Hoving, Lucas

▪ 2001

Lucas Hovinga 

      Dutch-born modern dancer and choreographer (b. Sept. 5, 1912, Groningen, Neth.—d. Jan. 5, 2000, San Francisco, Calif.), danced with the José Limón Dance Company from 1948 until 1963 and during that time created and became identified with a number of roles, the most notable of which came in The Moor's Pavane, Limón's version of Othello, in which Limón danced the lead role and Hoving portrayed his friend (the counterpart of Iago). Hoving's best-known choreographic effort was Icarus, created for his own company in 1964 and subsequently danced by the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and other groups.

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