Real ballerinas glide and twirl across stages in pink satin pointe shoes. James Sewell’s employees clunk around a black platform in ski boots. Ballet is an art form. A classical dancer’s form flows through aesthetically glorious lines and silhouettes, connected by graceful motions to communicate love and fear, joy and sadness. The James Sewell Ballet claims by its very name...
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James Sewell Ballet pirouettes onto campus: Friday performance to feature dancing zombies, skiers, and clubbers
The James Sewell Ballet from Minneapolis, Minnesota, will treat students to a fun, diverse show at 8 p.m. tomorrow in Markel Auditorium as part of the college’s Professional Artist Series. Director of Dance Holly Hobbs, who chose and booked the company, described the James Sewell Ballet as having “a contemporary edge” to its work. “We haven’t had a dance company...
The treasures of Mossey Library: Hillsdale’s bibliotheca boasts rare Whitman, Joyce first editions
The Hillsdale College library owns many rare books — including a copy of James Joyce’s “Ulysses,” published in 1935 and illustrated by famous French artist Henri Matisse. Currently, the book is appraised at $15,000 to $20,000. It is so valuable because it was commissioned by a Limited Editions Club, a kind of group which would enlist contemporary artists to illustrate...
Music major takes Manhattan: Senior Grace Hertz spent her summer interning at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Senior Grace Hertz explored interests related to both her English major and music major during a dream internship in New York City last summer. For two months, Hertz lived in Greenwich Village and worked compiling, editing, and writing playbills for events at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts. “It was a life-changing experience,” Hertz said. “It made everything I’m...
