The twelfth night visitors.[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: The James Sewell Ballet The James Sewell Ballet is a Minneapolis, Minnesota-based ballet company of eight dancers founded in 1990 by James Sewell and Sally Rousse. Sewell has been described as a "relaxed humanist" working in the classical idiom whose dances range from more classically inspired presents their 12th season of Amahl and the Night Visitors Amahl and the Night Visitors lame shepherd boy gives crutch as gift for Christ Child; first opera composed for television (1951). [Am. Opera: EB, VI: 792–793] See : Christmas . Originally composed for NBC-TV in 1951, Gian Carlo Mcnotti's one-act opera tells the story of the enchanted en·chant tr.v. en·chant·ed, en·chant·ing, en·chants 1. To cast a spell over; bewitch. 2. To attract and delight; entrance. See Synonyms at charm. night when the Three Kings stayed with a widowed mother and her son, as part of the trio's star-guided journey to Betlehem. The company, including Penelope Freeh and Peggy Scipp-Roy (left to right, above), brings the story to life with James Sewell's choreography shaped from American Sign Language American Sign Language n. The primary sign language used by deaf and hearing-impaired people in the United States and Canada. American Sign Language (ASL), n. . The stained glass-inspired scenery and costumes are by Peter Hauser and Mary Hansmeyer. This 50-minute performance is a seasonal family favorite and plays Nov. 29-Dec. 3 at The Ritz Theater in Minneapolis. See www.jsballet.org. |
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