Gala 2023 - Aurora

Gala 2023

An evening of music, dance, drama, art, film and animation presented by Eastwood’s Integrated Arts Program Cover art by Emma Nowak

KIDS (8 - 10)

YOUTH (11 - 13)

TEENS (14 - 18)

ADULTS (19+)

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Message from the Principal Welcome to “Gala 2023 – Aurora” Eastwood has enjoyed a long-standing reputation as offering the premier enhanced arts experience among the secondary schools of the Waterloo Region. While Gala is made possible by the tremendous commitment and astonishing artistic vision that the teachers in Eastwood’s Arts programs bring daily, it is the talents and efforts of the Integrated Arts Program (IAP) students that we celebrate most! Additionally, we thank the Waterloo Region Integrated Arts Program Parents Association (WRIAPPA), and the parents/guardians of our IAP students for their tireless dedication and support in realizing this shared vision.

The energy of Eastwood’s IAP students dancing, making music, dramatizing, providing technical support, and creating exquisite visual art provides a feast for the senses that our staff and students feel privileged to witness and enjoy every day.

Thank you for attending and for sharing in this experience!

Ryan Hume Principal Eastwood Collegiate Institute

Friday, November 24, 7 p.m. | Saturday, November 25, 1 p.m. & 7 p.m.

Eastwood Collegiate Institute | 760 Weber Street East, Kitchener, ON

Aurora Gala 2023

Presented by the Waterloo Region Integrated Arts Program November 24 & 25, 2023 Eastwood Collegiate Auditorium Executive Producers: Waterloo Region Integrated Arts Program

Parents Association (WRIAPPA) Production Manager: Kirsten Hunsberger-Shortt Dance Directors: Jill Dolishny, Holly Linkert Drama Director: Adam McCarthy Music Directors: Matt Drysdale, Michael Green, Lauren Helmer,

Kirsten Hunsberger-Shortt Visual Art/Juried Show Directors: Kaitlin Burns, Sheena Gruber,

Julie Lynch, Adrienne Spier,

Adam McCarthy (Film) Juried Visual Art Show Jurors: Anne Filiatrault, Moumita Roychowdhury Juried Film & Animation Jurors: Holden Mohring, Robert Murdoch

Waterloo Region Integrated Arts Program Application Are you a grade 8 student interested in the Arts?

Are you the parent of a child interested in expanding their artistic experiences?

If Eastwood and the Waterloo Region Integrated Arts Program is on your list of possible schools for next year, we hope you’ll submit an application for an audition! Applications are due early January.

For more information, join us for Grade 8 Information Night on Thursday, December 7, 2023 from 6-9 p.m. Details and a schedule for the evening are available on our website, eci.wrdsb.ca/arts under New IAP Applicants.

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Production Credits Arts Council Members Lula Beaulieu-Levesque, Kiki Beniston, Theresa Bing, Luka Blagojevic, Ember Brooks, Olivia Brosseau, Emilia Chartrand, Kyla Crant, Davi Cunningham, Tavio Del Net, Julia Dickey, Niamh Donnelly, Lorelei Downes, Alex Dunat, Sammy Egerhazi, Clover Essayas, Logan Frohlich, Abigail Gieringer, Elanor Gorgati Guidoreni, Lily Hall, Dani Hernandez-Guerrero, Emma Hortie, AJ Johnston, Ella Jones, Quinn Koeller Smirnios, Carolyn Lawson, Isla Li, Lily Martin, Sarah McIlravey, Zoey McWhirter, Logan Miller, Sadie Moore, Bela Moreno-Kendall, Lillian Morris-Jones, Raphie MurphyRogers, Emma Nowak, Chase Oudshoorn, Luna Paolini, Elias Poulin, Gavin Raper, Violet Reynolds, Kieran Schmidt, Emily Shamas, Danhui Thompson, Lilit Thompson, Aaliyah Traversy, Melody Velasquez, Claribel Wang, Noelyn Weissenboeck, Liam Wilson, Caitlin Xia, Caylee Yip, Tamika Zister About Eastwood Arts & WRIAPPA For over 37 years, Eastwood Collegiate has been home to Waterloo Region’s only Integrated Arts Program (IAP). This unique program, where students come to Find Their Art, does not receive additional funding but instead relies on fundraising activities to support the extended needs of the program.

