MADFest 2018 showcases best of student talent
Dorian Provencher '18 and Jazmyn Pickstock '19 earned Audience Choice Award
A variety of acts represented the best of Rabun Gap student talent on Friday, April 13, during the MADFest showcase.
Upper School students competed during auditions Thursday to earn a chance to perform in the showcase. A panel of four community judges representing expertise in music, art, drama, and dance provided valuable feedback for the young artists.
Dorian Provencher ‘18 and Jazmyn Pickstock '19Jasmine Pickstock ‘18 stole the show Friday night with their performance “Funk Formation,” earning the Audience Choice Award. See list below for all of the award winners.
For the first time this year, a student film festival was incorporated into MADFest. Participants were given 24 hours to create an original film on the theme of hope. Their films were shown between acts in the showcase.
Student art entries were also a part of MADFest. A variety of 2-D, 3-D, painting, and photography pieces were on display in the A&T building.
Three Middle School students — Dustin Anderson ‘22 (dance), Morgan Mescher ‘24 (dance) and Lucy Barry ‘22 (vocal solo) — earned the opportunity to perform alongside their Upper School peers at MADFest. The trio of acts closed the show on a high note and left the audience looking forward to the next generation of Rabun Gap performers.
MADFest winners were:
PERFORMANCE
Dance Ensemble
First Place: She Used to Be Mine, Dorian Provencher ‘18 & Zoe Owens ‘18
Second Place: Jazz Hot, Kendall Butler ‘18 and Anja Racic ‘19
Dance Solo
First Place (tie): The Proposal, Catherine Kim ‘18; Clown, Anja Racic ‘19
Second Place: Meant, Lexi Davis ‘20
Instrumental Ensemble
First Place: Telemon Duet, Muya Kahiga ‘19 & Christian Klünder ‘20
Second Place: Rondo, Kacper Kuzimski ‘19 & Simon Park ‘20
Instrumental Solo
First Place: Debussy Arabesque, Lisa Yang ‘19
Second Place: Baden Jazz Suite, David Zhang ‘18
Vocal Ensemble
First Place: Toxic, Remi Le ‘18 & Madi Albury ‘18
Second Place: See You Again, Ashlee Barwick ‘19 & Isaiah Whitsett ‘20
Vocal Solo
First Place: Dancing on My Own, Anson Zhang ‘20
Second Place:Without a Word, Anja Racic ‘19
Cirque
First Place: Crossfire, Olivia Tavolacci ‘19
Second Place: Way Down We Go, Zoe Owens ‘18
Drama
First Place: Tongue of a Bird, Jazmyn Pickstock ‘19
Second Place: Love and Information, Amarachi Okeke ‘20
Multidiscipline
First Place: Funk Formation, Dorian Provencher ‘18 & Jazmyn Pickstock ‘19
Second Place: Unforgettable, Anja Racic ‘19, Jay Reece ‘19, Christian Klünder ‘20, Clayton Hutchison ‘20 & Roy Zhang ‘22
24-Hour Film Competition
First Place: Hope, Will Need Time Productions, Jack Zhou ‘18
Second Place: Chasing Hope, NFG Productions, Liam Spoon ‘19 & Hunter Rolader ‘19
Honorable Mention: Hope, Solo-Fu Industries, Sarah Futral ‘20
VISUAL ART
Drawing
First Place: Jack Zhou ‘18
Second Place: Leah Grace Craig ‘19
Third Place: Tamp Srithamtana ‘21
Honorable Mention: Leah Grace Craig ‘19
Honorable Mention: Keah Gruduah ‘18
2-D DESIGN/Mixed Media
First Place: Gabrielle Jiang ‘19
Second Place: Jack Zhou ‘18
Third Place: Yannik Gruner ‘19
Honorable Mention: Jonathan McFall ‘18
Honorable Mention: Ada Graham ‘20
Painting
First Place: Amy Kim ‘18
Second Place: Keilani Shaw ‘18
Third Place: Amy Kim ‘18
Honorable Mention: Saylor Krockum ‘19
Honorable Mention: Jack Zhou ‘18
Photography
First Place: Hayden Turner ‘19
Second Place: Ozi Okeke ‘19
Third Place: Nicole VanderWoude ‘20
Honorable Mention: Hayden Turner ‘19
Honorable Mention: Felix Stahl ‘19
Middle School
Color
First Place: Ella Jane Dow ‘23
Second Place: Jill Hill ‘22
Third Place: Aimee Pan ‘23
Honorable Mention: Sophia Moore ‘24
Drawing
First Place: Emery Sims ‘23
Second Place: Bella Zavala ‘22
Third Place: Angela Zhu ‘22
Honorable Mention: Scott Liu ‘22
3-D
First Place: Sean Zavala ‘23
Second Place: Imani Olateju ‘22
Third Place:Bella Zavala ‘22
Honorable Mention: Sophia Moore ‘24
Honorable Mention: Emery Sims ‘23
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