Sweet Limón

Given a disaster with its sprinkler system 72 hours earlier, the Granada was out of action when the Limón Dance Company under artistic director Dante Puleio celebrated more than 75 years with an innovative program of new and reconstructed works highlighting choreographer José Limón’s unique contributions to dance at a new venue, Campbell Hall, part of the entertaining UCSB Arts & Lectures program.

In addition to New York-based Limón’s classic solo, “Chaconne,” the delightful evening featured “Danzas Mexicanas”; “Missa Brevis,” which incorporated dancers from the Santa Barbara Dance Theater, and “Migrant Mother,” a new commission by contemporary Mexican choreographer Raúl Tamez, who was honored with a 2002 Bessie Award for creating a powerful reflection on the migrant experience.

The venerable Granada will be back in action in due course…