Waterloo Region Integrated Arts Program Parents Association (WRIAPPA) is an independent group of parent volunteers who provide support to the students, parents, and faculty of the IAP. We assist the school in heightening the public awareness of the IAP and our primary mandate is to provide fundraising support for the program.

We do this through events like the Aurora Gala, event concessions, raffles, and other fundraising activities to provide the teachers the extra funds they need to provide the best program possible for the IAP students.

If you’d like more information about WRIAPPA and its activities, please contact eastwoodarts@gmail.com.

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Production Credits Technical Crew Stage Managers: Cheryl Ewing, Leelind Keary Technical Directors: Cheryl Ewing, Leelind Keary Assistant Stage Manager: Miles Shephard Producer: Kaylee Wood Student Technical Directors: Miles Shephard, London Voin, Kaylee Wood Lights: Naomi Cubilla Sound: Elias O’Neill Benian, Devin Vanee Flies/Rigging System Operator: Alex Coker, Jaxon Holdershaw,

London Voin (Head Rigger) Stagehands: Karter Abdallah, Logan Burnett, Theo Linsley, Evelyn Howe, Quinn Koeller Smirnios, Mary Jane Pritchard-Boles, Miles Shephard, Cosmo White Multi Camera Video Production: Mary Jane Pritchard-Boles,

Norah Steinmann, Vyon Stuebing,

Kaylee Wood Technical Crew Staff Sponsors: Mr. C. Lemke, Mx. S. Goeree-Edmondson Gala will be video recorded this year for archival purposes.

WRIAPPA Executive 2023-2024

Programme

President: Karen White Vice President: Ilona Busch Secretary: Jen Sokolowsky Treasurer: Gethyn Beniston Raffle & Volunteer Coordinator: Tracey Hutchison Marketing & Advertising: Christine Guy Communications: Rachel Miller, Elisa Way Hospitality: Eric Katvala, Andrew Hopper

Cover Art: Emma Nowak Printing: M&T Printing Group WRIAPPA Gala 2023 Team Project Manager: Deb Chartrand Box Office: Andrew Gerus Programme: Sabina Voisin Flowers: Sarah Mouneimne

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Act One

Eastwood Concert Winds Music:

The Sound of Silence by Simon and Garfunkel; Disturbed version. Arr. Hosey

Director:

Ms. L. Helmer

Performers:

Flute: Hera Beck, Victoria Brett, Ben Hopkins, Arshida Khanjani, Lillian Morris-Jones, Seren Tod, Emersen Uttley, Amira Walker

Oboe: Lily Baty Bassoon: Grace Kurt Clarinet: Kyla Crant, Caleigh DeVito, Molly Dobozy,

Jonathan Gardiner, Finley Guindon-VanRoon, Ricardo

Mustelier, Crow Snyder Bass Clarinet: Kaamin Lin, Brooke Lipiskie, Rodrick Ramos

Alto Sax: Leslie Atkinson, Stephanie Bardouniotis, Caleb Babb, Tavio Del Net, Nyla Henry, Quinnlan Lukas, Cole Raper

Tenor Sax: Riley Csanady, Destiny Finlay, Lily Hall,

Gavin Raper Bari Sax: Kaya Rollauer Trumpet: Judah Davey, Tiarah Dockery, Eddie Buschlen,

Jack McNamara, Anneka Vandenberg, Samantha Weller French Horn: Anna McQuarrie, Luna Stewart, Emma Strauss Trombone: Noah Gissing, Pigeon Schinkman Euphonium: Evie O’Connor, Ava Schryer Tuba: Robert Clifford, Sierra Code Percussion: Logan Burnett, Will Hopper, Gabby Kamara,

Thomas Oakman, Mandisa Molife, Elias O’Neill-Benian,

Chase Tatalovic

Electric Guitar Solo: Gabriel Soto Rojas, Dr. M. Rait

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Ne Me Quitte Pas - Contemporary Group Music:

