José Limón

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José Limón was a pioneering Mexican-American modern dancer and choreographer renowned for his powerful, humanistic works and for founding the influential Limón Dance Company.

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instanceOf Mexican-American artist ⓘ
choreographer ⓘ
modern dance company ⓘ
modern dance technique ⓘ
modern dancer ⓘ
person ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 1972 ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1930 ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Mexico ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1908-01-12 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1972-12-02 ⓘ
educatedAt Humphrey-Weidman School of Dance ⓘ
employer Juilliard School ⓘ
ethnicGroup Mexican ⓘ
fieldOfWork choreography ⓘ
modern dance ⓘ
founded Limón Dance Company ⓘ
fullName José Arcadio Limón ⓘ
genre humanistic modern dance ⓘ
influenced Limón technique ⓘ
influencedBy Doris Humphrey ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
movement modern dance movement ⓘ
namedAfter José Limón ⓘ
José Limón ⓘ
notableAward Dance Magazine Award ⓘ
notableFor exploration of humanistic and emotional themes in dance ⓘ
powerful, dramatic movement style ⓘ
notableWork La Malinche ⓘ
Missa Brevis ⓘ
The Moor’s Pavane ⓘ
The Traitor ⓘ
There Is a Time ⓘ
occupation choreographer ⓘ
costume designer ⓘ
dance teacher ⓘ
dancer ⓘ
dancer ⓘ
placeOfBirth Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico ⓘ
linked to: Culiacán
placeOfDeath Flemington, New Jersey, United States ⓘ
residence New York City ⓘ
spouse Pauline Lawrence ⓘ
studiedUnder Charles Weidman ⓘ
Doris Humphrey ⓘ

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Doris Humphrey → influenced → José Limón ⓘ
Limón Dance Company → namedAfter → José Limón ⓘ
subject linked to: José Limón
Limón technique → namedAfter → José Limón ⓘ
subject linked to: José Limón
Day on Earth → associatedWith → José Limón ⓘ
American modern dance → hasPioneer → José Limón ⓘ