Portal de Periódicos da CAPES

José Limón's La Malinche

2003; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 26; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1081/dnc-120025267

1532-4257

Patty Harrington Delaney,

Spanish Culture and Identity

Click to increase image sizeClick to decrease image size Notes aSome historians think La Malinche may have died at the hands of her husband, Juan Xaramillo, and others that she may have died in a plague. The last known record of her is the mention of her name in a land grant to her husband in Temistitan, Mexico, in March 1528. bAnn Vachon's transcription of Limón's manuscript, which differs slightly from Garafola's in punctuation and other details, here reads "wielding the double edged symbol that served redemption and death by turns." Personal communication to the author, June 16, 2003. cI have here used Ann Vachon's transcription of Limón's manuscript, which is now in the Jerome Robbins Dance Division of the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. Communication from Ann Vachon, June 16, 2003. dThe description of This Story is Legend is a compilation of information found in Limón's José Limón: An Unfinished Memoir, pp. 98–99, and in program notes from performances in 1941. Limón Programs. *MGZB, Folder dated 1941. Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations. eBenito Juarez (1806–1872), who was of Native Mexican decent, became a national hero and president of Mexico from 1861 to 1863 and 1867 to 1872. Educated in law, he became governor of the state of Oaxaca in 1847 and was imprisoned by Santa Anna. When Santa Anna was overthrown, Juarez became the provisional president and then was constitutionally elected in 1861. After the French took power in Mexico in 1864 and put Maximilian on the throne, Juarez overthrew him and regained the presidency in 1867, dying in 1872 while still in office. The Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian (1832–1867) and his wife Carlota (1840–1927) ruled Mexico from 1864 to 1867. Maximilian was an Austrian archduke who was put on the throne of Mexico by the French in 1864. Napoleon III later withdrew his forces from Mexico and left Maximilian to his fate at the hands of Juarez, who ordered him executed in 1867. Carlota, who was a member of the Belgian royal family, went to Europe to unsuccessfully plead with Napoleon and the Pope for support for her husband. She went insane and was institutionalized by her brother until her death. fThe zandunga is a native dance of southern Mexico that resembles a slow waltz with its three‐step pattern. The zapateado borrows from the flamenco lexicon with its articulation in the feet and sense of visual percussion. There are many regional versions of jarabe in Mexico; its general characteritstics include light, percussive footwork, hopping, and patterns such as the figure eight created by partners as they perform the dance. gOn August 8, 2002, dance artists who had worked with Limón between 1958 and his death in 1972 gathered at the Limón Studio in New York to discuss their experiences with La Malinche. These artists included Daniel Lewis, Laura Glenn, Sarah Stackhouse, Ann Vachon, Dennis Nahat, and Carla Maxwell. Also included in these oral histories were Roxanne D'Orléans Juste, who performed the role of La Malinche in the 50th Anniversary Concert of the Limón Dance Company in 1997, and David LaMarche, who conducted the music for that performance. These oral histories were compiled as content for an educational DVD designed to provide a contextual framework in which to view La Malinche. hIn his youth Limón studied music with his father, Florencio Limón, a musician, pedagogue, and conductor, and played the organ and piano.