Limón Dance Company
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Northrop Presents
Limón Dance Company
Saturday, Jan. 30, 7:30 p.m.
2026-27 Northrop Season
Carlson Family Stage
Feel the gravitational pull of Limón Dance Company’s passionate modern dance radiating with the triumph of the human spirit. Highly acclaimed for dramatic expression, technical mastery and expansive yet nuanced movement, the 80-year-old company continues to captivate audiences worldwide with the refined strength and visceral storytelling of founder José Limón.
The program highlights the best of the classic and the new. Limón’s World War II-inspired “Missa Brevis” (1958) is a mournful yet optimistic modern ballet set to Zoltán Kodály’s score, featuring the Northrop pipe organ, University Singers and UMN dance program students. The world premiere of a Northrop Centennial Commission reimagines Limón’s masterpiece “The Moor's Pavane” (1949), based on William Shakespeare’s gripping tragedy “Othello.” The highly anticipated new work brings together the vision of celebrated choreographer Akram Khan with the voices of creative collaborators Aditya Prakash (composer) and Zeynep Kepekli (lighting designer). This one-act version marks the company’s second Northrop Centennial Commission — Limón’s largest choreographic commission to date — as well as Khan’s first new creation for an American dance company.
Limón Dance Company
Saturday, Jan. 30, 7:30 p.m.
2026-27 Northrop Season
Carlson Family Stage
Feel the gravitational pull of Limón Dance Company’s passionate modern dance radiating with the triumph of the human spirit. Highly acclaimed for dramatic expression, technical mastery and expansive yet nuanced movement, the 80-year-old company continues to captivate audiences worldwide with the refined strength and visceral storytelling of founder José Limón.
The program highlights the best of the classic and the new. Limón’s World War II-inspired “Missa Brevis” (1958) is a mournful yet optimistic modern ballet set to Zoltán Kodály’s score, featuring the Northrop pipe organ, University Singers and UMN dance program students. The world premiere of a Northrop Centennial Commission reimagines Limón’s masterpiece “The Moor's Pavane” (1949), based on William Shakespeare’s gripping tragedy “Othello.” The highly anticipated new work brings together the vision of celebrated choreographer Akram Khan with the voices of creative collaborators Aditya Prakash (composer) and Zeynep Kepekli (lighting designer). This one-act version marks the company’s second Northrop Centennial Commission — Limón’s largest choreographic commission to date — as well as Khan’s first new creation for an American dance company.
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84 Church Street SE, Minneapolis, MN, United States, Minnesota 55455
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