IN THE LIMELIGHT

1. Berklee’s 2018 Family Weekend featured talks with Conservatory Executive Director Cathy Young and deans, class observations, and a multitude of performances, including the stage production A Chorus Line, October 2018.

2. Choreographers from around the globe, including Jon Ole Olstad (Norway), Joseph Toonga (England), Dam Van Huynh, B.F.A. '02 (Vietnam/England), Korhan Basaran (Turkey), Catherine Coury (Spain), and Roderick George (Germany) made their way to Boston to set new work for Conservatory dance students in preparation for the Dance Division’s fall dance concert, From the Ground Up, October 2018.

3. Boston Conservatory at Berklee welcomed 303 incoming students during this year’s orientation activities, which included a block party, karaoke night, and other community building events, September 2018.

4. Boston Conservatory opened a new dance studio on Commonwealth Avenue, September 2018.

5. Esteemed dancer Elizabeth Roxas set original Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre repertory for Boston Conservatory at Berklee’s Summer Dance Intensive (SDI), July 2018.

6. John Cardoza (B.F.A. '17, musical theater) did a Boston Conservatory at Berklee Instagram takeover to chronicle a day in the life of a cast member in the A.R.T.’s new hit musical Jagged Little Pill, June 2018. Ebony Williams (B.F.A. '05, dance), who was also a Jagged Little Pill cast member and dance captain, made an appearance in the takeover.

7. Grammy Award–winning folk band Old Crow Medicine Show presented a master class to Boston Conservatory at Berklee and Berklee College of Music students, June 15, 2018.

8. Boston Conservatory at Berklee held its first-ever Spring Soirée at the home of John and Stephanie Connaughton, featuring student performers with Executive Director Cathy Young (third from right) and guest artist Cristina Pato of Silkroad Ensemble (far right), May 18, 2018.

9. Boston Conservatory at Berklee graduated its 151st class at the Berklee Performance Center, May 13, 2018.