Carla Maxwell Courtesy : press photo Limón Dance Company announces with great sorrow the passing of a beloved member of the Limón family, Carla Maxwell. She passed at a nursing home in the morning on July 6, 2025.
Carla Maxwell joined the Limón Dance Company in 1965. She soon became a principal dancer under José Limón's direction and, in 1978, was appointed artistic director of the company. During her tenure, the Company emerged as one of the finest repertory dance ensembles in the world. She accepted the 2008 National Medal of Arts at the White House on behalf of José Limón Dance Foundation, for innovative contributions to American modern dance. She received the 1995 Dance Magazine Award and a 1998 New York Dance and Performance (Bessie) Award for “finding a creative present in the context of a revered past and thereby offering choreographic opportunity to multiple generations of artists; for inspired leadership and artistic accomplishment.” Acclaimed as a brilliant dramatic dancer, she danced many major roles with the Company, including the title role in Carlota, Limón’s final ballet, which he choreographed for her. Ms. Maxwell was responsible for many of the Company’s reconstructions of Limón dances. As a choreographer, she created works for the Company and regional companies throughout the United States.
Carla Maxwell joined the Limón Dance Company in 1965. She soon became a principal dancer under José Limón's direction and, in 1978, was appointed artistic director of the company. During her tenure, the Company emerged as one of the finest repertory dance ensembles in the world. She accepted the 2008 National Medal of Arts at the White House on behalf of José Limón Dance Foundation, for innovative contributions to American modern dance. She received the 1995 Dance Magazine Award and a 1998 New York Dance and Performance (Bessie) Award for “finding a creative present in the context of a revered past and thereby offering choreographic opportunity to multiple generations of artists; for inspired leadership and artistic accomplishment.” Acclaimed as a brilliant dramatic dancer, she danced many major roles with the Company, including the title role in Carlota, Limón’s final ballet, which he choreographed for her. Ms. Maxwell was responsible for many of the Company’s reconstructions of Limón dances. As a choreographer, she created works for the Company and regional companies throughout the United States.
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