Ne Me Quitte Pas by Nina Simone

Director:

Isabella Stuebing

Performers:

Sarah DaSilva, Rachel DaSilva, Cassidy Gowing, Emma Hawley, Chloee Legault, Meghan Lehmann, Emmerson Roe, Aubrey Rojas, Isabella Stuebing, Jessica Oei (swing)

Corcovado Music:

Corcovado by Stan Getz

Performers:

Tavio Del Net, Nyla Henry, Ben Hopkins, Will Hopper, Quinnlin Lukas, Anna McQuarrie, Maisie Wilson

Someone Gets Hurt Music:

Someone Gets Hurt by Kyle Selig

Performer:

Karter Abdallah

Page Music:

Page by Ed Sheeran

Performers:

Natalie Ayranto, Jack Davidson, Charlotte Kirley, Noella Mallany

Proof (Scene Study Excerpt) - Grade 12 Drama Majors Playwright:

David Auburn

Director:

Mr. A. McCarthy

Performers:

Steph Bardouniotis, Abi Sevigny

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Act One

Chamber Strings and Friends Music:

“Herr Mannelig”, Trad. Swedish, arr. S. Newbold

Director:

Ms. K. Hunsberger-Shortt

Chamber Strings: Violin 1: Sarah DaSilva, Rachel DaSilva, Mikaela Baillie,

Lily Baty, Charlotte Reynolds Violin 2: Logan Frolich, Quinnlan Lukas, Isabella Gray,

Niamh Donnelly, Ella Jones, Mathias Munoz Riquelme,

Natalie Ayranto, Kiki Beniston Viola: Jamie Stanzel, Emma Frandsen, Makayla Essayas Cello: Emma Nowak, Violet Reynolds, Brock Towler,

Alice Newell, Hera Beck, Julia Fitzgeorge, Ash Brook, Evan Thiessen Bass: Ricardo Mustelier Drummers: Aiden Devine, Alan Lawrence Choreographers:

Kiki Beniston, Kayden McPherson, Sadie Moore Dancers:

Abigail Gieringer, Ruby Lake, Sarah McIlravey, Isabel Rahnenfuehrer, Abbey Rowe, Emily Shute

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A Streetcar Named Desire (Scene Study Excerpt) - Grade 12 Drama Majors Playwright:

Tennessee Williams

Director:

Mr. A. McCarthy

Performers:

Addi Butchart, Amelia Dunlop

Beginning Band Class Music:

The Siege by Ryan Meeboer

Director:

Ms. L. Helmer

Conductor:

Dr. M. Rait (Teacher Candidate)

Performers:

Flute: Aaron Akimov, Jaden Bradfield, Eric Gatzke, Liliane Martin

Oboe: Lily Baty Bassoon: Grace Kurt Clarinet: William Bennett, Halima Bilalic, James Hughes,

Ricardo Mustelier, Dink Tend Bass Clarinet: Kaamin Lin Alto Sax: Chelsea Lehmann, Charlotte Reynolds Tenor Sax: Andy Bennett, Noah Gerus Bari Sax: Granite Schulte Trumpet: Tyler Carr, Judah Davey, Jack McNamara,

Liam Taite French Horn: David Jackson-Garrido Trombone: Ash Preston, Taylor Reitzel, Crow Snyder Euphonium: Kylan Luke, Jazzmyn Turnbull Tuba: Sierra Code, Robert Clifford Percussion: Brooklyn Guerra, Olivia Jaklische,

Spencer Maser Bass: Aaron Bernard, Katrina Klicka

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Amour Perdu - Grade 9/10 Dance Majors Music:

Je Te Laisserai Des Mots by Patrick Watson

Director:

Braelynn Lackner

Performers:

Kiki Beniston, Ash Brook, Sasha Bullen, Kaden Chaffey, Cassie Frank, Abigail Gieringer, Kaitlyn Hayden, Dani Hernandez-Guerrero, Emma Hortie, Kenzie Kay, Kyla Kurtz, Dylan Legge, Kayden McPherson, Gavin Raper, Emmerson Roe, Abbey Rowe, Emily Shute, Emersen Uttley, Talea Van Daele-Hunt, Lucas Way, Sophie Zinger

