Limón
Performances
Upcoming Performances
The Limón Dance Company is proud to announce their return, after 26 years, to White Bird Dance in Portland, Oregon. The company will be displaying its powerful physicality and emotional repertory, performing José Limón’s masterwork, A Choreographic Offering, set to the music of Bach, as well as works by modern dance pioneer Doris Humphrey and the bold contemporary voice of choreographer Kayla Farrish.
Photo by John Herr
Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
Portland, OR
October 22, 2025, 7:30 PM
White Bird Dance
More Announcements Coming Soon
In its Center for the Arts debut, the Limón Dance Company’s repertory includes Kayla Farrish's The Quake that Held Them All (2024) and Doris Humphrey's iconic Two Ecstatic Themes, and a special performance of Missa Brevis featuring students from George Mason University School of Dance. Become entranced by “an integral part of American dance history” (The New York Times) with Limón Dance Company!
Photo by Hisae Aihara
Fairfax, VA
November 1, 2025, 8 PM
George Mason University
The Limón Dance Company launches its 80th anniversary season with a bold, intergenerational program that honors eight decades of revolutionary modern dance by its founder, José Limón, while amplifying the voices of today. The program opens with a multi-generational restaging of Limón's 1942 solo Chaconne —a poignant meditation on form, dignity, and the elevation of the male figure, featuring live music. It continues with a new reconstruction of Limón’s The Emperor Jones (1956), a haunting portrait inspired by Eugene O’Neill’s play that explores authority, vulnerability, and the weight of self-mythology. This new reconstruction embraces contemporary costume and scenic design.
Bridging history and innovation, the evening concludes with a world premiere by acclaimed Mexican choreographer Diego Vega Solorza. A vital voice in Latin American dance, Vega Solorza brings a personal lens shaped by his experience as a queer Mexican man. Like Limón, his work confronts the realities of its time with choreography that is personal, urgent, and unapologetic.
