Choreography: José Limón
Direction & Staging: Carla Maxwell
Music: Jon Magnussen, composed for the dance (2002)

Psalm takes as its point of departure the premise that according to ancient Jewish belief, all the sorrows of the world rest upon 36 men.  The 36 men, in Psalm, are reduced to one, “The Burden Bearer.”  This re-creation of Limón’s masterwork displays the power of the Company’s ensemble dancing and features a commissioned score from composer Jon Magnussen.