No Time To Die Music:

No Time To Die by Billie Eilish

Performers:

Isy Aboagye, Evan Thiessen

Centre of the Universe - Grade 9 Dance Majors Music:

Near Light by Olafur Arnalds

Directors:

Grade 9 Dance Majors

Performers:

Ash Brook, Sasha Bullen, Abigail Gieringer, Kyla Kurtz, Gavin Raper, Emmerson Roe, Abbey Rowe, Emily Shute, Talea Van Daele-Hunt, Lucas Way, Sophie Zinger

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Intermission

Don’t miss these exciting activities!

• View the film and animation selections in the library • View the juried art show on display in the drama room • Visit our hospitality tables and raffle tables — All proceeds go to the IAP • Purchase a flower for your performer IMPORTANT! Don’t forget to cast your vote for the People’s Choice Awards in the Visual Art and Film & Animation categories!

Did you know?

Students in the Integrated Arts Program (IAP) have the opportunity to ‘Find Their Art’ by exploring and integrating multiple disciplines throughout their time at ECI. The enriched education and extracurricular activities offered to students in the IAP rely heavily on fundraising efforts.

You can help!

By donating to the IAP, you are directly supporting this wonderful program to continue inspiring creative students from all corners of the Region of Waterloo and beyond. Your generosity will help to provide the tools for our talented students to further develop their unique skills and abilities.

DONATIONS CAN BE MADE: • In the lobby during intermission and after the show via cash or debit/credit. Tax receipts are not available on-site.

• Online via the Waterloo Education Foundation Inc. (WEFI).

Go to: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/15506 Select “Eastwood CI” from the drop-down menu Type “Eastwood Integrated Arts Program” in the message box Note: Tax receipts will be issued for online donations of $15 or more.

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Juried Film & Animation

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A Collage of Tears • James Glover-Tobin Like Tears in the Rain • Megan Haas Waiting Room • Zoe WcWhirter Spidersonas • Kieran Schmidt If the Future • Emma Nowak Alleyway • Lily Martin So Good • Adam Schelle Miss Independant • Adam Schelle Sing Yesterday • Adam Schelle

Today I Bought Makeup • Emma Hawley and Ava Mackay 3(v2.1) • Felipe Sanchez-Hancox Grow • Niamh Donnelly

Juried Visual Art Show

Devils Look • Aaliyah Traversy

Chinese Lion Puppet • Maya Poser

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Merry Go Round • Alexe Moreno

Eye of the Beholder • Abi Sevigny

Tod • Alice Newell

Megan • Megan Haas

I Still Miss You • Julia Dickey

Radiance in the Dark • Madelaine Katvala

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The Marine’s Dream • TJ Ojeyokan The Librarian • William Hutchison

The Departure • Sofie LeDrew

Bruce Lee Portrait • Ekramuddin Baize

Sketchbook Says a Lot About Someone • Sam Schumacher

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Just Like a Phoenix • Saturn Chow

The Anger • Ada Matessich

The Prehistoric Age • Nik Papadopoulos

Bear • Olivia Brosseau

Lipstick on a Pig • Rylan Main

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Floating Tree • Jocelyn Lehmann Chaos • Kieran Schmidt

Creator of Unknown • Julia Fitzgeorge

Echo of an Echo • Shiloh Miller

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Untitled • Aurora Wall

Youth • Galena Robitaille

The End • Lily Hall

δημιουργία • Aster Levi Gralec

Pinecone • Niamh Donnelly

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2023 Juried Visual Art Show - Juror Biographies Anne Filiatrault has been a professional artist for over 25 years. Education includes Bachelor of Fine Arts Western ON ’91, OCAD ‘92 and Honours Interpretive Illustration Sheridan College ’94. Anne’s illustration credits include national magazines such as Chatelaine and Canadian Living. Anne still maintains illustration contracts, but primarily paints out of her Kitchener studio.

