The Limón Dance Company has been invited to perform at the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing, China in December, and you are invited to go on tour with us! This will be the Company’s inaugural trip to China, and will include four performances of two different programs featuring live music performed by the Chinese Musical Conservatory. The all-Limón program will feature There is a Time, The Traitor and The Moor’s Pavane. The Contemporary Tribute program will feature Clay Taliaferro’s Into My Heart’s House; Carla Maxwell’s Etude; Susanne Linke’s Transfiguration; a new work by company member Jonathan Frederickson, The Edge of Some World; and Limón’s Missa Brevis.
Private tour of the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA). This architecturally stunning venue opened in 2007 and boasts three performance spaces under a dramatic ellipsoidal shell of titanium and glass.
Backstage tour of the performance hall by the Director of the Performing Arts of NCPA.
VIP seating for each of the two programs (2 tickets total per person).
Post-performance reception with the dancers and Artistic Director.
Private cocktail party at the Mexican Embassy in Beijing.
Intimate traditional Chinese dinner with the Artistic Director of the Company.
Sightseeing full day tour with the Company to the Badaling Great Wall and Ming Dynasty Tombs.
Plus free time to spend enjoying Beijing!
Special rates:
All Inclusive Package- One person |
Accommodations for single occupancy |
$ 3,499 |
All Inclusive Package- Two people |
Accommodations for double occupancy |
$ 5,421 |
Package without Hotel |
All features except accommodations |
$ 1,499 |
All packages include a $750 tax-deductible contribution to support the José Limón Dance Foundation.
Please note the packages do not include airfare, visa costs, hotel incidentals.
This extraordinary tour will offer you the opportunity to participate in an historical journey to endorse a multicultural and diverse community, promote an artistic dialogue between nations, and encourage the creation of new artistic ventures. We hope you accept our invitation to join us!
For more information, please contact Jen at the José Limón Dance Foundation at 212-777-3353 x10 or email ChinaTour(at)limon(dot)org.
Deadline for registration is October 1, 2009.
PROPOSED ITINERARY
Saturday, November 28 ARRIVAL
Afternoon Check-in at the Hotel
Sunday, November 29
Daytime Sightseeing tours on your own.
7:00pm Intimate Traditional Peking Duck dinner with Artistic Director, Carla Maxwell.
Monday, November 30
Sightseeing tours on your own.
Tuesday, December 1
Afternoon Attendance at the technical rehearsal of the Limón Dance Company, followed by a private backstage tour.
Wednesday, December 2 DAY TOUR WITH THE DANCERS AND ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Morning Tour to the Badaling Great Wall, followed by lunch
Afternoon Tour to the Ming Tombs and the Forbidden City
Thursday, December 3 OPENING NIGHT
7:30pm Opening Night performance of the Limón Dance Company in a program of Limón Classics at the National Centre for the Performing Arts. Enjoy complimentary drinks and desserts in NCPA's café during performance intervals.
9:30pm Post-performance champagne and dessert reception with Limón Dance Company dancers and staff.
Friday, December 4
After Dinner Cocktail Party hosted by the Mexican Embassy
Saturday, December 5 BACKSTAGE WITH LIMÓN
3:00pm Private tour of the National Centre for the Performing Arts
7:30pm Performance of the Limón Dance Company in a program of Contemporary Tributes at the National Centre for the Performing Arts. Enjoy complimentary drinks and desserts in NCPA's café during performance intervals.
Sunday, December 6
Daytime Sightseeing and Shopping activities on your own
Monday, December 7 DEPARTURE
Morning Check-out from hotel
TOUR TO BEIJING, CHINA
REGISTRATION FORM
Deadline for Registration is October 1, 2009
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$3,499 |
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$5,421 |
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$136 |
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$1,499 |
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Please make check or money orders payable to: José Limón Dance Foundation, 307 W. 38th St, Suite 1105,
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Orders can be faxed to 212-777-4764 or emailed to ChinaTour(at)limon(dot)org or placed online using the
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