The New Los Angeles Theatre Center (Los Angeles, CA)
The José Limón Dance Company brings its' celebrated Centinenial tour to the new LATC. This Dance Magazine Award-winning show incorporates literary sources ranging from Shakespeare to Frederica Lorca. Limón was the first Mexican-American to successfully establish a modern dance company in the U.S. and he remains an artistic hero to the Mexican people.
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I was disappointed with the venue. The seating is uncomfortable -- two average-sized people side-by-side are pressed into each other. The room was way too warm -- people were fanning themselves with programs. And to my taste the steep vertical angle distorts the line of a dance presentation. I will probably not go back to the venue.
Beautiful, dramatic, moving, passionate, breathtaking!
Brilliant and the real deal, everyone who enjoys dance must make a point to see this outstanding company and their exceptional re-staging of some of modern dance's most important works. Not only was it some of the best work ever created brought back to life but these dancers seemed to embody the spirit of Jose Limon. I brought tears to my eyes. BRAVO Jose Limon Dance Company!
This was a world-class performance in an intimate setting. We got good seats and paid half the regular price. What a treat!!
The José Limón Dance Company will perform:
Lament for Ignacio Sanchez Mejias
Choreographed by Doris Humphrey as part of the debut concert of the Limón Dance Company. Its inspiration draws from the famous poem of the same name by Federico Garcia Lorca. Humphrey was one of the first choreographers to pioneer using the spoken word as part of the fabric of her creations and this piece, as the culmination of her efforts in this direction is a landmark masterwork which combines theater, dance and music. Created at the end of World War II, she saw this dance as more than just a theatrical work. Lament was "...intended to signify the struggle of all men of courage who contend in the ring of life and who meet a tragic end."
The Moor's Pavane won the Dance Magazine Award for outstanding creation in the field of American modern dance. Since the 1960s, it has been performed widely by such companies as the Paris Opera Ballet, Royal Danish Ballet and American Ballet Theatre. Pavane is based on Shakespeare's Othello, and is in the form of a Pavane and other dances of the high Renaissance.
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