
The José Limón Dance Foundation's 2025 Gala honors José Limón’s foundational legacy and ongoing impact on modern dance.
The Limón Dance Company's performance program will feature generation-defining choreography by José Limón and Doris Humphrey alongside the World Premiere of
Join, a striking new commission by acclaimed choreographer Aszure Barton with music by Grammy-nominated composer Ambrose Akinmusire.
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6:00 pm | VIP Cocktails
7:00 pm |Limón Dance Company Performance
8:30 pm | Dinner & Awards Ceremony
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Festive Cocktail Attire
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Please use the 92nd Street Entrance
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If you or your guests have difficulty with the stairs outside the theater's 92nd Street entrance the Lexington Avenue entrance at 91st Street (South Building) features a curb ramp for mobility devices. Staff are available to help you navigate the building and access to an elevator to get to our event.
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Wednesday, May 21, 2025
92nd Street Y, New York
Buttenwieser Hall
Photos by Kelly Puleio.

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Limón Director’s Award for Innovation in Education
Fredrick Earl Mosley
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Founder and Artistic Director of
Earl Mosley's Diversity of Dance​

Limón Director’s Award for Public Service
Alejandro C. Ramos
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Executive Director
United States-Mexico Chamber of Commerce, Northeast Chapter

Prudence Bailey
Margot Bridger & Gerry Paul
Paula CarriçoRalf Dolfinger
Kurt Douglas
Tina & Wayne Evans
Sylvia Ann Hewlett & Richard Weinert
Jill Javier
Christine Jowers Friedman & Robert Friedman
Jonathan Leinbach
Host Committee
Peter Lyons
Robert & Jeanne Meister
John E. Oden
Elizabeth Parkinson
Michelle Preston & Brian Kim
NY Racetrack Chaplaincy
Katrina Robinson
Ivan & Karyn Sacks
Raina Sacks Blankenhorn
Debora Staley
Peter & Wuliang Walker
David & Marcia Welles
Gala Sponsors





