Touring Stages
James Sewell Ballet has worked with more than 100 presenters and more than 300 venues in 28 states, Canada, Iceland, and Bermuda.
Multiple-day residencies have included (1) public performances, (2) interactive lecture-demonstrations in schools, community centers, and other venues, (3) master classes for dancers and avocational adults, (4) choreographic workshops, (5) work with athletes, (6) talks to fraternal organizations, (7) discussions at bookstores, (8) media interviews, (9) pre-performance discussions, (10) post-performance receptions, and (11) classes for nursing home residents, day care students, hospital patients, and social service clients.
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“A packed-to-the-rafters audience at Schein Hall greeted the triumphant
return (for a third appearance) of The James Sewell Ballet.…This
stunningly
inventive chamber dance company is fun, sophisticated and
dazzling
entertainment.”
– Sanibel Captiva Islander, FL
“This young company…seems headed for stardom.”
– Dottie Ashley, The Post and Courier, Charleston SC
"The James Sewell Ballet has achieved ‘Minnesota state treasure’ status."
- The Forum, Fargo ND
"Forget about the cliché idea of a night at the ballet; think:
attitude,
wit, and startling imagery. Think: smart, contemporary
haircuts, an
array of unexpected and evocative costumes, and a
smattering of tattoos."
- Susan Anderson, Daily Journal, Fergus Falls MN
"A complete package of entertainment.”"
- Corina Hume, News-Review, Petoskey MI
"A rewarding and wonderful evening of dance... Sewell's ballets are
entertaining, easily accessible, to both the balletomane and the
dance
audience neophyte."
- Marsha Wagner, Sanibel-Captiva Shopper's Guide
"Utterly captivating, with wonderfully imaginative choreography and
superb execution."
- Erik Eriksson, Door County Advocate, Wisconsin
"Incomparable."
-The Oxford Press, Oxford OH
"One of the country's most accomplished and inventive ballet companies."
-The Leader, Corning NY
"A beautifully trained company, presenting a programme that ranged
from
classical and neo-classical to elements of modern dance, and
brimming
with sheer entertainment value."
- Patricia Calnan, Mid-Ocean News, Hamilton, Bermuda
"A picture perfect performance... a complex tapestry weaving together
intellectual content, technical expertise and a poetic vision."
- Mid-Ocean News, Hamilton, Bermuda
"The James Sewell Ballet elevated the sold out audience...beyond
the
normal performance into that rare air created by those who sacrifice
their lives for art. This is art on its way to power."
- The Winona Post, Winona, MN
"A technically excellent and creatively innovative performance...
This was a great show."
- Kim Dismont Robinson, The Royal Gazette, Hamilton, Bermuda
"A bravura performance."
- Sanibel Captiva Islander, Sanibel FL
"Like a mobile SWAT team, they pack up, move in, perform, pack up
and
move on. ...This innovative contemporary troupe is one of the
finest
small companies I've seen in a decade. . ..Sewell...is one of
those
fine choreographers who shape dance in America. He has the
wit, sense
of comedy, originality and talent of a Jerome Robbins or
a Michael
Kidd."
- Sanibel-Captiva Shopper's Guide, Sanibel FL
"James Sewell is a wonder, whether as a choreographer, a dancer
(alternately a magician, a passionate lover, a whirling dervish) or
composer and musician."
- Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta GA
"[Sewell] is a multi-talented and courageous artist who is certainly
placing his own signature on the evolvement of dance movement both
as a
visual aesthetic and a means of poetic expression."
- Mid-Ocean News, Hamilton, Bermuda
