We are pleased to announce that the HDD Original Film, I Will Remember What I Forgot has won the Best Indie Short Film award at Rolling Ideas Film Festival! Congratulations to the cast and crew on another…
Heidi DucklerApril 25, 2024
2022 Dr. Kerry English Creative Fellow, Chyenne Roan-Santini has been shining bright since the 2022 fellowship concluded. From modeling to being cast in national commercial spots, plus more, Heidi Duckler…
Heidi DucklerMarch 22, 2024
Portland, you're in for a treat! Heidi Duckler Dance/Northwest will be flowing through Las Adelitas this weekend with an unforgettable, FREE performance festival! The events will include a land acknowledgment,…
Heidi DucklerMarch 21, 2024
Heidi Duckler Dance is bringing our beloved Ebb & Flow festival to Exposition Park on Saturday, June 29, 2024! This is a free, site-specific community art festival. Performances will feature…
Heidi DucklerMarch 20, 2024
🌟 Attention, South Los Angeles residents! 📣 L.A. REPAIR by L.A. Civil Rights is about to introduce HDD’s transformative Sonder@Healthy Way arts healing program! But we need YOUR vote to…
Heidi DucklerMarch 15, 2024
The HDD Original Film, I Will Remember What I Forgot continues its successful run in the film festival circuit. We are pleased to announce the film has been selected for the…
Heidi DucklerMarch 8, 2024
We are delighted to announce our upcoming immersive performance against the stunning backdrop of the Herald Examiner Building and the Proper Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles happening on Saturday, May…
Heidi DucklerFebruary 28, 2024
We are honored to welcome the spring 2024 class of fellows! The Dr. Kerry English Creative Fellowship is an 4-month program designed specifically for young adults who have been through the…
Heidi DucklerFebruary 27, 2024
Check out all of the site-specific work, and educational arts programs we had in 2023. View here.
Heidi DucklerFebruary 16, 2024
Los Angeles-based dance company Heidi Duckler Dance debuted the December installment of Truth or Consequences, a curated series of transdisciplinary salons at the historic Bendix Building in Downtown Los Angeles.…
Heidi DucklerFebruary 12, 2024
Dance Teacher magazine sat down with HDD Artistic Director, Heidi Duckler, and was given a treat on the various ways that dancers can get inspired by different forms via Dance…
Heidi DucklerFebruary 6, 2024
We are pleased to announce that two Heidi Duckler Dance Original films are official selections at the 2024 Berlin Lift-Off Film Festival. The 2022 HDD Original Film, CounterIntelligence: The Story…
Heidi DucklerFebruary 2, 2024
The HDD Original Film, I Will Remember What I Forgot has been shortlisted to receive the Short of the Year award in the Short Films Matter festival. Cast your vote…
Heidi DucklerJanuary 24, 2024
Audiences at the WildSound Festival's Style, Experimental, Fashion Film Festival gave raving reviews on the HDD Original Film, Ahora Somos Nosotres. Next to the raving reviews, the film won Best…
Heidi DucklerJanuary 17, 2024
Thank you to The City Council of the City of Culver City for awarding Heidi Duckler Dance a generous grant to continue our mission of creating site-specific work and bringing…
Heidi DucklerJanuary 16, 2024
Los Angeles-based dance company, Heidi Duckler Dance welcomes Jobel Medina to the Artist-in-Residence program. Jobel has collaborated with Founder and Artistic Director, Heidi Duckler in several performances since 2022. Jobel…
Heidi DucklerJanuary 9, 2024
HDD Founder and Artistic Director, Heidi Duckler, shared how she draws inspiration from nondance mediums with Dance Magazine's Sophie Bress. "....Duckler has been creating site-specific work since 1985 and uses…
Heidi DucklerJanuary 4, 2024
The Dr. Kerry English Creative Fellowship program returns in February! The Creative Fellowship is a part of Heidi Duckler Dance's bridge program, which was created to support youth who have…
Heidi DucklerJanuary 3, 2024
Heidi Duckler Dance Founder and Artistic Director, Heidi Duckler, was recently featured in ShoutOut LA magazine where she talked about taking risks, and how that influenced 38 years of site-specific…
Heidi DucklerDecember 20, 2023
The 2023 HDD Original Film, "I Will Remember What I Forgot" received four out of five stars from the Short Films Matter film festival. "...Ejiofor’s performance is a tour de…
Heidi DucklerDecember 18, 2023
Our 2023 Ebb & Flow: Culver City festival art maker interest form is now open! Heidi Duckler is bringing our Ebb & Flow festival to Culver City. This is a…
Heidi DucklerJuly 7, 2023
We are honored to welcome the 2023 class of fellows! The Dr. Kerry English Creative Fellowship is an 8-month program designed specifically for young adults who have been through the foster…
Heidi DucklerJune 7, 2023
Watch this conversation with Founder and Artistic Director Heidi Duckler as part of the Wende Museum and Thomas Mann House's online series "The Political Mandate of the Arts." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7t1h0V1aNwc
Heidi DucklerMay 1, 2023
We're looking for a Marketing Coordinator and a Programs Director to join our team! Full job descriptions and application process are in the links below. Marketing Coordinator Programs Director Please…
Heidi DucklerApril 5, 2023
Heidi Duckler Dance (HDD) is bringing our beloved festival Ebb & Flow Festival back to the Los Angeles State Historic Park on June 25th, 2023. Ebb & Flow is a…
Heidi DucklerMarch 28, 2023
2022 Dr. Kerry English Fellow Chy Roan-Santini was featured as "Daily Inspiration" in Voyage LA! The interview touches on her background, aspirations, and mindset. We feel honored to know Chy…
