhattan. KAELEY SCOTT ’14 is graduating summa cum laude honors with a Bachelor’s degree in Art Education from UT Chattanooga in the spring. She is completing her teaching credential and plans to be in the classroom in the Fall. JACK ALCOTT ’15 is studying Acting at North Carolina School for the Arts. CAROLINE HUNT ’15 is currently studying Design at Parsons in New York City. LAURA HANSON SIMS ’15 is a fashion model based in New York City. She is with Amax Talent Nashville, The Society NYC, Elite London, Milan, Paris, Barcelona, Madrid and Next LA.
BRIANA MIDDLETON ’16 is majoring in Acting at The University of North Carolina School of the Arts. SOPHIE SCOTT ’16 is majoring in Art History with a minor in Film & Media and was awarded the Founders’ Scholarship for all four years at SMU. She was on the Pom Squad from 2016-2018 and performed at the 2016 Christmas halftime show with the Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders at AT&T Stadium. CLAIRE CATO ’17 is studying graphic design at Texas Christian University. She has been focusing on computer graphics, drawing, and communications. ELLIE KUDELKO ’17 attends The University of Notre Dame and is a member of the Notre Dame Dance Team. HANNAH SMALLEY ’17 is a freshman at Princeton University and is a violinist in the Princeton University Sinfonia Orchestra and is also a member of a string quartet at Princeton. She is also a museum guide at the Princeton University Art Museum. CONNOR PHILLIPS ’17 is minoring in Music Performance at the Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University. He is currently playing in a Jazz Combo with other Blair students.
JORDAN ZAGERMAN ’15 transferred in September 2017 to Drexel University, The Westphal College of Media Arts & Design to major in Interactive Digital Media.
CARTER PANKOW ’17 attends Berklee College of Music in Boston where he majors in Electronic Production & Design with a minor focus on music performance. Since beginning Berklee last fall, he’s been involved in production and sound mixing for fellow student’s demos and EPs, as well as performing with a number of local bands.
HANNAH DISKIN ’16 is dancing for the second year at the University of North Carolina Wilmington Dance Company.
SAVANNAH JONES ’17 is studying Music Business with an emphasis in production at Belmont University. She is focusing on music, songwriting, and singing.
MCCALL DONOHO ’16 is studying for her Bachelors of Fine Arts degree at Troy University, as well as a degree in Global Business. Last summer she traveled with Troy University to dance at the Danza in Arte a Pietrasanta (DAP) Festival where she worked with Thang Dao, Sebastian Kloborg, and many other artists.
MORGAN ZAGERMAN ’17 attends Stanford University and was recently selected for their hip-hop dance team, DV8, and is in the dance ensemble for their Spring Musical Chicago.
REBEKAH GREENBERG ’16 is attending Rochester Institute of Technology majoring in Photo Science. She is involved with the theater club The RIT Players on campus and will be the assistant stage manager for the spring musical, Heathers. ANDREW HALLORAN ’16 is majoring in Visual Effects with a minor in Film and Production at Savannah College of Art and Design. AISON KING ’16 is currently enrolled at Loyola Marymount University’s Film School majoring in Computer Animation with a minor in Computer Science. He is also a member of an indie band named the Old Ways. They perform their original music around L.A. EMMA MCBRIDE ’16 is in Los Angles pursuing her acting career. She is currently auditioning for film and television, taking acting classes, and working at Paramount on the set of Grace and Frankie.
RACHEL BYARLAY ’17 is pursuing a double major in Dance and Arts Management at College of Charleston. She is currently studying Cuban Dance and will travel to Cuba in the spring as part of her studies. SAM SLIPKOVICH ’17 is a freshman at the Rhode Island Institute of Design. Sam’s chosen path of study is in the Fine Arts program with a focus in textiles. SHONA O’BRYANT ’17 is a freshman at Rhode Island School of Design majoring in industrial design with a potential concentration in computation, technology, and culture. She will be apprenticing with a luthier, a maker of stringed instruments such as violins or guitars, this summer. MCKENSIE MILLER ’17 is majoring in Vocal Performance of Classical Voice and Opera at the Hall-Musco Conservatory of Music at Chapman University. She is also a member of the Chapman Choir.
| The Ensworth Orchestral 2018 Spring Concert
| “Beehive” the 2018 Ensworth Musical
Facilities ENSWORTH THEATER IN INGRAM ARTS CENTER The Arts Center is a hub for creative works containing art studios, a darkroom, a graphics lab, gallery spaces, a music rehearsal hall, a black box theater and a dance studio. The 642seat theater offers a spacious venue for drama, music and dance performances, as well as assembly space. The theater has capable production facilities that include a set-construction workshop, exceptional sound, video, and lighting, an orchestra pit lift, dressing rooms, and a green room.
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Support the Arts at Ensworth by naming a seat in the Ensworth Theater. For more information contact Bedell James in the Development Office, at 615-250-8919 or jamesb@ensworth.com. All funds raised directly support the Arts at Ensworth.
MISSION Ensworth is a kindergarten through twelfth grade, coeducational independent school. The School promotes academic excellence and inspires students to be intellectually curious, to use their talents to the fullest, to be people of integrity, and to be contributors to society.
In Search of Truth
VISION We envision a school community dedicated to following the highest principles with the greatest love, as characterized by moral integrity, intellectual vitality, discipline, compassion, humor, and joy. S TAT EM ENT
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Diversity, Equity, Inclusion In order to realize the goals of our Mission and Vision, Ensworth must actively strive to be a diverse and inclusive community of learners that engages collectively In Search of Truth. The presence of different perspectives and life experiences plays a vital role in the development of our students, enhancing classroom and extracurricular experiences in meaningful ways. As a school, we are committed to cultivating an environment in which all members of the Ensworth community experience a true sense of belonging and are empowered to be active participants in the life of the school. These efforts are essential if we are to foster the growth of all students in line with their potential, and to equip them for lives of purpose that extend far beyond their time at Ensworth.
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| Cover Image by Jonathan Sink ’18