Tuesday, March 23, 2010
7:00 p.m.
Americas Society
680 Park Avenue
New York, NY
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There is a Time. Photy by David Levy.

Music of the Americas is proud to start a new collaboration with the renowned José Limón Dance Company. In these salons, members of the company will discuss aspects of its work and that of its founder. This evening will include a performance of excerpts of La Malinche.

LA MALINCHE
(Premiere May 1947 at Jordan Hall, Boston)
Choreography by José Limón
Commissioned score by Norman Lloyd

This dance is a product of José Limón’s childhood memories of Mexican fiestas, which reached their climax with performances in the town plaza by celebrating local history and tradition. The dance begins with an introduction of the players. Their performance refers to Cortes’ Conquest of Mexico and the complicity of the Indian princess Malintzin who, according to legend, returned years after her death as the revolutionary spirit “La Malinche” to lead the Mexican Indians to victory over their Spanish conquerors. This dance deals with conquest, perfidy, remorse, rebellion, and triumph, all well known in Mexican history.

About the company:

Founded in 1946, the Limón Dance Company is the living legacy of the movement technique and philosophy of theater developed by José Limón and his mentors, Doris Humphrey and Charles Weidman, their innovative works have been recognized as great masterworks of American dance.

About José Limón:

José Limón, born in Culiacán, Mexico, in 1908, emigrated to the United States at the age of seven. When he was 20, he moved from Los Angeles to study painting in New York, where he discovered modern dance. After serving in the U.S. Army, Limón formed his own company and, over the next 25 years, established it as one of the major forces in twentieth century dance.

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The MetLife Foundation Music of the Americas concert series is presented with the generous support of MetLife Foundation. The Spring 2010 Music Program is also supported in part by The Mexican Cultural Institute of New York, the Consulate General of Brazil in New York, and with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency, and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.


In-kind support is graciously provided by the Center for Jazz Studies at Columbia University, Cuarteto Latinoamericano, Quintet of the Americas, and the Youth Orchestra of the Americas. The Momenta Quartet's performance is made possible through the generous support of The Aaron Coplan Fund for New Music and Meet the Composer's Cary New Music Performance Fund.