School Life

Arts

We are thrilled to present an art exhibit by our very own science faculty member, Tara Weinstein! "Dabbling" is open from September 8 through October 6th. There is a lunch reception for the exhibit on Friday, September 15th. Please join us in celebrating art at D-E!

Save the Dates! D-E Performing Arts Department Presents...

2023-2024 Performing Arts Calendar 
Current as of 9/8/2023 

Friday, November 10 at 7:00 pm
Saturday, November 11 at 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
Upper School Play
She Kills Monsters by Qui Nguyen 
Hajjar Auditorium

Sunday November 19
12:00 pm
Stage Band Jazz Brunch
Hajjar Auditorium

Friday, December 1
7:00 pm
Middle & Upper Schools Orchestra Concert 
Schenck Auditorium

Thursday, December 14
7:00 pm
Upper School HandBells & Choral Ensembles Concert
Hajjar Auditorium

Friday, December 22
9:00 am – Middle School
11:00 am – Upper School
Jazz Rock Winter Assemblies
Schenck Auditorium

Thursday, January 25
7:00 pm
Lower & Middle School Chorus and African Drumming Ensembles Winter Concert
Schenck Auditorium & Hajjar Auditorium

Monday, February 5
Upper School Stage Band, Chorus & Handbells Winter Concert
7:00 pm
Hajjar Auditorium

Friday, March 1, 7:00 pm
Upper School Musical
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Schenck Auditorium

Saturday, March 2, 2:00 pm and 7:00 pm
Upper School Musical
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
 Schenck Auditorium

Tuesday, March 5
7:00 pm
Lower School Chorus – Grades 2 - 4
Schenck Auditorium

Sunday, April 14
Handbells
The Riverside Church
490 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 
4:00 pm

Friday, April 19
7:00 pm
Jazz Rock
Schenck Auditorium 

Thursday, April 25
7:00 pm
Fifth Grade Opera
Hajjar Auditorium

Friday, April 26
7:00 pm
Orchestra Extravaganza 
Lower / Middle / Upper School Ensembles
Schenck Auditorium

Saturday, April 27
Hudson Valley HandBell Festival
Time & Location TBA 

Friday, May 10
4:30 pm
Middle School Musical
The Wizard of Oz, Jr.
Schenck Auditorium

Saturday, May 11
3:00 pm and 7:00 pm
Middle School Musical
The Wizard of Oz, Jr. 
Schenck Auditorium

Monday, May 20
7:00 pm
Cabaret Night
Hajjar Auditorium

Tuesday, May 21
7:00 pm
All-School Chorus and African Drumming Ensembles Spring Concert
Schenck Auditorium

Thursday, May 24
4:00 pm 
Student Directed One-Act
Lab Theatre, 111 Leggett 
 
Thursday, May 30
Music Lesson Recital
6:00 pm
Hajjar Auditorium

All performances are subject to change. Please come back here for showtimes, locations, tickets, and more!

Welcome!


A structured involvement in the arts unleashes the kind of creativity that can invigorate one’s entire learning experience. Studying the arts can also help a student grasp mathematical and visual concepts, develop critical literacy, and see patterns across academic disciplines.

At Dwight-Englewood, the arts play an important role from Preschool through the 12th grade.

All Lower School students learn how to listen to and create music. One activity that defines the Lower School experience is the Creating Original Opera program, in which all fifth-graders participate. Additionally, our studio-art program offers children the opportunity to explore many forms of visual art. Students work from both their own imagination and direct observation. By starting out early in life making art, our students ignite a lifelong love for the arts.

At the Middle School level, drama, music, and studio art challenge students to become confident and imaginative innovators. This growth continues in the Upper School, where a program such as Jazz Rock helps aspiring singers and musicians select the right composition to show-case their talents.

In the Upper School, students can choose from courses in studio art, sculpture, ceramics, and photography/video production; theater courses that explore acting technique, writing for the stage, production, and the technical arts; and music courses in orchestra and chamber ensembles, chorus, stage band, or handbell choir.

One of the most exciting things about Dwight-Englewood’s arts program is that so many of our instructors boast significant professional experience. Many are active on Broadway, play in musical ensembles, or pursue visual-arts careers. By sharing their real-world experience with students, our teachers serve to inspire and to prepare a new guard made up both of people who make art and those who deeply appreciate it.

Private Music Lessons Program Information for 2023-2024

D-E offers opportunities for students to be able to study with our professional faculty in a familiar and convenient environment. To learn more click here for 2023-2024 Private Music Lessons Program Booklet.

Questions? Email Jake Lloyd at lloyd@d-e.org

Upcoming D-E Performing & Visual Arts Events

List of 5 events.

  • Upper School Musical

    The 25th Annual Putnam Country Spelling Bee
    Schenck Auditorium
  • Upper School Musical

    The 25th Annual Putnam Country Spelling Bee
    Hajjar Auditorium
    Paul Tines
  • Upper School Musical

    The 25th Annual Putnam Country Spelling Bee  
    Schenck Auditorium
  • Middle School Musical

    The Wizards of Oz, Jr. 
    Schenck Auditorium
  • Middle School Musical

    The Wizard of Oz, Jr.
    Schenck Auditorium
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Located in Englewood, New Jersey, Dwight-Englewood is a greater New York City area private school with a rigorous college prep curriculum for boys and girls in preschool through grade 12.