Spotlights

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  Kendyl Yokoyama

  Kendyl Yokoyama (B.F.A. '21, musical theater) helped bring the 2018 Oscars audience to its feet in Keala Settle’s showstopping performance of “This Is Me” from the movie musical The Greatest Showman—a powerful moment that instantly became a viral phenomenon.

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  Laila Franklin

  Laila Franklin (B.F.A. '19) is a senior in Boston Conservatory’s contemporary dance program whose original work, Leaving So Soon?, was recently featured in the Senior Choreographers’ Concert: Square One. Franklin discusses the inspiration behind her piece and how her Boston Conservatory experience has prepared her for a future as a dancer, choreographer, and scholar.

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  Rachelle Miller

  Trumpet student Rachelle Miller (B.M. '19) talks about her love of improvisation—a part of her musical identity that she regards as the “alter ego” to her role as a classical musician.