April 19 - May 1, 2022

Limon Dance Company

Limon Dance Company Kelly Puleio

The renowned Limon Dance Company celebrates its 75th Anniversary Season with two weeks of live performances, two programs, at the Joyce.  Under the artistic direction of Dante Puleio, the Company continues to honor its legacy through the preservation, reconstruction, and reimagining of the repertory while also giving audiences a glimpse into the future of the Company.   Program for Week 1, April 19-April 24: "Psalm" and "Chaconne" by Limon; "Air for the G String" by Doris Humphrey; and the premiere of "Only One Will Rise" by Olivier Tarpaga of Burkina Faso.   Program for Week 2, April 26-May 1: one of Limon's first works, "Danzas Mexicanas", and his last work "Waldstein Sonata", and the premiere of "Migrant Mother", by Mexican choreographer Raul Tamez.        

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A dancer in a black tutu and leotard and pointe shoes stands on one leg, with the other leg extended behind the body in a straight line. One arm is raised above the head and the other extended to the back parallel to the extended leg. The school director is opposite the dancer and wears a red DTH logo t-shirt and black pants and ballet slippers. She holds the hand of the arm raised above the dancer’s head with one arm and her back arm is extended and she is smiling at the student.

 

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A dancer in a black tutu and leotard and pointe shoes stands on one leg, with the other leg extended behind the body in a straight line. One arm is raised above the head and the other extended to the back parallel to the extended leg. The school director is opposite the dancer and wears a red DTH logo t-shirt and black pants and ballet slippers. She holds the hand of the arm raised above the dancer’s head with one arm and her back arm is extended and she is smiling at the student.

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