Dance is a moment :

Pollack, Barbara

Dance is a moment : a portrait of José Limón in words and pictures / Barbara Pollack, Charles Humphrey Woodford. - Pennington, NJ : Princeton Book Co., ©1993. - xv, 93 p. : ill., ports. ; 28 cm.

"A Dance Horizons book."

"Dance is a Moment captures Limón's personality and achievements through a combination of narrative, direct quotations and stunning photography. The portrait is divided according to the spheres of his life: Part I, Life, is biographical and traces Limón from revolution-torn Mexico to New York. Part II, Work, focuses on Limón's choreographic process, taking the reader from the germ of a dance idea through to the performance. Limón's masterpiece There is a Time is used as the case-study. The book focuses on Limón's relationships with his dancers, the composer Norman Dello Joio, his wife, costume designer Pauline Lawrence Limón and his mentor and artistic director, Doris Humphrey. Performance and behind-the-scenes photographs of the original cast illustrate the rehearsals and premiere. Intimate reminiscences of Limón recalled by Charles Woodford bracket Life and Work, fully fleshing out this revealing portrait." - Back cover

0871271834 9780871271839

92038369


Limón, José 1908-1972


Dancers--Biography.--United States
Choreographers--Biography.--United States

GV1785.L515 / P65 1993

792.8092 / LIM