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Limón Dance Company Kicks off 80th Anniversary Celebration at The Joyce Theater
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$17+

Located in Manhattan
Joyce Theater
175 8th Ave, New York, NY 10011
DATES:
Oct 14th, 2025 – Oct 19th, 2025
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The Limón Dance Company (LDC) launches celebrations of the company’s 80 history with a bold, intergenerational program that honors eight decades of revolutionary modern dance by its founder, José Limón, and amplifies the voices of today. The program runs at The Joyce Theater, 175 Eighth Avenue, NYC, from October 14-19, 2025 and features a Curtain Chat on October 15. Performances: Tue-Sat at 7:30pm, Sat & Sun at 2pm. Tickets start at $17, including fees, and are available at https://www.joyce.org/performances/172//limon-dance-company.

From José Limón’s foundational works to powerful new commissions, this celebratory engagement delves deeply into questions of masculinity, identity, queerness, and the human condition — questions Limón himself wrestled with throughout his lifetime. The program opens with a multi-generational restaging of Limón’s 1942 solo Chaconne —a poignant meditation on form, dignity, and the elevation of the male figure, featuring live music. It is followed by a new reconstruction of Limón’s The Emperor Jones (1956), a haunting portrait inspired by Eugene O’Neill’s play that explores authority, vulnerability, and the weight of self-mythology. Bridging history and innovation, the evening concludes with Jamelgos, a World Premiere from acclaimed Mexican choreographer Diego Vega Solorza. A vital voice in Latin American dance, Vega Solorza brings a personal lens shaped by his experience as a queer Mexican man. Like Limón, his work confronts the realities of its time with choreography that is personal, urgent, and unapologetic.


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