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The 45th annual TASIS Spring Arts Festival will open with a Kickoff Event in the Monticello Piazza at 10:10 on Friday, May 10, and conclude with a Closing Celebration in the Palestra at 17:00 on Sunday, May 19. All members of the TASIS community and the general public are cordially invited to campus to enjoy concerts, theatrical performances, dance performances, film screenings, visual arts exhibitions, guest lectures, art workshops, and more. See the full schedule of events below.
Under the direction of TASIS Founder M. Crist Fleming, a passionate advocate of the arts, former faculty members Horst Dürrschmidt and Fernando Gonzales established the Spring Arts Festival in 1974. Held near the end of each school year, the festival is, in addition to a community-wide celebration of the arts, a final assessment for students in visual arts, theater, and music. As Fine Arts Department Chair Martyn Dukes explained at the start of the 2018 festival, “The Spring Arts Festival sets out to recognize the arts and to celebrate and support the unique contributions that the arts and humanities make to TASIS life. The Spring Arts Festival gives us the opportunity to showcase, through performance and exhibition, the arts from across Elementary, Middle, and High Schools. It involves virtually every TASIS student, and in so many ways the Spring Arts Festival is not unlike an enormous end-of-year exam for you all.”
Community members may be particularly interested in attending the festival on the afternoon of Sunday, May 19. Local food trucks will be on campus from 13:30–17:00 and there will be a number of exciting art workshops and interactive performances designed for guests of all ages.
For those interested in learning more about TASIS when they visit campus, guided tours and information sessions with School administrators are also available upon request. Please contact the Admissions Office at admissions@tasis.ch or +41 91 960 5151 to schedule an appointment.
2019 Spring Arts Festival
Schedule of Events
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Friday, May 10 |
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10:10 |
Monticello Piazza |
Arts Festival Kickoff |
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16:00 |
Snack Bar |
ES/MS Percussion Showcase |
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20:00 |
Snack Bar |
Student Band Performances |
Tuesday, May 14 |
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10:10 |
Palestra |
Arts Festival Assembly |
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18:00 |
H. Dürrschmidt Gallery |
Opening of the TASIS Faculty Art Exhibition |
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19:00 |
Palmer Center |
Searching for the Other: The Life of a Nature Photographer |
Wednesday, May 15 |
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19:00 |
Palmer Center |
From Page to Screen and Stage: A Literary Event Students in HS English classes present films, soliloquies, translations, and poems |
Thursday, May 16 |
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17:00 |
Palmer Center |
All-School Choral Concert Featuring performances by the ES, MS, HS, and Faculty Choirs |
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19:00 |
Palmer Center |
Full Bloom: A Sweet November Dance Company Performance Performed by faculty and students; also featuring guest artists and choreographers Marsha Barsky (Nashville) and Jordine Cornish (Tel Aviv) |
Friday, May 17 |
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8:30 |
Palmer Center |
Conducting Workshop Grade 5 students in collaboration with the Arts Festival Chamber Orchestra |
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14:30 |
Palestra |
Excerpts from The Magic Flute by W.A. Mozart A condensed junior narration of Mozart’s famous opera The Magic Flute, featuring grade 5 Creative Writing and Drama Club students, HS vocal and instrumental soloists, and the Arts Festival Chamber Orchestra |
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16:00 |
Palestra |
Opening of the Student Visual Arts Exhibition |
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19:00 |
Palmer Center |
The Middle School Musical: Sketch Performed by MS students; reserve seats at tasis.ch/sketch |
Saturday, May 18 |
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10:00 |
Palmer Center |
Instrumental Recital: Piano Students |
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11:00 |
Palmer Center |
Instrumental Recital: String and Acoustic Guitar Students |
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12:00 |
Palmer Center |
Instrumental Recital: Woodwind Students and HS Ensemble |
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19:00 |
Palmer Center |
The Middle School Musical: Sketch Performed by MS students; reserve seats at tasis.ch/sketch |
Sunday, May 19 |
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9:30 |
Palmer Center |
Vocal Recital: ES and MS Students |
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11:00 |
Palmer Center |
Vocal Recital: HS Students |
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13:00 |
Palmer Center |
The Middle School Musical: Sketch Performed by MS students; reserve seats at tasis.ch/sketch |
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15:30 |
Palmer Center |
Theater Performance: “Absolute Identity” Performed by HS Theater classes |
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13:30–17:00 |
Outdoor Court |
Ewolo's Foodtruck and Irish Pub Sorengo Burgers “Caresses by Giants” by Progetto Zattera Theater Company Giant Domino Interactive Event Art Workshops
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17:00 |
Palestra |
Closing Celebration Featuring all Fine Art student work and student soloists performing celebrated works by Handel, Mozart, Puccini, and Albeniz with the Arts Festival Chamber Orchestra |
Exhibitions |
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Student and faculty exhibitions are open to the public beginning on |
PalestraHigh School, Middle School, and Elementary School (grades 2–5) Art Exhibition |
Ferit Şahenk Fine Arts CenterHORST DÜRRSCHMIDT GALLERY, GROUND AND FIRST FLOOR Faculty Art Exhibition |
Villa de NobiliPhotography by High School Students |
Palmer Center, Upper LobbyElementary School Art Exhibition (Pre-Kindergarten through grade one) |
For further information, please email arts@tasis.ch.
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