Denver East Forensic Team Foundation

PROVIDES STRATEGIC OVERSIGHT, LEADERSHIP ACCOUNTABILITY, FISCAL MANAGEMENT, AND COLLABORATIVE COACHING FOR THE TEACHER-DIRECTORS WHO INSTRUCT AND MANAGE SEVEN DIFFERENT PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAMS AT EAST HIGH SCHOOL IN DENVER, AND PROVIDES A REPOSITORY AND DISTRIBUTION PROCESS FOR EXTRACURRICULAR FUNDS FOR EACH PROGRAM

ETC: PRODUCED 14 PRODUCTIONS THIS YEAR WHICH INCLUDED THE REHEARSALS AND BUILDING OF THE SETS, WITH 40 PERFORMANCES. APPOXIMATELY 300 STUDENTS PARTICPATED IN FALL PLAY, DUET COMPETITION, SPRING MUSICAL, SENIOR PROJECTS, LEVEL PERFORMANCES, AND BLACK BOX PERFORMANCES. A HIGHLIGHT IS THAT WE HAD 25 FRESHMAN IN THE SPRING MUSICAL. WE ALSO PRODUCED A UNIFIED PRODUCTION OF HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL TWO. WE ORGANIZED, RECRUITED, AND UTILITIZED GUEST ARTISTS AND COACHES TEACHING NEW FORMS OF THE THEATRE SUCH AS MOVEMENT BASED DIVISED CREATION AND CHAKRA WORK. STUDENTS WERE ACCEPTED TO AMDA, NYU AND CU BOULDER.

EC: THE EAST CHOIR PROGRAM INCLUDES 160 STUDENTS AND INVOLVES 7 DIFFERENT ENSEMBLES WHO WERE ABLE TO PERFORM 7 LARGE CONCERTS AND 3 SMALLER EVENTS LAST YEAR. THEY ALSO ADDED A MIDDLE SCHOOL RECRUITMENT TOUR AND A PERFORMANCE FOR A NURSING HOME. THEIR VOCAL JAZZ GROUP, ANGELAIRES, COMPETED AT THE CHSAA STATE COMPETITION. THE PERFORMANCES SOLD APPROXIMATELY 2,500 TICKETS. MULTIPLE STUDENTS ARE GOING ON TO MAJOR AND MINOR IN MUSIC IN COLLEGE. WE ALSO REINSTATED OUR VOICE LESSON PROGRAM WHICH SERVED 15 STUDENTS DURING CLASS TIME.

EDC: THE EAST DANCE DEPARTMENT HIRED A NEW TEACHER THIS YEAR. SHE HIT THE GROUND RUNNING AND WAS ABLE TO KEEP THE AMAZING DEPARTMENT RUNNING SMOOTHLY. THEY PRODUCED 2 SHOWS, BOTH OF WHICH REQUIRED REHEARSALS, CHOREOGRAPHY, COSTUMING, FUNDRAISING, SET AND LIGHT DESIGN, ANIMATION, AND MUSIC CUTTING. THE FALL PERFORMANCE CONTAINED OVER 15 STUDENT-CREATED PIECES, AND THE SPRING PERFORMANCE WAS THE FULL-LENGTH DANCE PRODUCTION OF ALICE IN WONDERLAND WHICH CONTAINED 8 DIFFERENT SCENES. APPROXIMATELY 70 STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN THE FALL SHOW AND 115 IN THE SPRING SHOW. DANCE ALSO PARTICIPATED IN A HUMAN MOVEMENT CHOREOGRAPHY PROJECT. ONE STUDENT WAS ACCEPTED TO NYU, ONE STUDENT RECEIVED A FULL RIDE SCHOLARSHIP TO METROPOLITAN STATE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER AS A DANCE MAJOR, AND A JUNIOR RECEIVED A CHOREOGRAPHY AWARD.