Newsletter 1 - UWC Maastricht

Year 13 Musical “Anything Goes”
This year's musical “Anything Goes” was a student run production, lead by Dijana Sneath and Olivia Campbell, both year
13. Musically themed around the work of Cole Porter, “Anything Goes” follows a group of passengers on a voyage from
New York to London, where mistaken identity and mischief occur regularly on a quest to find true love.
Rehearsals for the play began just before October Break, but it wasn't until after break that practice really picked up. For
six weeks the cast of Anything Goes met at least twice a week with smaller practices more frequently. With the help of
many, including Noune Poghosyan-Zeltsburg, Ludo Roijen, Tine Vandewege and Ms. Doering, the cast learned to sing
together, dance in Broadway style and hone their acting skills. Finally, on Thursday November 29th and Friday
November 30th it was time to shine. After a slightly rocky, but still much enjoyed, Thursday performance, the cast and
crew were back in full energy on Friday and had a fantastic show! This show could not have come together without the
help of Mr. MacIver, and of course the entire student cast and crew themselves. We say “Thank You” to you all!
On Wednesday 7 th & Thursday 8 th November, year 8 visited the ‘D-Day Design’-Exhibition at the
MECC as part of their studies in Design Technology. The exhibition showcases small-scale
furniture, interior and product design by Dutch designers. The students looked at a variety of
different designs and innovations; from electric sports cars to washing machines to table lamps.
Students also had the chance to talk to some of the designers about the design process.
Photo: Maddie, Kelly & Juan from year 8 with their favorite piece of designer furniture from the ‘D-Day Design’-
Exhibition.
On Tuesday 27 th November, year 12 art students visited the Bonnefanten
Museum, Maastricht. Their task was to find a work of art which would be of
inspiration and example to their own artwork. They also needed to prepare
a presentation about their chosen piece for the rest of the group. As part of
their trip, they also had the chance to see a current temporary exhibition by
the winner of the prestigious BACA award (Biennial Award for
Contemporary Art), American artist Mary Heilmann. The piece that
everyone was most impressed with was the site-specific installation ‘Heavy
Lights; by American artist Maya Hayuk.
Photo: Suze, Krisztina, Lali, Miho, Stepan, and Mana in front of the installation.