Her impressionistic approach to painting everyday routine and landscape make her work incredibly relatable and has brought her national gallery representation as well as ongoing private commissions. http://annefiliatrault.com/

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2023 Juried Visual Art Show - Juror Biographies Moumita Roychowdhury is a self-taught artist and art teacher, born in India, now based out of Kitchener-Waterloo.

Nature plays the lead role in her work, captured through the spontaneous flow of watercolors or the vibrant brush strokes of acrylics or the soft subtleness of pastels. She likes to take inspiration from the colours and moods of nature which changes like the myriad shades of human emotions.

She has been teaching art courses in a variety of media at the Button Factory Arts, Homer Watson House & Gallery and with the City of Waterloo.

Moumita enjoys the thrill of capturing nature en plein air as well as painting live and has won several live art competitions like the ArtBattle and The Brush Off. She is also enthralled by the impact and joy of creating murals in public spaces and has created some large-scale murals in the Waterloo region.

In 2020, she won the gold award for the Best Local Visual Artist category for the Waterloo Region Records Reader’s Choice Awards. Her art has been exhibited and awarded at several juried exhibitions across Ontario.

She is a member of the Grand River Artists Collective (erstwhile Art$Pay) and Kitchener Waterloo Artists Society. https://moumitaroychowdhury.weebly.com/ Instagram: moumita.dg Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BurntUmber123

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2023 Juried Film & Animation Juror Biographies After graduating from Eastwood Collegiate, Holden Mohring (Class of 2008) graduated from the York University Film Production (BFA). With over 13 years of experience in the Film Industry, Holden has worked across Documentaries, Scripted TV/Features, and even Commercial in both Offline and VFX departments.

Currently working as a Picture Editor and a member of the DGC, Holden has most recently worked on Jane for Apple TV+, and is currently working on Dino Dex for Amazon and TVO. With a fond memory of the first ever film projects Holden helped make at ECI, he can’t wait to view the creative work from today’s Eastwood Students and future film industry professionals!

Robert Murdoch’s education was unintentionally the same as Holden’s, beginning at ECI (Class of 2011) and graduating York U’s Film program in 2017. Wasting no time, he entered Toronto’s film industry as a member of the camera department, and he belongs to IATSE local 667, the Cinematographer’s Guild for Eastern Canada.

In his seven years of being paid to help make movies, Robert is fortunate to have worked on theatrical features (IT: Chapter Two) and major streaming series (The Boys, Locke and Key, Umbrella Academy) as well as commercials and music videos.

Robert is the 2017 recipient of the Canadian Society of Cinematographers award for Best Student Cinematography. Robert does not usually write in the third person. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5684507

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Eastwood Alumni: Kate Kamo McHugh Kate Kamo McHugh is a dance and theatre artist from the Region of Waterloo. She is interested in artistically exploring concepts such as migration, belonging and the intersection of art and care - all themes she feels intimately connected to in her everyday life.

Highlights for Kate over the past year include working with Dancemakers and CanAsian Dance, participating in a workshop of Julie Tamiko Manning’s new play Mizushōbai (Tableau D’Hôte Theatre), and performing Theatre for Early Years locally with Cosmic Fishing Theatre. You can catch Kate dancing with Tara Butler’s company Dust and Soul Dance in March 2024 and performing in Terry Watada’s new play Sakura at the Lighthouse Theatre Festival over the summer.

Currently she is working on her own show, 20 Grains of Rice, an exploration of Japanese Canadian identity - cultural loss, retention and creation. Through dance, monologues and projections, Kate processes her family’s story and seeks a way to pass it onto the next generation.

Kate is a proud Eastwood Collegiate Integrated Arts Program graduate and holds a BFA from Toronto Metropolitan University in Theatre Performance Dance. Kate has fond memories of participating in Gala as a student and is honoured to be featured as an alumni artist this year!

