A Balanced Class

Perfect balances may be antithetical to principles of Limón Technique, but when it comes to female:male ratios in the dance field, a well-balanced class is a good thing! This year’s incoming group of Professional Studies Program (PSP) students has almost equal numbers of women and men, and is also quite the international crowd: students are coming from England, Germany, Korea, and Mexico.

They will start the year with a special Introduction to Limon course led by Alan Danielson, Risa Steinberg, and Ann Vachon. This 2-week course will focus on principles of Limón Technique and familiarize students with the faculty. Students will then delve into the Limón tradition, joining the Institute’s open classes and attending special evening classes that focus on repertory, performance skills, choreography, and musicality. Workshops with Sue Bernhard, Betty Jones, Carla Maxwell , Risa Steinberg, and Clay Taliaferro are scheduled throughout the year, and the 2-semester program culminates with a performance, choreographic, or research focused final project.

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   August-September 2003

Summer Dancing
The Company Goes Upstate

I truly believe that I’m a stronger 

dancer as well as a person. – Student

I feel richer than I did before

the residency. – Company member Ryoko Kudo

Everyone had glowing things to say about the summer program held at SUNY Brockport this July, where over 60 dancers joined the Company for 3 weeks of intensive study in Limón Technique, repertory, performance skills, and complementary courses. Many students commented on the friendliness of the Company members, and this created the open learning environment that is typical of Limón programs, and so crucial for the artistic development of dancers. In addition to a full schedule of teaching, Company members had their own rehearsals, preparing repertory for the upcoming season. The showing at the end of the program included Limón repertory and original choreography by participants, and Company dancers and students alike shared in the combination of excitement and nervousness that accompanies every performance. The Company will be holding its 2004 summer program at Kaatsbaan International Dance Center in Tivoli, NY, from June 28 – July 17. Check our website in November for more information on all Summer 2004 Programs.

 
 

 

The Linke Project

Susanne Linke, the renowned German choreographer, is creating a new work for the women of the Limón Dance Company. Currently titled Extreme Beauty, it celebrates women’s grace and strength, and uses elaborate costumes (by Marion Williams) as an inventive metaphor for cultural restrictions. Ms. Linke draws upon both historic German dance tradition and contemporary dance theatre in her choreography, which has been performed by Nederlands Dans Theater, GRCOP at the Paris Opera, and the Senegalese Company, JANT-BI. Artistic Director Carla Maxwell comments: “Susanne is a great artist, and her history and background are inextricably woven with ours. She has the gift of turning the simplest movements into magic, and we are truly excited to be doing this project with her.”  A score for the dance has been commissioned from German composer Wolfgang Bley-Borkowski, who is combining a pre-existing piece of music with a sound collage. Ms. Linke began the piece during a 2-week creative residency in January of this year, and will finish it this fall. A preview is scheduled at SUNY Fredonia on September 18th, and the work will officially premiere during the Company’s 2004 season at New York ’s Joyce Theater.

 
 
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