Artist of the Issue: Miu Yatsuka ’24
As a child, Miu Yatsuka ’24 had her early encounters with art through her father, who stressed the importance of graceful handwriting through Chinese and Japanese calligraphy. At the time,…
Arts
Breaking the Unspoken Dress Code
Courtesy of Beyond the Valley One of the longest running traditions at Deerfield Academy is the dress code. Fall and spring terms all Deerfield students are required to wear academic…
Rennie Harris Street Dance Performance
On January 18, Deerfield Academy welcomed Dr. Rennie Harris and his street dance theater company, Rennie Harris Puremovement American Street Dance Theater. Puremovement came as a part of the Academy…
New Exhibition In The Von Auersperg
COURTESY OF DONNABELLE CASIS The Von Auersperg gallery has a new exhibit titled limn·inal, authored by visiting artist Donnabelle Casis. The exhibit is on display from August 24th to November…
Deerfield Orchestra’s New Seating Arrangement Sparks Debate
Mr. Bergeron highlighted the importance of adaptability and collaboration by emphasizing that no seating position is inherently more valuable than others. Traditionally, musicians sit in order of skill level, with…
Top Dog Comes to Deerfield: Suzan-Lori Parks Visits Campus
From October 15 to October 16, the Academy invited award-winning American Playwright and Musician Suzan-Lori Parks to campus for a school meeting presentation, book signing, question and answer session, and…
A music star says farewell to Dana Hall
“Leave me alone, Mr. Fraz! I’m not going to play with the Jug Band. Stop trying to remix my songs with Bob Dylan songs. Nobody knows who Bob Dylan is…