MADFest 2019 celebrates student talent

MADFest 2019 was a hit on Friday, April 12.
The best of Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School’s student talent came to the Rearden Theater stage on Friday, April 12.

MADFest is a Rabun Gap tradition that celebrates the arts and encourages all students to create and perform. The MADFest Showcase held on Friday night featured students from the Upper and Middle School.

More than 70 students auditioned for a spot in the show on Thursday, April 11 in front of community judges. Many of those who auditioned were taking the stage for the first time ever.  In addition to the performing art categories, students also submitted visual art and films. Visual art winners were honored in a special reception on Thursday afternoon.

Hebe Delgado ‘19, Alice Cheng ‘21, and Daniel Dobromirov ‘19 earned the Audience Choice Award honor for their performance of "Back to Me."

MADFEST 2019 AWARD WINNERS

Cirque
1st Place — “Master of Tides” on silks, Olivia Tavolacci ‘19
2nd Place — “Bad Guy” on silks, Katherine Tench ‘22

Drama Ensemble
1st Place — “I Want to Mind Read You,” Katie Cox ‘19 and Liam Spoon ‘19
2nd Place — “The Closing Argument,” Anja Racic ‘19 and Jay Reece ‘19

Drama
1st Place — “Star-Spangled Girl,” Katie Cox ‘19
2nd Place — “Eleemosinary,” Cathy Gu ‘19

Film
1st Place — “Yggsrasil’s Dream,” Camille Manoogian ‘19
2nd Place — “Life of the Shreddin’ Southerner,” Liam Spoon ‘19

Instrumental Ensemble
1st Place — “Fisher’s Homepipe & St. Anne’s Reel,” Tsering Lama ‘21, Emma Jean Scott ‘21, and Cora Leitch ‘22
2nd Place — “Space Oddity,” Nathan Williams ‘20 and Clayton Hutchinson ‘20

Instrumental Solo
1st Place — “Canzonetta,” Anh Pham ‘22
2nd Place — “Pavane,” Simon Park ‘20

Multi-Discipline: Vocal & Instrumental
1st Place — “Jackson,” Anja Racic ‘19, Jay Reece ‘19, Clayton Hutchison ‘20, Nathan Williams ‘20
2nd Place — “Billie Jean,” Anson Zhang ‘19, Elijah Melwani ‘22, Alperin Aras ‘20, Eduard Strautmanis ‘19

Vocal Solo
1st Place — “Your Daddy’s Son,” Jazmyn Pickstock ‘19
2nd Place — “Hero,” Anja Racic ‘19

Multi-Discipline: Dance & Music
1st Place — “Back to Me,” Hebe Delgado ‘19, Alice Cheng ‘21, and Daniel Dobromirov ‘19
2nd Place — “I’m In Here,” Jazmyn Pickstock ‘19, Mia Gray ‘19, Clayton Hutchison ‘20, Anh Pham ‘22

Dance Ensemble
1st Place — “Already Gone,” Shania Gonzalez ‘19 and Cydni Coppage ‘20
2nd Place — “Bury a Friend,” Katie Cox ‘19 and Bess Prim ‘19
Honorable Mention — “Cash Money,” Brooksie Tate Martin ‘24, Morgan Mescher ‘24, Taylor Brown ‘24, Alliyah Hunnicutt ‘23, and Aarington Brown ‘24

Dance Solo
1st Place — “Searching,” Anja Racic ‘19
2nd Place — “Torn,” Dustin Anderson ‘22
Honorable Mention — “Say Something,” Morgan Mescher ‘24

VISUAL ARTS

Drawing
1st Place —  Anh Pham ‘21
2nd Place — Tim Grigorjans ‘21
3rd Place —Ruby Wang ’21
Honorable Mention —  Scott Liu ‘22, Gbemi Shonibare ‘20, Owen Nowack ‘21

2-D Design
1st Place: Scott Liu ‘22
2nd Place: Jaxson Koebel-Secky ‘21
3rd Place: Iain MacRae ‘20
Honorable Mention: Nati Darnell ‘20, Lee-Aldo Seymour ‘20, Paul Steidl ‘21
Painting
1st Place: Leah Grace Craig ‘19
2nd Place: Natalie Jump ‘19
3rd Place: Sophie Biaso ‘19
Honorable Mention: Brook Knittel ‘21, Edward You ‘20, Rachel Wu ‘21

3D
1st Place: Camille Manoogian ‘19
2nd Place: Rachel Wu ‘21
3rd Place: Gabrielle Jiang ‘19
Honorable Mention: Hayley Nguyen ‘20, Simon Guo ‘21, Isabella Caro ‘22

Photography
1st Place: Christina Hunter ‘21
2nd Place: Josephine Frimodt ‘20
3rd Place: Asia Hamid ‘22
Honorable Mention: Peyton Coppage ‘20, Hayden Turner ‘19, Ashlee Barwick ‘19

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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.