MTI Concert Dance, a division of Music Theatre International, announced today that the company has entered an agreement to exclusively license a series of works created by renowned choreographer José Limón to professional companies, the second choreographer’s works to be included in the MTI catalogue. More than 60 ballets and theatre dance works by Jerome Robbins were the first choreographic works to be licensed by MTI Concert Dance in September, 2024.

“Just as MTI has actively kept musical theater classics alive and thriving, they will use those same talents to sustain the legacy and artistic vision of choreographers worldwide in a way that has never been attempted before.” – Allen Greenberg, Trustee of The Robbins Rights Trust

MTI Concert Dance aspires to license choreographed works from well-known creators across many genres of dance. Launched in March 2024, MTI Concert Dance helps sustain and grow the legacy of choreographers, their works, and the transcendent power of dance for future generations of dance artists and audiences. Led by dancer, choreographer, and educator Elizabeth Parkinson, MTI Concert Dance is the first organization of its kind to work directly with choreographers and dance companies to license copyrighted works to organizations around the world. As a result, the choreographer’s legacy and brand are completely supported, developed, and protected.

Limón works licensed by MTI include: Chaconne; A Choreographic Offering; Concerto Grosso; Dances for Isadora; Danzas Mexicanas; The Emperor Jones; The Exiles; La Malinche; Mazurkas; Missa Brevis; The Moor’s Pavane; Orfeo; Psalm; Scherzo; There is a Time; The Traitor; The Unsung; The Waldstein Sonata; and The Winged. The José Limón Dance Foundation will continue managing educational and non-professional licenses directly.