Student talent abounds at MADFest
Best of music, art, dance, cirque and drama showcased
The best of Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School’s student talent in the arts was on display Saturday, April 8 at the annual MADFest Showcase.
MADFest celebrates student Music, Art, and Drama with performances in cirque, vocal solo and ensemble, instrumental solo and ensemble, dance solo and ensemble, drama, and multidiscipline. Auditions were held Friday, April 7 for students to compete for a spot in Saturday’s community performance held in the Rearden Theater. Visual art was also on display throughout the Arts & Technology Building.
Abigail Gilbert ’17 won this year’s Audience Choice Award for her dance solo “Solo Dolo.” Faculty Choice Awards went to Katie Cox ’19 for her monologue “Bullied, Bungled and Botched;” Olivia Tavolacci ‘19 for her cirque act “Falling,” and The Nacoochee Breakers for their dance performance “Addicted.”
Placements for each MADFest category included:
Cirque
1st Place: Zoe Owens ’18, “A Little Wicked”
2nd Place: Victoria Cochran ’20, “All My Loving"
2nd Place: Victoria Cochran ’20, “All My Loving"
Dance Solo
1st Place: Abigail Gilbert ’17, “Solo Dolo”
2nd Place: Kendall Butler ’18, “Leftovers”
1st Place: Abigail Gilbert ’17, “Solo Dolo”
2nd Place: Kendall Butler ’18, “Leftovers”
Dance Ensemble
1st Place: Kendall Butler ’18, Katie Cox ’19, Bess Prim ’19, and Anja Racic ’19, “Wicked Game”
2nd Place: Emily Cox ’23 and Morgan Mescher ’24, “The Package”
1st Place: Kendall Butler ’18, Katie Cox ’19, Bess Prim ’19, and Anja Racic ’19, “Wicked Game”
2nd Place: Emily Cox ’23 and Morgan Mescher ’24, “The Package”
Drama
1st Place: Clayton Moore ’17, Cade Carroll ’17, and Sam Taylor ’17, “The Dead Parrot” Sketch
2nd Place: Oscar McMullen ’18, “Brighton Beach” Monologue
2nd Place: Oscar McMullen ’18, “Brighton Beach” Monologue
Instrumental Solo
1st Place: Roy Zhang ’21, “Czardas”
2nd Place: David Zhang ’18, “Asturia”
2nd Place: David Zhang ’18, “Asturia”
Instrumental Ensemble
1st Place: Irene Kim ’17, Carter Minnich ’17, and Clayton Moore ’17, “I Should Care”
2nd Place: Elizabeth Taylor ’19 and Sam Taylor ’17, “La Noyee”
1st Place: Irene Kim ’17, Carter Minnich ’17, and Clayton Moore ’17, “I Should Care”
2nd Place: Elizabeth Taylor ’19 and Sam Taylor ’17, “La Noyee”
Multi-Discipline
1st Place: Thanapat ‘Net’ Khunwipusit ’19, “Magic Act”
2nd Place: Madi Albury ’18, Cade Carroll ’17, Clayton Hutchison ’20, and Clayton Moore ’17, “Zombie”
1st Place: Thanapat ‘Net’ Khunwipusit ’19, “Magic Act”
2nd Place: Madi Albury ’18, Cade Carroll ’17, Clayton Hutchison ’20, and Clayton Moore ’17, “Zombie”
Vocal Solo
1st Place: Jessie Kuehne ’17, “My Man”
2nd Place: Emma Jean Scott ’21, “Part of Your World”
1st Place: Jessie Kuehne ’17, “My Man”
2nd Place: Emma Jean Scott ’21, “Part of Your World”
Vocal Ensemble
1st Place: Lucy Barry ’22 and Genevieve Maddox ’23, “Inner Demons”
2nd Place: Samantha Rulli ’20 and Anson Zhang ’20, “City of Stars”
1st Place: Lucy Barry ’22 and Genevieve Maddox ’23, “Inner Demons”
2nd Place: Samantha Rulli ’20 and Anson Zhang ’20, “City of Stars”
Art category winners included:
MIDDLE SCHOOL
CATEGORY: 2D
1st Place: Ruby Wang
2nd Place: Annaliese Fon
3rd Place: Brooke Knittel
Honorable Mention: Max Vogelbacher
Honorable Mention: Ella Loveland
CATEGORY: 3D
1st Place: Rachel Wu
2nd Place: Reid Wheeler
3rd Place: Garrett Chordegian
Honorable Mention: Roy Zhang
Honorable Mention: Austin JonesUPPER SCHOOL
CATEGORY: DRAWING
1st Place: Aldora Wang
2nd Place: Air Wu
3rd Place: Milica Manojlovic
Honorable Mention: Lucas Helminger
Honorable Mention: Spencer Stone
CATEGORY: 2D DESIGN
1st Place: Lasse Brueggermann
2nd Place: Keah Grudah
3rd Place: Tillie Hunter
Honorable Mention: Jamie Walsh
Honorable Mention: Jack Zhou
CATEGORY: PAINTING
1st Place: Aleks Sharer
2nd Place: Aldora Wang
3rd Place: Jasmine Williams
Honorable Mention: Bright Okongwu
Honorable Mention: Leah Grace Craig
CATEGORY: 3-D
1st Place: Savanna Clayton
2nd Place: Charlotte Rubayita
3rd Place: Viljami Rautavirta
Honorable Mention: Drew Davis
Honorable Mention: Benjamin MusoneraRabun Gap-Nacoochee School
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Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School is a private, coeducational day and boarding school for grades Pre-K through 12. Centrally located between Atlanta, GA, Greenville, SC, and Asheville, NC, we prepare young people for college, career, and a lifetime of leadership and service.
