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The Moor's Pavane
(1949)
Choreography: José Limón, Music:
Henry Purcell
Tough subtitled ”Variations on the
theme of Othello“, this dance is not intended as a
choreographic version of Shakespeares play. In the form
of a pavane and other dances of the high Renaissance,
the legend is told of the hapless Moor, his wrongful
suspected wife, the Moor´s treachereous
friend and
his wife. The four characters portray the tragedy
of
Everyman and the dance is, therefore, timeless in
its implication. |
