Title: Limon Dance Company (Discount Tickets Available)
Location: Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, 7380 E. 2nd Street, Scottsdale
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Description: Limón Dance Company
Friday, February 22, 2013, 8 p.m.
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, Virginia G. Piper Theater
7380 E. 2nd Street, Scottsdale
Limón Dance Company
Friday, February 22, 2013, 8 p.m.
Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts, Virginia G. Piper Theater
7380 E. 2nd Street, Scottsdale
Tickets are available for $39, $49 or $69 through www.ScottsdalePerformingArts.org or (480) 499-TKTS (8587).
PROMO CODE: AZDANCE, for 20% off tickets (Section A & B) valid from 2/11 – 2/21, the show is on 2/22.
Acclaimed for its dramatic expression, technical mastery and expansive, yet nuanced movement, the Limón Dance Company illustrates the timelessness of José Limón’s work and vision.
José Limón (1908–1972) was a crucial figure in the development of modern dance. His powerful dancing shifted perceptions of the male dancer, while his choreography continues to bring a dramatic vision of dance to audiences around the world. Born in Mexico, Limón moved to New York City in 1928 after a year at UCLA as an art major. It was here that he saw his first dance program.
In 1946, after studying and performing for 10 years with Doris Humphrey and Charles Weidman, Limón established his own company with Humphrey as artistic director. Limón’s choreographic works were quickly recognized as masterpieces and the Limón Dance Company itself became a landmark of American dance.
Now led by Artistic Director Carla Maxwell, Limón Dance Company performs a repertoire of unparalleled breadth that balances classic works with commissions from contemporary choreographers.
Their Scottsdale program will showcase two masterpieces choreographed by José Limón: Mazurkas from 1958 with music by Frédéric Chopin, and the company’s signature work, The Moor’s Pavane (Variations on a Theme of Othello) from 1949 with music by Henry Purcell.
The company also will perform the 2012 work Come with Me, a collaboration between world-renowned Cuban composer and musician Paquito D’Rivera and Rodrigo Pederneiras, the principal choreographer of Grupo Corpo, Brazil’s leading contemporary dance company.
Start Time: 8:00pm
Date: 2013-02-22
