The José Limón Dance Foundation announces its 80th Anniversary Gala, honoring Kristen Brogdon & Northrop and Anna Di Stasi and the evening will be dedicated to Carla Maxwell The Gala will take place on April 30, 2026 at Lavan Midtown, 641W 42nd St, NYC.

The José Limón Dance Foundation’s 2026 Gala honors eight decades of José Limón’s foundational legacy and ongoing impact on modern dance. A cocktail reception at 6PM inspired by José Limón’s artistic beginnings in the 1930’s will be followed by dinner at 7PM in a living gallery – charting the Company’s evolution with archival photographs, historic film excerpts, and live performance narrated by former Limón Dance company member and Hell’s Kitchen on Broadway performer Eric Parra. The evening will conclude with an awards ceremony at 8:30PM followed by a dance party with DJ Aaron Elvis. For more information, and to reserve a seat, please visit https://www.limon.nyc/gala.

The José Limón Dance Foundation is proud to honor Kristen Brogdon & Northrop at the University of Minnesota with the Limón Award for Commissioning Excellence, in recognition of their commitment to bold artistic direction and the nurturing of new works, including the upcoming reimagining of José Limón’s The Moor’s Pavane by Akram Khan. They are also thrilled to honor Anna Di Stasi, Senior VP and Head of Latin American Art at Sotheby’s, with the Limón Award for Cultural Visibility and Advocacy, in recognition of her commitment to cultural visibility, cross-border dialogue, and artistic legacy.

Host Committee: Jody & John Arnhold, Paula Carriço, Kurt Douglas, Tina & Wayne Evans, Karl & Sonya Feitelberg, Sylvia Ann Hewlett & Richard Weinert, Christine Jowers Friedman & Robert Friedman, Jill Javier, Jonathan Leinbach, Robert & Jeanne Meister, John E. Oden, Elizabeth Parkinson, Michelle Preston & Brian Kim, Karyn & Ivan Sacks, Raina Sacks-Blankenhorn, Debora Staley, Katrina Robinson