Limon Opening Gala & Performance
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| When |
Thu, June 9,7:00 pm - 10:00 pm |
| Where |
John Jay College, 889 Tenth Avenue (between 58th & 59th Streets), New York, NY (map) |
| Admission |
Open |
| Description |
The José Limón Dance Foundation is pleased to present, at its June 9th Gala, a performance of Limón’s 1958 masterpiece MISSA BREVIS, live in collaboration with the 40-member choir Voices of Ascension, conducted by Dennis Keene. Missa Brevis was last performed in New York ten years ago at Riverside Church. Also on the program is an excerpt from A CHOREOGRAPHIC OFFERING and THE MOOR’S PAVANE, both also performed to live music. Another special treat at the Gala will be a piano interlude by the gifted pianist Anna Celeste.
Tuesday-Sunday, June 7-12 (Tuesday/Wednesday/Friday/Saturday at 8 PM) Gala Performance and dinner on Thursday, June 9 at 7 PM Saturday June 11 matinee at 2 PM; Sunday June 12 at 3 PM Gerald W. Lynch Theater/John Jay College, 889 Tenth Avenue (between 58 & 59 Streets) Tickets: $36; Saturday matinee only: $21 discounts for seniors & students Ticket package for Programs A& B: $51 Reservations: 212-279-4200 or www.limon.org GALA: Thursday June 9 at 7 PM Tickets start at $500 for performance & following dinner at Mandarin Oriental Hotel, 80 Columbus Circle A limited number of tickets for the Gala Performance only are available at $50. (The Gala performance will be the only one featuring the 40-member choir Voices of Ascension, conducted by Dennis Keene.)
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