"The four pieces from "the Yellow Dress" reflected four different experiences of women, or four different phases of experiences of the same woman. All four of your women protagonists were strong in presence, dramatic expression as well as dance performance-though strongest and most interesting and developed choreography I thought was in "Homeostasis". John and Janelle know deeply, intuitively and physically, how to click into and weave with each other."

Theresa Herron, Arts Cure

"I love your choreography, even though it is sooooo difficult. It's so beautiful, because the movement and the emotions of the pieces are one, it's so satisfying to dance that way. It's really modern dance with ballet vocabulary."

Janet Aisawa, co-choreographer Fly By Night Dance Company

John Ollom charts out new territory-somewhere south of ballet and west of modern-danced with flow and rhythm."

Annette Cyr, Documentary film maker, "Late Bloomers" (about John Ollom's Ballet classes)

"deeply moving, sensual and spiritual at the same time."

Mel White, director of Soulforce, minister and political activist

"very moving and enlightening. A vision of one man's truth transcending himself and becoming a mirror for us all."

Deborah Massell, DMA., Crane School of Music

"I can't stop thinking about your piece-it's so powerful. It's rare to see that kind of commitment on stage. Your vision and commitment to being in this world is so inspiring as your piece so masterfully says."

Janet Aisawa, co-choreographer for Fly by Night Dance Company

"There are two things that touched or moved me most: One is an overwhelming sense of your wonderful generosity of spirit...Your story touched me as a human one not a militant or political one. The second thing that moved me tonight is the wonderful physical language of your choreography ...your dance style and how it's conveyed not only in your performance but through the people you choose to work with as well. It's so wonderful to see dancers with supple bodies..that are human. That generosity of your spirit, your commitment to communicate above all- and find a way to express so many subtle, interior kinds of ideas, reactions, responses- is apparent in the wonderful group of people- dancers and actors you've assembled. Their respect for you and your work is clear by their commitment to each dance and scene. It was just great energy..the opening ballet with your wife, your lover, the struggle and resolution moved me to tears particularly, though not at all exclusively!"

Jonathan Dobin, composer

"You may or may not know it, but you've changed my life dramatically. I'm a better person after working on "the Journey" with you, it's an awesomely unexplainable feeling. "the Journey" has changed me for the better, and I love it. I've always felt like it's wrong to label people and judge them just because they're not exactly the same as you. "The Journey" was beautifully written and performed and taught the beauty of diversity. The message that I got was to accept people for who they are on the inside and to be understanding of things that are different. The show gave people hope, like they can achieve anything they want; that there is a light at the end of the tunnel, no matter how dark it may seem. Your show helped people understand and bring about awareness that these things do happen, but we can help."

Maria DelRusso, dancer in the cast of "the Journey"

-Pam Hall Faculty MFA in Interdisciplinary Art at Goddard College, Vermont

A healthy body is supposed to be orderly. Each organ operates with a certain predictability, developing a synergy with the other parts, and contributing to the success of the larger whole. But throw in a few unpredictables, from illness to a heavy emotional experience, and things can get tricky. Live III: Internal Landscapes, a performance piece created by choreographer John Ollom and painter/sculptor Amadeo Peñalver, explores this trickiness. In an ambitious work that incorporated dance, painting, music and video, the artists performed on October 20, 2007 in Peñalver's studio in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.

-Alex Palmer,LA Splash

Internal Landscapes has helped me recognize my own energy and potential.Not only about physical grace and agility, John Ollom's classes go straight to the human core, strengthening the invisible threads that link us all.

-Carla Seidl BA Harvard University 2011