Behind the Scenes: Students rehearse for annual Senior Showcase performance
Members of both JV and Varsity dance stand in a line and execute a move from Olivia Esparza’s (12) senior showcase dance.
The annual Senior Showcase premiered the performances of graduating Certificate Program seniors and their accompaniments last Friday at 7 p.m. in the Rothschild Performing Arts Center’s Patil Theater (RPAC).
The upper school’s conservatory Certificate Program includes a four-year study within a field of performing arts, including dance, theater, musical theater, vocal music, instrumental music or technical theater. At the showcase, each senior selected a piece that reflected their area of study.
During the day on Friday, performers rehearsed in the RPAC. Check out photos from behind the scenes of this year’s Senior Showcase below.

Sophomore Zoe Kister smiles and demonstrates a hand movement to senior Cameron Zell during a rehearsal for Olivia Esparza’s (12) senior showcase dance.

Donna Boucher (12) closes her eyes and leans back while playing the tenor saxophone. She switches between saxophone and flute later throughout the song.

Neil Ramaswamy (12) smiles as he plays a sequence on the drums.

Rahul Goyal (12) plays a solo on his baritone saxophone.

Henry Wong (12) plays the cello while Ayush Alag (12) plays violin. The two were accompanied by Alex Yu (12) on piano.

Karina Chen (10) reaches emotionally offstage during a tech rehearsal for Aditi Anthapur’s (12) senior showcase piece.

Dance team members reach towards the audience during a tech rehearsal of Sonal Muthal’s (12) senior showcase piece.

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