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Artiste: José Limón

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Misty Copeland eyes a future for ballet at the Joyce Theater

Paris Opera’s Sae Eun Park and Guillaume Diop in Romeo and Juliet © Steven Pisano
A triumphant world premiere from a young choreographer. A poor choice of pas de deux for Paris Opera étoiles. Three bracing solos. A strenuously sexy duet: Misty Copeland’s Ballet Festival.

On top form: Carlos Acosta’s Myths and Modern Masters in London

Beatrice Parma, Miki Mizutani, Max Maslen and Carlos Acosta in The Moor’s Pavane © Helen Maybanks
Carlos Acosta has lost none of his brilliance and in a carefully curated programme with Acosta Danza and Birmingham Royal Ballet, he still thrills audiences.

The death of a venture capitalist emperor is a triumph for Limón Dance

Limón Dance Company in José Limón's Chaconne © Steven Pisano
José Limón's The Emperor Jones is relocated to Wall Street and a visually stunning new work from heralded Mexican choreographer Diego Vega Solorza challenges gender binaries.  

The timeless and the new at Limón Dance

Jessica Sgambelluri in Doris Humphrey's Two Ecstatic Themes © Richard Termine
Doris Humphrey and José Limón inspired a world premiere from Aszure Barton for the Limón Dance Company at New York City's storied 92nd Street Y.

Balanchine, Limón and an emerging choreographer close PNB season

A finale to Pacific Northwest’s Ballet’s 2018-1019 season sends the audience home with memories of satisfying new work, appreciation of the old, and shaken to the core by a Limón performance.

BRB: A Shakespeare tribute

It can’t be easy to programme a Shakespeare season that has something new to say about this giant figure in a year of excellent productions up and down the country, but this programme achieves it.