Seniors, now without US History II teacher Sean Dougherty for questions and answers, rely on the knowledge within to complete their exams in first period Tuesday morning.
Courtney Chase ’12 of African Dance IV performs during the second act. (Luciana Rodrigues ’12 / THE STAMPEDE)
Rodneisha Gould ’12 shown performing during a dance number. (Luciana Rodrigues ’12 / THE STAMPEDE)
Kleopata and Marc Anthony, played by Austin Holmes ’12 are shown during a dance number. (Luciana Rodrigues ’12 / THE STAMPEDE)
Several dancers from many different dance backgrounds were required to make the show successful. (Luciana Rodrigues ’12 / THE STAMPEDE)
Eric Darnell ’12 and Chanice Lee’12, the only female African Drummer in the program, are shown during the first act. (Luciana Rodrigues ’12 / THE STAMPEDE)
Julia Smith ’14 performs during the second act. (Luciana Rodrigues ’12 / THE STAMPEDE)
Karimah Simon ’13 dances during the second act of the show. (Luciana Rodrigues ’12 / THE STAMPEDE)
Kleopata (Rodneisha Gould ’12) charms Caesar (Brandon Whitelow ’13) into a loving relationship in which they have a son, Cesarean. (Matt Nunez ’12 / THE STAMPEDE)
Kleopata and other dancers dance during the first act. (Luciana Rodrigues ’12 / THE STAMPEDE)
Kleopata dances during the first act. (Luciana Rodrigues ’12 / THE STAMPEDE)
Kleopata charms Caesar during the first act. (Luciana Rodrigues ’12 / THE STAMPEDE)
Ava McCoy ’12 performances in a dance number during the show. (Luciana Rodrigues ’12 / THE STAMPEDE)
Victoria Jones ’12 played the role of Arsinoe, Kleopata’s sister. (Luciana Rodrigues ’12 / THE STAMPEDE)
Arsinoe (Imani Payne ’12), sister of Kleopata, is killed while imprisoned to avoid any threat to Kleopata’s reign as queen of Egypt. (Matt Nunez ’12 / THE STAMPEDE)
Raquel Lawyer ’13 dances during the first act. (Luciana Rodrigues ’12 / THE STAMPEDE)
Tori Lawson ’12 dances during the first act. (Luciana Rodrigues ’12 / THE STAMPEDE)
Members of African Dance IV perform in a dance during the second act. (Matt Nunez ’12 / THE STAMPEDE)
Kleopata and Marc Antony (Austin Holmes ’12) begin a loving relationship after Caesar is murdered by Brutus. (Matt Nunez ’12 / THE STAMPEDE)
Kleopata mourns the loss of Marc Antony after a battle in which he kills himself. (Matt Nunez ’12 / THE STAMPEDE)
Members of African Dance II mourn the death of Marc Antony. (Matt Nunez ’12 / THE STAMPEDE)
Kleopata performs in her final dance before taking her own life. (Matt Nunez ’12 / THE STAMPEDE)
Jazmyne Franklin of African Dance IV dances during the second act. (Matt Nunez ’12 / THE STAMPEDE)
The closing number of the show required dancers to drum as well as dance. (Luciana Rodrigues ’12 / THE STAMPEDE)
Ava McCoy ’12, who played the role of Kleopata is shown drumming during the final dance number of the show. (Luciana Rodrigues ’12 / THE STAMPEDE)
Rodneisha Gould ’12 performances in the final dance number of the show. (Luciana Rodrigues ’12 / THE STAMPEDE)
From March 8 through March 11, the Bishop McNamara African Dance program performed five shows for the ninth annual Sankofa production. This year’s performance was titled Kleopata, and is an interpretation of the story of the Ancient Egyptian queen Cleopatra. (Photos by Matt Nunez ’12 and Luciana Rodrigues ’12 / THE STAMPEDE)
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