Professional Dance Company Residencies

The Limon Dance Company – 2003

Artistic director Carla Maxwell and 10 company members led over two weeks, intensive and extensive activities:  daily technique and repertory classes, teacher training, lectures/demonstrations and Q&A sessions for families and the community, open company rehearsals, and public performances – with Saint Joseph Ballet students performing alongside Company members.  

“What you have created at Saint Joseph Ballet  is a safe environment for young people to find themselves, as citizens, as artistis, as creative individuals, as people who have the tools to make a contribution to our society and culture.  All of the company was impressed with how open and available the students are to learning and exploring new ideas.  This is a testament to your vision and the realization of it, and that vision and joy is reflected not only in your students, but in everyone on your staff.”

– Carla Maxwell, Artistic Director, Limon Dance Company

Streb Ringside – 2000

New York’s “daredevil” dance company, Streb Ringside, held a four-day KidAction residency at our studios.  Students learned what choreographer Elizabeth Streb calls “Pop Action”: combining dance athletics into a thrill-seeking experience.  At the conclusion, Saint Joseph Ballet’s young students performed with Streb at the Irvine Barclay Theatre, who sponsored the residency. 

Eliot Feld and Ballet Tech – 1999

Choreographer Eliot Feld and his young, ethnically diverse Ballet Tech Company from New York held a five-day residency that included a daily company class, learning repertory, panel discussions, and one-on-one interaction with the New York dancers. Saint Joseph Ballet’s first Residency was sponsored by the Irvine Barclay Theatre.