Overview

The Limón Dance Company is celebrating its 79th anniversary with generation-defining choreography by José Limón, the iconic Doris Humphrey and a striking world premiere by Aszure Barton.

The program will take you through the landmark dance makers of the 20th century, retelling the trailblazing story of Humphrey and Limón leading to the contemporary voice of Aszure Barton.

World renowned choreographer Aszure Barton and Grammy-nominated composer Ambrose Akinmusire have created a profound new work inspired by José Limón’s vivid, poetic description of Doris Humphrey’s lost work Orestes. In Limón’s An Unfinished Memoir, he recalls his mentor’s process and staging with adoration and respect, claiming it “as one of her greatest works”. Unfortunately the work’s magnitude, with an orchestral score, The Eumenides by Darius Milhaud, made it impossible to produce so it never premiered.

Taking Limón’s prose as a source of inspiration, Barton and Akinmusire have reimagined the movement and music with demanding vocabulary, intricate partnering, and virtuosic use of space and musicality. In this breathtaking collaboration, Barton and Akinmusire elevate the Limón legacy and bridge the eras of groundbreaking craftsmanship. Featuring costumes designed by Canadian fashion designer Rémi van Bochove. This is the final of three choreographic commissions focused on female choreographers and the women that inspired our founder’s life, work, and legacy.