Jose Limón Film Showing

The Forum@MC: Free film showing and discussion about the famous choreographer and his immigration from Mexico to America

Limón: A Life Beyond Words

Directed by Malachi Roth

Wednesday, April 18, Noon

Studio Theater, Mondavi Center, University of California, Davis

Admission is free

IN DISCUSSION

Ann Vachon, Institute Director, Jose Limón Dance Company

Moderater: Ruth Rosenberg

THE FILM

“ This film is important to the entire dance world and to those everywhere who value artists.” Deborah Jowitt, The Village Voice

Narrated by Uta Hagen and Isaiah Sheffer, , the film offers a compelling look at revolutionary modern dancer and choreographer Jose Limón (1908-1972), once described by the New York Times as the “greatest male dancer of his own or any other time.”

The role of Limón’s immigration from Mexico to America is examined centrally and sensitively.

The film has appeared in festivals from India to New York City and won awards for Best Film Made for Television at the Montreal Festival of Films on Art, Best Documentary at Ajijic Festival Internacionale de Cine in Mexico, among others. Screened at Lincoln Center, the Pompidou Center, the Kennedy Center and the National Gallery, Lewis Segal of the Los Angeles Times noted “Roth’s social conscience gives [the film] a strong sense of context and he’s adept at linking Limón’s works to the era of their creation or the man’s own story.”

LINKS:

Preview the film at http://limon.tv/

Meet Limón Dance Company at http://www.limon.org/home.html

See Limón Dance Company at Mondavi Center May 11-12

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