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Act Two

Eastwood Singers Director:

Mr. M. Green

Singers:

Alex Alegre, Natalie Ayranto, Lily Baty Chad Beaulieu, Kiki Beniston, Ember Brooks, Logan Burnett, Addison Busby, Emilia Chartrand, Vee Van Daele-Hunt, David Cunningham, Caleigh DeVito, Aria Duncan, Samuel Gonsalves, Brooklyn Guerra, Lena Harris, Nyla Henry, Ben Hopkins, Emma Hortie, AJ Johnston, Gabby Kamara, Merritt Kong, Chelsea Lehmann, Jocelyn Lehmann, Sofie LeDrew, Noella Mallany, Sarah McIllavey, Kayden McPherson, Logan Miller, Sadie Moore, Lillian MorrisJones, Raphie Murphy-Rogers, Ash Preston, Gavin Raper, Della Rybczynski, Emily Shamas, Téa Sillanpaa, Nona Son, Carolyn Styan, Owen Swift, Erin Tell, Bernadette Laurah Umba Mbungu, Emerson Uttley, Lyric Van Berkel, Alex Vincent, Grace Voisin, Azalyah Wallace, Lucas Way, Grace Werner, Liam Wilson, Maisie Wilson, Ray Wood

Eastwood Improv Team Director:

Mr. A. McCarthy

Performers:

Stephen Blake, Estella Christensen, Ilsa Hagerman, Ella Jones, Alex McCarthy, Johnnie Morici-Scott, Vinnie Morici Scott, Thomas Oakman, Abi Sevigny, Braden Wilkerson

Are You Going... To Jig? - Eastwood Fiddlers Music: Scarborough Fair (arr. S. LeDrew), Hills of Glenorchy (Trad.), The Kesh (Trad.)

Director:

Ms. K. Hunsberger-Shortt

Fiddlers:

Lily Baty, Luka Blagojevic, Robert Clifford, Francisco De Almada Coelho E Miranda, Niamh Donnelly, Soren Ewert, Julia Fitzgeorge, Elanor Gordati Guidoreni, Ella Jones, Sofie LeDrew, Quinnlan Lukas, Lillian Morris-Jones, Emma Nowak, Violet Reynolds

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Anthem of a Hopeless Romantic Music:

Anthem of a Hopeless Romantic by Sarah DaSilva

Pianist/Violinist/Vocalist: Sarah DaSilva Bella, Beautiful! - Grade 9 Dance Minor Class Music:

Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen by Ella Fitzgerald and The Andrews Sisters

Directors:

Ms. J. Dolishny, Alicia Flynn

Performers:

Addison Busby, Jardine Calautit, Laila Dobbs, Kaori Flewwelling, Ruby Lake, Sarah McIlravey, Sadie McLaughlin, Sadie Moore, Shanna Nicholls, Flora Ojeyokan, KT Thalamy, Rylan Rojas, Grace Werner

When I Grow Up Music:

When I Grow Up by Tim Minchin

Performers:

Addi Butchart, Sara Dasilva, Caleigh De Vito, Aria Duncan, Amelia Dunlop, Meghan Lehmann, Abi Sevigny

Napoleon’s Abdication Author:

Johnnie Morici-Scott

Performers:

Johnnie Morici-Scott, Vinnie Morici-Scott

Far Away - Grade 10 Dance Majors Music:

Runaway by Aurora

Directors:

Grade 10 Dance Majors

Performers:

Kiki Beniston, Kaden Chaffey, Cassie Frank, Kaitlyn Hayden, Dani Hernandez-Guerrero, Emma Hortie, Kenzie Kay, Dylan Legge, Kayden McPherson, Emersen Uttley

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Act Two Take Five Music:

Take Five by Dave Brubeck Quartet

Performers:

Aiden Devine, Soren Ewert, Benjamin Hopkins, Quinnlan Lukas

Familiar Music:

White Ferrari by Frank Ocean

Performers:

Sasha Bullen, Emmerson Roe

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“Contraband” - Eastwood Jazz Band Music:

Listen Here by Eddie Harris, Arr. Victor Lopez

Director:

Mr. M. Drysdale

Performers:

Alto Sax 1: Steph Bardouniotis, Emersen Uttley, Quinnlan Lukas

Alto Sax 2: Tavio Del Net, Nyla Henry, Granite Schute,

Caleb Babb Tenor Sax 1: Lily Hall Tenor Sax 2: Destiny Finley, Mathias Munos Riquelme Baritone Sax: Kaya Rollauer Flute: Lillian Morris-Jones, Seren Tod Clarinet: Crow Snyder, Caleigh De Vito, Johnathan Gardiner,

