2025 IA Class Finalist Review

2025 IA Class Finalist Review

By: MJ Johnson

Congratulations to all of our 2025 Independent A class finalists! View a recap of their productions below in order of Finals placement.

1st - Homage Independent (95.985)

Homage Independent invites us to enjoy fleeting moments with their 2025 program, Some Other Time. This performance reminds us of the ever passing of time and to appreciate the memories we make.

2nd - Opus Independent (95.775)

Let’s meet Opus Independent Underneath the London Sky. This fun, upbeat performance features chimney sweeps against the backdrop of Victorian London.

3rd - Pacificaires (92.955)

Pacificaires presents their 2025 program Definition of Happiness. The performers showcase how happiness can take on many forms.

4th - National Avenue from Missouri State University (92.565)

National Avenue from Missouri State University presents their 2025 program You Won’t Bring Me Flowers. This beautiful performance features flowers and petal motifs on the floor and flags.

5th - White & Gold Winterguard from georgia tech (91.095)

White & Gold Winterguard from Georgia Tech presents their 2025 program The Things You Do. This graceful performance features gorgeous shimmering flags and a beautiful floor of pinks, oranges, and purples.

6th - Beau Monde Independent (90.230)

Beau Monde Independent’s 2025 program is to die for! ‘Til Death takes audiences through the rocky relationship of a couple that can’t be parted even after death.

7th - University of Nevada, reno winter guard (89.530)

The University of Nevada, Reno Winter Guard presents their 2025 program If I Can’t Have You. Set to Sara Bareilles’ Manhattan, this performance reminisces on the aftermath of a break up.

8th - Pegasus A (89.305)

Pegasus A present’s their 2025 program, Amplification. Featuring a floor and flags with sound wave static, this intense performance amplifies the audience’s excitement.

9th - Vox artium a (86.410)

Don’t forget to Proceed with Caution as Vox Artium A reminds us. Their performance features superstitions that are typically considered “bad luck”, such as cracked mirrors, walking under ladders, and stepping on cracks.

10th - Eagle Mountain independent (85.225)

Eagle Mountain Independent presents their 2025 program, What Goes Around. The performance showcases the way the world always comes back around.

11th - RGV Winter Guard (84.980)

With their 2025 program Experience in Green, RGV Winterguard invites you to experience all the shades of green. Decked out in green, these performers highlight this color that sits in the middle of the color spectrum.

12th - Maharlika (84.500)

Maharlika presents their 2025 program inspired by Gandhi’s quote, In the Midst of Darkness, Light Persists. With performers in costumes covered in a collage of colorful lights, Maharlika shows us how to leave the darkness behind.

13th - Relentless (84.300)

In their 2025 program My Mind, Relentless showcases the emotional struggles of heartbreak. The performers emulate the lyrics by portraying the struggle of moving forward through an emotional whirlwind.

14th - Sonnor (81.380)

Sonnor presents their 2025 program, On Thin Ice. This performance features large cracks on the floor as the performers showcase the fragility of their icy environment .

15th - St. anns (81.330)

In their 2025 program, I Think, St. Anns gives a thought provoking performance. This fun performance in a thought bubble invites us to think with a medley of songs with the words “I think”.