Students who attend the TASIS Summer Programs in Lugano have the opportunity to pursue a huge variety of performing arts offerings—including musical theater, singing, dance, songwriting, filmmaking, and theater design—under the direction of the best team in the business.
The culmination of their artistic pursuits are the Summer Arts Festivals, which are held in the final few days of each session. These vibrant celebrations of the arts offer students in the High School Program (HSP), the Middle School Program (MSP), and Le Château des Enfants (CDE) a platform to present their outstanding work to their parents, peers, teachers, and counselors.
Below you will find an archive of the performances and exhibitions from the Summer Arts Festival that was held at the end of session one.
As the first session of the 2025 TASIS Summer Programs approached its conclusion, students in the High School Program (HSP) shared their talents in the Palestra on the evening of July 14.
HSP students performed the original musical Behind the Screen in the Palmer Cultural Center on the evening of July 15.
Director/Production Manager: Thalia Ranjbar
Choreographer: Sydney Mei Ruf-Wong
Music Director: Mark T Evans
Set Design & Light Design: Alexandra Caprara
Costume Design: Alexandra Caprara and Sydney Mei Ruf-Wong
Props Design: Alexandra Caprara
Sound Design: Jami Reimer
Band: Mark T Evans and Ajay Raghuraman
Stage Hands: Lara Gavagan
Voice Coach: Eugene Villanueva
Director of the Performing Arts: Mikey Rosenbaum
Music Coordinator: Mark T Evans
Arts Administrative Coordinator: Jami Reimer
Tech Coordinator: Alexandra Caprara
CDE students performed the original musical Out of the Woods in the Palmer Cultural Center on the afternoon of July 16.
Directors: Ajay Raghuraman & Ruby Maher
Choreographer: Ruby Maher
Music Director: Ajay Raghuraman
Accompanist: Mark T. Evans
Sets: Alexandra Caprara
Costumes: Alexandra Caprara, Luana Marletta, Ruby Maher, Ajay Raghuraman
Lighting Design: Alexandra Caprara
Props Design: Alexandra Caprara & the Performing Arts Team
Director of the Performing Arts: Mikey Rosenbaum
Music Coordinator: Mark T Evans
Arts Administrative Coordinator: Jami Reimer
Tech Coordinator: Alexandra Caprara
Stagehand: Jonahim Figueroa
CDE students, teachers, and counselors celebrated the end of the first session with a variety of inspiring performances in the Palestra on the afternoon of July 16.
MSP students performed the original musical Alice @ Wonderland in the Palmer Cultural Center on the evening of July 16.
Director: Jami Reimer
Assistant Director & Choreographer: Ruby Maher
Music Director: William Karras
Accompanist: William Karras
Vocal Coach: Eugene Villanueva
Percussion: Ajay Raghuraman
Set Design and Construction: Alexandra Caprara, Musical Theater students
Costume Designers: Alexandra Caprara, Musical Theater students
Lighting Designer: Alexandra Caprara
Props Designer: Alexandra Caprara, Musical Theater students
Sound Designer: Jami Reimer, Ajay Raghuraman
Director of the Performing Arts: Mikey Rosenbaum
Music Coordinator: Mark T Evans
Arts Administrative Coordinator: Jami Reimer
Tech Coordinator: Alexandra Caprara
MSP students, teachers, and counselors closed down an amazing first session with a series of uplifting performances in the Palestra on the evening of July 16.
In addition to the performing arts, each Summer Arts Festival also includes an exhibition of the many impressive art and design projects created by students throughout each session. Visual Arts offerings during the first session included Art Activities and STEAM for CDE; Digital Photography, STEAM, and Bookmaking for MSP; and Digital Photography, Filmmaking, Architecture and Design, Fine Art Portfolio, Fashion and Textile Design, and STEAM for HSP. Student work was displayed in Convivio (ground floor of the Palestra) from July 15–16.