Kyla Krant Bass Clarinet: Brooke Lipskie Trumpet: Eddie Buschlen, Sam Weller Euphonium: Evie O’Connor Piano: Soren Ewert, Evan Thiessen Mallets/Aux: Anna McQuarrie, Gabby Kamara, TJ Guerra Guitar: Chad Beaulieu, Alfonso Lartiguez Medina Bass: Aiden Devine, Ben Hopkins, Gabriel Bruce Drums/Aux: Neven Brzak, Alan Lawrence, Jack Davidson Last Call!

Music:

Billie Jean by Michael Jackson/arr. John Berry

Director:

Mr. M. Drysdale

Performers:

Contraband

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A Season of Artful Delights — What’s coming up?

Eastwood Jazz Night - Wednesday, December 13, 2023 Set 1 @ 6 p.m., Set 2 @ 8 p.m.

The Jazz Room

Join us for one of two evening sets of Eastwood’s Jazz Music at the Jazz Room in Uptown Waterloo featuring 9 of our singers performing the standards alongside our Jazz Bands and professional jazz artists.

Tickets are $15 and guests may order from the menu while in attendance.

Senior Art Show - January 12-26, 2024 The Homer Watson House & Gallery Eastwood presents the class of 2023-2024 Senior Exhibition of Fine Art titled Infatuation. A meet the Artists reception will occur Sunday, January 14, 2024 from 2-4 p.m.

Grade 12 Drama Showcase - Friday, January 19, 2024 Eastwood Auditorium Join us for an evening of drama and theater featuring Grade 12 Drama Major students in their final year production at ECI. The showcase will include original and published work acted, directed, and produced by the students themselves. We will also feature the Eastwood Improv Team.

Hope to see you there!

The Floor is Yours - Friday, April 5, 2024 Eastwood Auditorium The Floor is Yours is an open stage coffeehouse that students from all arts disciplines can sign up for and participate in. An entrance fee of $5 for performers and audience is requested to support costs of the program.

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Eastwood Fearless Film Festival - Friday, May 3, 2024 @ 2:45 p.m.

Eastwood Auditorium Watch the best of films created by students in class, in the Fearless Film Club, along with independent projects.

Eastwood Improv Open - Friday, May 10, 2024 @ 3 p.m.

Eastwood Auditorium Have a few laughs with teams from the Eastwood Improv Club competing for the Golden Turkey Trophy. Join us for our year end celebration that marks our EIO 15th Anniversary. $3 admission.

Ontario Secondary School DanceFest - May 22-25, 2024 University of Waterloo Dancers will be attending an all Ontario school dance competition.

Students will perform their own choreography and receive adjudications from dance professionals as well as participate in professional workshops, a social dance and a banquet and awards ceremony.

Grad Music Night - Thursday, May 30, 2024 @ 7 p.m.

Eastwood Auditorium This night will feature solos, ensembles, and full group works performed by grade 12 Vocal, Instrumental and Strings students.

Arts Banquet - Tuesday, June 4, 2024 @ 6:30 p.m.

Eastwood Gymnasium Join us as we celebrate our year of arts at Eastwood!

Senior Dance Show - Wednesday, June 12, 2024 @ 7 p.m.

Eastwood Auditorium Experience an evening of dance and dance film choreographed and performed by the senior dance students of Eastwood.

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Special Thanks!

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The cast and crew of Gala 2023 and the Waterloo Region Integrated Arts Program Parents Association would like to thank our: advertising sponsors, parent volunteers, teacher volunteers, Eastwood administration, and custodial staff.

Each person here today is contributing to the success of the Integrated Arts Program. Through the fundraising efforts of Gala, WRIAPPA is able to provide the neccessary funds required annually to support the program, students and teachers.

We encourage all parents and students of the IAP to get involved.

All parents are welcome to attend a WRIAPPA meeting.

Please email eastwoodarts@gmail.com for more information.

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