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José Limón |
José Arcadio Limón |
Mexican-American José Limón
is universally recognized as one of the most important Modern
dancers of the 20th century. Like Jose
Greco, Limon wanted to be a painter, although, he quit painting
to become a dancer as his love for it never died. His family moved
to the U.S. when he was just 7 (first to Arizona, then California,)
where he attended Catholic school and continued his drawing and
painting.
Later Limon went to New York in 1928 and joined
the Humphrey-Weidman Studio, performing with them untill 1940.
Limon went into the U.S. Army in 1943 and after his dis-charge
in 1945, he formed his own dance company with Doris Humphrey as
the artistic director for many years (1946-1958.) His first major
work was 'The Moor's Pavane' (a distillation of the OTELLO
story) which is still taught in Universities around the world
as well as others titled La Malinche, The Traitor (Limon's
response to the McCarthy Hearings), Carmen Jones (based
upon Eugene O'Neill's play), A Choreographic Offering, There
is a Time, Missa Brevis.
After his death at age 64, he left behind
a legacy of work that survives through the dance company that
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Birth Place |
Birth Date |
Spouse |
Offspring |
| Culiacán,
Mexico |
1/12/1908
- 12/2/1972 |
Pauline
Lawrence |
n/a |
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| The Mexican-American choreographer Jose' Limon demonstrates his
intensely dramatic dance style in three different modern dance renditions.
They are: "The Moor's Pavane," a distillation of the OTELLO
story, "The Traitor," Limon's response to the McCarthy
Hearings, and "The Emperor Jones," which is based upon
Eugene O'Neill's play of the same name. |
Dance Types |
Dance Partners |
Music Titles |
| Ballet |
Beatrice Sekler |
1932 - Satan's Lil Lamb |
| Folk
Dance |
Betty Jones |
1933 - Lonely Heart |
| Modern |
Dorothy Bird |
1933 - Heat Wave |
| Spanish |
Ernestine Stodelle
(Komisarjevsky Chamberlain) |
Una Palidez Muy Blanca (Latin) |
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Letita Ide |
Aqui, Alla y en Todas Partes (Latin) |
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May O'Donnell |
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Pauline Koner |
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Ruth Currier |
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2/1958 - Dance Magazine |
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Illustrated Dance Technique of Jose Limon |
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Jose! Born to Dance: The Story of Jose Limon
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Jose Limon ... American Choreographer (Cady) |
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Jose Limon (2002, Dunbar) |
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José Limón ... an Unfinished Memoir |
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Jose Limon and La Malinche The Dancer (Seed) |
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Films |
Television |
Stage, Stage, Etc. |
| $1935
- Roberta |
n/a |
The
Traitor |
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- The Traitor** |
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Emperor
Jones |
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- Emperor Jones** |
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Story
Of Mankind |
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- Jose Limon 3 modern classics* |
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1950
- Les Balletsa Americans |
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1950
- The Exiles |
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1949
- The Moor's Pavane |
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1949
- La Malinche |
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1949 - Invention |
Limon DVD's |
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1947
- Lament For The Death Of... |
| Jose Limon: Three
Modern Dance Classics |
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1947
- Jose Limon Special |
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1947
- Day On Earth |
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1933
- Roberta (Chor) |
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1933
- As Thousands Cheer |
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1932
- New Americana |
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