Limón Dance Company

Celebrating its 80th Season, the Limón Dance Company has been at the vanguard of dance since its inception in 1946. José Limón has a special place in American culture for a social awareness that transcended distinct groups to address how we all search for commonality. With this ethos, the company continues to commission works by critically acclaimed and emerging international voices 50 years after Limón’s passing. His works continue to influence the evolution of the art form with their arresting visual clarity, theatricality, and rhythmic and musical life.

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION

Join (2025) Choreography: Azure Barton, Composer: Ambrose Akinmusire

Aszure Barton, in collaboration with Grammy-nominated composer Ambrose Akinmusire, has taken José Limón’s vivid, poetic description of a lost Doris Humphrey work to create a new world of spellbinding movement and transcendent storytelling.

Mazurkas (1958) Choreography: José Limón (1958), Composer: Frédéric Chopin

First performed August 15, 1958 at the American College Dance Festival, New London CT, Mazurkas is a work of exuberant and musical dancing. Following a visit to Poland after WWII, Limón created this piece to celebrate the vitality of the Polish people with music by Polish composer Frédéric Chopin.

approximate program run time: 1hr 40 min.