The Arts at KPS
The arts, which reinforce, reinvigorate and even reinvent themes taught in the classroom, are central to a Kent Place education and emphasized in all grades. In our first-class facilities, Kent Place offers visual arts, dance, theater and music instruction. Our proximity to New York City certainly doesn't hurt — when we're not hosting visiting professional artists and performers, we're traveling with students to theaters, world-class museums, Chelsea galleries — bringing the arts to life for every girl.
Our Talented Alumnae in the Arts
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Stephanie Krivitzky '07 is a San Francisco-based art director. She has created a music video for the Grammy-nominated electronic artist Pretty Lights, as well as "House of Carbs" - a viral blog based on the Netflix series of a similar moniker. Photo credit: Sean Murphy -
Katherine Gagnon '07 is a visual artist, primarily focused on painting. She has shown her work in New York, Baltimore and Portland, ME, and her work is in numerous private collections. She currently works in the Fine Arts Department at Sotheby's in New York City. (image is cropped from larger size). -
Chisa Hutchinson '98 is an award-winning playwright. Her play "Down at the Bottom of a Deep Dark Pit" was performed by our Upper School students. Photo credit: Walter Kurtz. -
Annie G. Levy '97 is a NYC-based director and theatre maker. Her work revolves around modern mythology, scientific breakthroughs and historical turning points. Photo Credit: Jessica Osber Photography -
Shannon Barry O'Grady '94 is a performer, director and choreographer. She has worked in many professional theaters and taught ballet, tap, jazz and modern at various schools and performing arts camps across the country. She has privately coached students of all ages for acting and dancing auditions, and choreographed Kent Place's Middle School musical in the spring of 2016. -
Maria Dizzia '93 is an actor, teacher and Tony nominee. She currently appears on "Orange is the New Black" and "The Undoing Project." Photo credit: Jean Christophe Husson -
Stephanie Burlington Daniels '93 is an Associate Professor of Theatre and the Chair of Theatre and Dance Studies at Wheaton College. -
Anne Berke '03 is an assistant professor of film at Hollins University, a women's college in Roanoke, VA. She is also revising her dissertation, "'You Just Type: Women Television Writers in 1950s America," into a book. -
Sally Herships '91 is an award-winning journalist and has been making radio for over a decade. She currently reports for American Public Media's "Marketplace." She has produced or reported for BBC World Service, The New York Times, NPR, WNYC and Studio 360, and has put in many hours at Radiolab. -
Bayne Gibby '91 is an actress and director, and is most recognized for her role as the ultra religious Connie on two seasons of the HBO series, "Enlightened," starring Laura Dern. -
Katina Houvouras '91 is a travel, landscape and nature photographer whose clients include Le Monde, AFAR, Ford Foundation, Travel + Leisure, Workman Publishing and Outside Magazine. She is currently working on a long-term series photographing the American National Parks. -
Elizabeth Hines '91 is currently the Associate Director of Operations and Engineering for the CBS Television Network, where she has worked with productions as varied as "The Early Show," "48 Hours," "60 Minutes," "Last Week Tonight," "Bethenny," "The Nate Berkus Show" and "The Late Show." Photo credit: Mariela Lombard -
Suzanne Lopez Prisco '89 is a professional dancer with the Joffrey Ballet of Chicago. Here, she is photographed performing the title role in The Joffrey Ballet's production of Sir Frederick Ashton's "Cinderella." -
Stephanie Hodde '87 is an arts educator and performer based in Lexington, VA. A recipient of multiple Virginia Performing Arts grants, her work has focused on community spectacle and movement-based performance. She is currently developing The Groove Girls Project, a dance and journaling experience for middle school girls. -
Erika Amato '87 as the Witch in "Into the Woods" at the Ocean State Theatre in Warwick, RI. Photo credit: Mark Turek -
Jeanmarie Higgins '85 is an Assistant Professor of Dramaturgy at UNC Charlotte. KPS has workshopped her play "Vanishing Marion" and performed "Science Fair." -
Carolyn Montgomery-Forant '82 performing in her show "Visible Phoenix" at the Laurie Beechman Theatre. -
Meredith Zeitlin '96 has made her living as a voiceover artist for over a decade, and can be heard on hundreds of commercials, cartoons, and TV shows. She has also written two novels for young adults, as well as articles for Ladygunn, xojane, gurl.com and Marie Claire. Photo credit: Bjorn Bolinder -
Christa Lewis '82 is a full time, Los Angeles-based Audiobook narrator. In addition to narrating, she is a self-taught recording engineer in her field, and also directs many of her own projects. She recently received three Earphone Awards for her work on the books "The Mare," "Wolf by Wolf" and "Infinite Home." -
Emily Barton '87 is an award-winning writer. Her first two novels, "Brookland" and "The Testament of Yves Gundron," were named New York Times Notable Books of the Year. Her new book, "The Book of Esther," was published in June 2016. Her work has been recognized by the Guggenheim Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Sustainable Arts Foundation, and she has received the Bard Fiction Prize. Photo credit: Greg Martin -
Rebecca Racusin ’02 is a professional violinist with an active career as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral player. She performs regularly with ensembles including the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, the San Francisco Ballet, and Washington D.C. based, GRAMMY-nominated Inscape Chamber Orchestra. She was recently a featured soloist with the Central Jersey Symphony and the Eclipse Chamber Orchestra. -
Linda Halsey Bonadies '81 is a Songwriter, Playwright, and Story Coach based in Connecticut. Her One Woman Musical, "Give It All Away," played in NYC, Santa Fe, and continues to play throughout Connecticut. Her Story Coach Business focuses on moms reclaiming their creativity. -
Kathryn Singer '00 is a Baltimore-based sculptor and blacksmith. Her work can be seen on display at Vassar College and in private collections in Austin, TX. -
Nancy Dalva '68 with Merce Cunningham (in the Warhol Gallery at Dia:Beacon) Nancy Dalva is the Scholar in Residence of the Merce Cunningham Trust, the producer/writer of The Mondays with Merce Film Projects, and a writer on dance and related arts. -
Lisa Brown Langley '82 is a successful multifaceted photographer with her 35-year old business L.A. Brown Photography. Her clients have included the Democratic National Convention, Carly Simon, and hundreds of weddings. Her award winning fine art photographs are part of many private collections.
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