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Photo by Rosalie O'Connor

The Jose Limon Dance Company performs Recordare, choreographed by Lar Lubovitch with music by Elliot Goldenthal, a Best Score Oscar winner for 2003's Frida.

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Jewish
choreographer
Lar Lubovitch
expresses the
joy of the
human spirit
through dance.

Suzanne Chessler
Special to the Jewish News

ar Lubovitch, in the year
before celebrating the
40th anniversary of his
own dance company, has choreo-
graphed a piece to celebrate the
founder of the first troupe he saw
on stage.
Recordare, which communi-
cates the spirit of an annual
Mexican festival, honors the late
Mexican-born dancer Jose Limon
and ultimately the Jose Limon
Dance Company, which performs

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the piece during its Jan. 13-15
appearance at the Power Center
in Ann Arbor. The program is
sponsored by the University
Musical Society
"The piece is based on the Day
of the Dead, one of the highlights
of the year in Mexico," explains
Lubovitch, 63, who has developed
dance sequences for ballet corn-
panics, Broadway productions,
films, television programs and
ice shows. "It's a day of contacting
the spirits of the departed and
celebrating their lives.
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"One of the 10 best
choreographers in
the world," is the
way the New York
Times described
Lar Lubovitch.

January 12 a 2006

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