XCP’S Art Feast and spring dance shows are right around the corner ready to display the immense talent and dedication of Xavier students. Showcased will be different artistic attributes each student brings to the Xavier campus.
With some of the XCP fine arts department leaders and the help of faculty and staff, this year’s spring shows will be some of the best to come.
There will be three dance shows all taking place on different days. The freshman show, which is first, will take place on April 16 at 7 p.m.
Dance co-department chair Kelly Scovel talked about how big this year’s class was, saying, “It’s huge. We have six different classes this year and we have approximately 120 kids in the show.”
Each freshwoman dancer will get to perform on stage four times, performing a jazz, contemporary, hip-hop and her own creative group dance. Dancers are looking forward to showcasing their hard work and have been working since August to prepare for this show.
Mary Anne Herding, co-dance department chair, stated that the Intermediate dance show will take place April 21 at 7 p.m., showcasing more dancers in tap and musical theater performance.
This year’s theme is Glitz and Glamour featuring many different dances with styles involving hip-hop, jazz, contemporary and lyrical.
The final dance show is the Performance & Advanced Dance Show taking place on April 23 starting at 6:30 p.m., with senior solos from Brooke Gillespie, Phoebe Kleinlein, Reagan Storey, Bella Luna, Maddie Russo, Madalin Moster and Story Lamb. Herding said that every senior in performance dance gets to do a solo. With eight seniors there will be seven soloists, because Jayla Sepulveda Silvain is injured.
The main show will begin at 7 p.m., with both the performance and advanced dancers in the show.
As opposed to the fall dance shows, the spring shows use more of the students’ ideas as they get to create their own dances to contribute to shows. Herding confirms this by saying, “The spring is usually when the dancers get to take over and make their own dances as well.”
XCP’s Art Feast is another event that showcases Xavier girls talents that was on display April 15.
The show featured the art and music of talented Xavier students, in the Stark Gallery and alumnae courtyard. Alison Dunn, Xavier studio, painting and art history teacher, stated that there were many different pieces showcased this year.
There were not just drawings, paintings and ceramics but also sculptures and jewelry. All of the top art pieces chosen by students in the National Art Society were displayed in the show.
Parents, family and friends were invited to look at the art and listen to music all while enjoying free food and socializing with others.
“There is also an art market where students sell things that they have made,” Dunn stated.
All the spring shows are great opportunities for friends and family to look at the hard work that students and teachers have put in to show off Xavier students’ talents.
