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José Limón National Contemporary Dance Award
The José Limón National Contemporary Dance Award ( es, Premio Nacional de Danza Contemporánea José Limón, links=no) is a Mexican modern and contemporary dance award established in 1988 and named in honor of the dancer and choreographer José Limón. It is granted by the National Council for Culture and the Arts (CONACULTA) and the . Due to its age and significance, it is considered the country's most important dance award. History and description The José Limón National Dance Award was established in 1988 to recognize the most outstanding figures of modern and contemporary Mexican or foreign dance. It was named in honor of José Limón, a dancer and choreographer born in Culiacán, Sinaloa, considered a groundbreaking innovator in the history of contemporary dance, and one who elevated the male figure in the field. At its 30th edition, held in 2010, the award's name was changed to the José Limón National Contemporary Dance Award. It is granted by CONACULTA and the , t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Limón
José Arcadio Limón (January 12, 1908 – December 2, 1972) was a dancer and choreographer from Mexico and who developed what is now known as 'Limón technique'. In the 1940s, he founded the José Limón Dance Company (now the Limón Dance Company), and in 1968 he created the José Limón Foundation to carry on his work. In his choreography, Limón spoke to the complexities of human life as experienced through the body. His dances feature large, visceral gestures — reaching, bending, pulling, grasping — to communicate emotion. Inspired in part by his teacher Doris Humphrey's and Charles Weidman's theories about the importance of body weight and dynamics, his own Limón technique emphasizes the rhythms of falling and recovering balance and the importance of good breathing to maintaining flow in a dance. He also utilized the dance vocabulary developed by both Doris Humphrey and Charles Weidman, which aimed at demonstrating emotion through dance in a way that was much le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |