Rotating in the air, straining to turn a third time, Katie Sing ’16 cheats the jump, her foot stopping in the ice, her body continuing to rotate. Limping off the rink, Sing learns her ankle is sprained,...

Three students were named YoungArts Scholarship winners for 2014 for their submissions in visual or performing arts. Claire Nordstrom ’15 won merit in voice, Amita Pentakota ’14 won honorable mention...

The preparations for the upper school play "The Matchmaker" started during casting the week of Nov. 18. The actors have been reading and memorizing their lines for their first run through of the play,...

On the first day of rehearsal, performing arts department head Rees Pugh waited for silence before addressing the 50-person cast of “Hairspray,” this year’s fall musical. “I hope that this show...

After six months of lengthy rehearsals, Amita Pentakota ’14 stepped on stage to perform in “MARA” at the Ford Amphitheatre in Hollywood Sept. 21. In preparation for the show, a classical Indian dance...

The countdown has begun. A total of 44 days remains until Nov. 8,  opening night. The cast and crew have 40 more rehearsal days. Before those numbers gained meaning to the cast of “Hairspray,” every...

Six days after responding to a friend’s Facebook post, Alexis McCarthy ’14 finds herself in a backyard filled with dancers, extras and cameras. Her hair and makeup are done, and she has her choreography...

Leaning back in his chair, Varun Gadh ’14 hums his newly composed melody as he taps his Ticonderoga pencil on the table. For the next six hours, Gadh writes, records and edits before he is ready to...

Although there were two microphones situated at the front of the stage, the poets didn’t use them at all after the end of their first poem in order to move around the stage and have a more active performance. National...

The three upper school choirs, the Harvard-Westlake Jazz Singers, and the Trebletones performed in the Upper School Spring Choral Concert, “In Good Conscience,” dedicated to Harvard-Westlake President...

Eleven students performed at a benefit concert May 19 to raise money for the Los Angeles Youth Network. The network is a non-profit organization to support runaway and homeless adolescents in the Los...

Two students received honorable mentions in the final round of the Music Center Spotlight Awards. Out of the five semifinalists from Harvard-Westlake, Megan Ward ‘13 received a third place honorable...