Applause Volume 19, Number 6 School of the Arts, North Charleston, SC April 2018 soa-applause.com The Fashion Show Issue SOA grad continues to make waves in the fashion world (13-14) Learn the history behind the Fashion and Design Major (8) Meet some of the key players of the SOA Fashion Show (17-21) Students exercise free speech with National Walk Out Day (5) Page 2 Patrons April 2018 PEARL RUBY Addison Adams GARNET Colleen Aponte The Abedon Family Christine Bednarczyk Elizabeth Atkins Cindy Branscome Leilah Baird Alan Brehm Lauren Bas Dr. Shannon Cook Miley Hallen Design Ivy Bradly Danielle DeTiberus Ashley Bryan Natasha Fields Brenton Burbage Elle Cooper AMETHYST Robin Grieg Jordan Douglas The Brown Family Rutledge Hammes Simone Foster Beth Hart Ella Foy The Cusatis Family Martin Garcia Mary Kassinger Gracie Gordon Logan Murray School Nurses Izzy Gustafson The Wohlscheid Family Kevin Short Kiley Hallen Laci Heinrich Lexie Jones TOPAZ Maddie Kelley Caroline Baker Erica Kremer Hayes Martini Debra Benson TURQUOISE Burton McCulley The Bride Family Chevelle’s Scholarship Fund Sutton Meyer Susanne Drennan Robert Grant Michael Morelli Courtney Moschella Antoinette Green The Elliott Family Samantha Moultrie Ann Marie Fairchild Darcy Jackswhich Ellisyn Poland Sarah Fitzgerald Jannie L. Mack Michal Segle The Gillard Family Shannon Mahoney Henry Segler Christopher Selby The Griffin Family Joseph Naas Alyssa Nestman Bill Smyth Luna Steedly Paige Horschel Katherine Owensby Brett Johnsen Tara Steward Nathaniel Robinson Sr. Kathy Traylor Beth Lasley Molly Scofield Ava Trolley Brandon Lyons David Southwick Braedyn Wasserman Heath Orvin Rachael Stallsmith Rachel West Eyamba Williams Kathryn Sullivan Susan Pace Andrew Wise Meghan Slowey Cameron Wescott Peyton Woodall David Thornburg Cynthia Wescott Lola Woodall April 2018 News Page 3 Letter from the Editor Dear Readers, Applause since 1999, the official student I would like to take this opportunity to address recent national events, particularly the school shooting publication of that occured in February at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Growing up in a School of the Arts generation that is increasingly desensitized to school Founded in 1995 by Rose Maree Myers shootings, it can be difficult to emotionally register another tragedy. But this is not the new normal, and it is Editor-in-Chief: imperative that it not become the new normal. Applause Patrick Wohlscheid stands with the students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas, Web Editor: News Editor: and as a student, I personally hope that the actions of Jada Orr Taylor Kahn-Perry many of the students at SOA and AMHS speaks for itself and makes an impact far louder than simply thoughts Feature Editor: Sports Editor: and prayers. Courtney Wickstrom Julian Griffin On a lighter note, only two more months of school remain. Think about Business Manager: Circulation Manager: that. As we approach the end of March, I am left to ponder how it is that time has Haley Swittenberg Finian Butcher gone by so quickly. Seniors are itching for the ever-approaching May 31st, theses are being finished and performed, and SOA begins the excitement of the fourth Staff Writers: quarter and all the events that it has to offer. Bailey Abedon Caleb Smith One of the most exciting events, one that has become an SOA staple over Malachi Jones Haleigh Markham the last several years, is the SOA Fashion Show, sponsored by the Fashion and Maggie Robinson Jayla Sanders Design majors. In honor of the major and upcoming Fashion Show, this issue of Jessica Bride Mosiah Williams Applause is giving you all things Fashion and Design. From interviews with Senior Carson Peaden Graham Martini designers and Paul McCrae, the first Costume designer at School of the Arts, to a Cora Schipa Alec Pourmoghadam special feature on an SOA alumna, Louisa Ballou, making a splash in the fashion Mary Grace Hutzler Jessica De La Cruz world, Applause has it covered. Thank you to all of our patrons and advertisers for supporting Applause John Cusatis, Ph.D., Adviser in its endeavors, and thank you to you, our readers, for giving our publication a Charleston County School of the Arts 5109-B West Enterprise St. purpose and an audience. North Charleston, SC 29405 Until next month, SOA, soa-applause.com Patrick Wohlscheid, Editor-in-Chief Table of Contents News: 4-7 Provided Sign of the Month Features: 8-21 Ian Greig (left) and Ms. Congratulations: 22-24 Robbie Amick (right) teach us how to say “I love you.” Reviews: 25-26 Student Work: 27 To sign “I Love You,” put your Opinion: 28-29 thumb, index finger and pinkie finger up. Keep your ring finger and Novelties: 30-31 your middle finger down. Hold out Question of the Month: 32 your hand, and move it back and forth. Cover by Halle Garrett Page 4 News April 2018 love of dance with people across the world. train at an arts conservatory and now SOA Dance alumna She has been to Japan, Taiwan, Mexico and devote my career to the arts,” she said. returns as guest artist most recently, Montreal. “Traveling is one In late January, Emily came of the greatest highs for me, and seeing the back to SOA, not as a student, but this by Mary Grace Hutzler world only makes you open your awareness time as a guest artist for the Dance about yourself Department. “I actually felt a little and the vastness of imposter syndrome, like ‘who am Hundreds of of arts, culture, I to be coming back and teaching or talented individuals come language and choreographing on these students?’ through SOA each year more,” she says. because I am still pretty young in my and upon graduating, While career.” many go into a career traveling the To her, it was a chance to be a in their art major. Since world and resource to any students interested in graduating from SOA in performing in performing professionally. During her 2012, former dance major New York is very week long residency, Emily brought a Emily Hart has made eye-opening lot to the high school dancers as she leaps and bounds in the and rewarding, taught contemporary, modern, urban professional dance world Emily will jazz and improv concepts. not only domestically, but always value her In addition to teaching every internationally. After four time at SOA. She day, she also set a latin inspired years of undergraduate is appreciative contemporary piece on the sophomore study at University of of the chance class which they will be performing at North Carolina School of she had to the annual Dance Departmental show. the Arts, Emily graduated practice her art When asked what advice she with a B.F.A. in dance. every day and all has for the students of SOA, Emily She took off on her own the guidance her put an emphasis on how important and moved straight teachers gave it is to enjoy yourself in high school: into the heart of the her. It had a big “Definitely work hard and have performance world: New influence on her chosen line of work, as she ambition and all that, but don’t put York City. There she began her career as a was able to practice creativity and learn new too much pressure on yourself. You professional performing artist and dance/ movement in an open environment which are young and have the rest of your life fitness instructor. “Life after school has made her enjoy her education much more. to be an independent, self-sufficient, been the biggest learning curve of my life successful adult. You only have your so far, which is definitely invaluable and Emily was a very active student, always essential to personal growth,” Emily said . taking a hold of opportunities by going to adolescence once.” After only a year in the city, Emily dance festivals and participating in the school is performing for three professional musical as well as learning and performing companies, teaches dance and fitness outside of school with The Charleston Youth soa-applause.com classes and does freelance work in music Company and DanceFX. “If it weren’t for videos, and film. She started as an apprentice those experiences and instructors serving for a modern company called Gaspard & as my training grounds, I probably wouldn’t Dancers and decided she wanted to expand have gone on to desire to Picture Credits: Provided her repertoire and do more commercial and theater work in several different styles. She now performs with Cirque du Nuit, an interactive, immersive theater company, where she gets to take on many unique SOA, led by the Visual roles performing for lavish NYC events. Arts department, created In addition to this, she performs with an urban contemporary company strings of 1,000 paper called Gotham Dance Theater and cranes to send to Marjory occasionally a dance fusion company, Stoneman Douglas High Reaction Dance Company. When not rehearsing or performing, Emily teaches School as a symbol of regular fitness classes and, whenever she rememberance and a gets the chance, dance classes. Among the wish for peaceful healing. many opportunities New York has brought her, she most values being able to travel and share her April 2018 News Page 5 SOA and AMHS students and our actions will not be forgotten. Years but you would never guess that from now, this demonstration will be a part watching them play. They have all participate in National of history and we can proudly remember been working hard since August School Walkout having been involved in it. as they basically had to start from scratch and have come so far since by Mary Grace Hutzler SOA Symphony previews then. performance for national The game was stagnant for the first half, with both teams making festival good progress, but ultimately just by Finian Butcher moving back and forth.