Past, Present, Future Program

ABOUT THE WORKS Upper School 125 Dance Troupe & Junior School Dance Company

Stained Glass | arr. Jala Malcolm Instrumentalists: Jala Malcolm and Paul McCulloch Choreographers: Stephanie Bryant and Paula Carson

This dance recreates the heart of Havergal, which is physically represented by Brenda Robson Hall. It is a place where our community—students, faculty, staff, Old Girls, parents and visitors—regularly gather to connect, bathing in an ethereal light streaming through the multicoloured stained glass windows. This performance captures the rituals and beauty of this space across time, with a nod to the past, a highlight of the diversity today and a hope for a strong future. Students from the Junior, Middle and Senior Schools join together to perform this special celebration of Havergal. Each dancer represents students in the past, present and future. Like the coloured panes in the stained glass windows, each student is unique and at the same time contributes to a bigger legacy. This year’s Dance Troupe Student Leader, Elisa Shi, describes what performing at this event means to her: “Performing in the 125th Dance, to me, is like everything coming full circle. During my very first year at Havergal in Grade 7, I was part of the 120th Celebration, and now, as the Dance Troupe Student Leader, I am able to relive that experience, while dancing with an equally amazing group of girls. This dance is phenomenal, and I know that it will be a performance to remember.”

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