José Limón’s Chaconne: Class, Discussion, and Performance | Dance
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10-May-2023
Hear from Juilliard Dance Dean and Director Alicia Graf Mack, Limón Dance Company Artistic Director Dante Puleio, and Associate Artistic Director, stager of Chaconne, and Juilliard alumna Logan Frances Kruger (BFA ’07) as they present this livestream program celebrating the connection between José Limón and Juilliard.
Juilliard faculty member and alumna Risa Steinberg will lead a Limón class with the dancers followed by a presentation of the reimagining of José Limón’s solo Chaconne directed and staged by Kruger on the Juilliard Dance class of 2026.
Limón Class
Risa Steinberg, Dance Faculty, Juilliard Alumna
Musician: Andy Monroe, Piano
Chaconne (1942)
Choreography: José Limón
Music: Violin Partita No. 2 in D Minor: Chaconne by J. S. Bach
Musician: Hana Miyamoto Mundiya, Violin
Staging and Direction: Logan Frances Kruger
Rehearsal Assistant: Frances Samson
Additional rehearsal support and coaching provided by Risa Steinberg
Dancers From the Class of 2026:
Jared Alequin, Madalin Autry, Haley Beck, Omarion Burke, John Chappell, Cameron Chong, Ellie Crawford, Mason Evans, Jaiden Galán Roman, Seth Gibson, Alexis Hawkins, Katrina Hidalgo, Caden Hunter, Tiegan Korgel, Holden Kunowski, Arayah Lyte, Emily Okamoto, Jasmine Sinnott-Klenotich, Mahalaya Tintiangco-Cubales, Olivia Wang, Kailey Worontsoff, Jocelyn Wynn
Performed and recorded on May 10, 2023, at Peter Jay Sharp Theater
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