Heidi DucklerDecember 7, 2022
This past June 2022, Founder and Artistic Director Heidi Duckler was invited to speak on the Los Angeles County Arts & Culture Panel - 2022 Los Angeles County Arts and…
Heidi DucklerNovember 16, 2022
We are excited to announce that Heidi Duckler Dance has been awarded a 2022 Multi-Year Operating Support Grant from the Perenchio Foundation. The multi-year grant provides operating support to help strengthen our organization…
Heidi DucklerNovember 16, 2022
Written by Arts Education & Programs Director and Dancer Rebecca Lee Heidi Duckler Dance (HDD) had the privilege of traveling to Castro, Chile in the archipelago region of Chiloé to…
Heidi DucklerNovember 3, 2022
We were honored to be one of three dance companies selected to present work for Fashion Week's 'Movement of New York,’ a dance celebration of Theory’s new artistic partner Lucas Ossendrijver. The city streets of…
Heidi DucklerSeptember 26, 2022
Join our team of volunteers and help support HDD staff and performers for our upcoming Ebb & Flow Festival. Ebb & Flow is a free, site-specific community festival of local…
Heidi DucklerAugust 18, 2022
2022 Board Announcement Please welcome Co-Founder of RFRM Collective, Nefer Fernandez, to our Board. He was a teaching artist for our 2022 MAP Lab and is sure to continue being…
Heidi DucklerJuly 7, 2022
2022 Board Announcement We are honored to welcome Senior Curator and Head of Architecture Special Collections at the Getty Research Institute, Maristella Casciato, to our Board. We look forward to…
Heidi DucklerJuly 6, 2022
LOS ANGELES (May 26, 2022) – Los Angeles-based dance company Heidi Duckler Dance (HDD) is bringing their ecologically-minded festival Ebb & Flow: Chinatown to the Los Angeles State Historic Park…
Heidi DucklerMay 26, 2022
2022 Board Announcement We are thrilled to welcome Victor Jones to our Board of Directors! His knowledge of architecture, design, and community engagement will be an invaluable asset on our…
Heidi DucklerMay 17, 2022
APPLICATION FORM We are bringing our beloved festival Ebb & Flow to the Los Angeles State Historic Park in Chinatown on June 25th and 26th. Ebb & Flow is a…
Heidi DucklerApril 4, 2022
We are pleased to announce the Artist in Residence @ Heidi Duckler Dance program, a program that centers cultural and artistic exchange, nurtures experimentation, and supports research and the development…
Heidi DucklerMarch 29, 2022
Founder and Artistic Director Heidi Duckler was invited to the 2022 American College Dance Association Northwest Conference hosted by the University of Oregon Department of Dance as a guest artist.…
Heidi DucklerMarch 21, 2022
We are honored to announce that we have been approved for a National Endowment for Arts Project Grant! The award will support a project exploring and activating the work of…
Heidi DucklerJanuary 12, 2022
Our film "Where We're Going" has received the Audience Choice Award at the 2021 Sans Souci Festival of Dance Cinema. The award, created in 2017, was based on the festival…
Heidi DucklerJanuary 3, 2022
Giving Tuesday is November 30th and the giving starts now! Help us reach our fundraising goal of $20,000 to support our artistic and educational programming. Programs like these provide artistic opportunities…
Heidi DucklerDecember 3, 2021
We are proud to introduce the honorees for our 36th Annual Gala "Gather Together." These two women have made a significant impact on Los Angeles throughout their outstanding careers and…
Heidi DucklerOctober 4, 2021
We are thrilled to be a recipient of the LA Arts Recovery Fund! As one of 90 nonprofits receiving grants, we are excited to continue serving our community and contributing…
Heidi DucklerMay 25, 2021
2021 Board Announcement We are honored to have Fiammetta Piazza join our Board of Directors. Her knowledge, dance background, and ideas will support the company's mission and help us think…
Heidi DucklerApril 7, 2021
Heidi Duckler Dance is bringing our beloved festival Ebb & Flow to the Los Angeles State Historic Park in China Town on June 12th and 13th. Ebb & Flow is…
Heidi DucklerApril 6, 2021
2021 Board Announcement We are excited and honored to have Ken Bernstein join our Board of Directors. His insights and ideas will help propel the company into new territories and…
Heidi DucklerMarch 22, 2021
We are excited to announce that Heidi Duckler Dance has recieved grant funding from the Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation for our participation in the first round of USArtists Internationals (USAI)…
Heidi DucklerFebruary 10, 2021
We are excited to announce that Heidi Duckler, on behalf of our sister company Heidi Duckler Dance North West, has been awarded a 2021 Fellowship with the Oregon Arts Commission!…
Heidi DucklerFebruary 9, 2021
(L-R: Heidi Duckler, Olga Garay-English and Dr. Kerry English) In 2020 Heidi Duckler Dance (HDD) announced the establishment of the: Dr. Kerry English, Martin Luther King, Jr. Outpatient Center Creative…
fefifoliosFebruary 3, 2021
Heidi Duckler Dance will premiere “Measuring the Sky”, a site-specific dance film as part of The Bogusław Schaeffer Livestream Project presented through HowlRound Theatre Commons on November 23rd, 2020, 12…
Heidi DucklerNovember 18, 2020
LOS ANGELES (August 25, 2020) – Los Angeles-based dance company Heidi Duckler Dance (HDD) presents a 3-part series of virtual programs amplifying the histories and contemporary experiences of Native Americans…
Heidi DucklerAugust 6, 2020
We are so excited and honored to have Maricela join our Board of Directors! Learn more about here below! Maricela Gomez is the Communications Manager for the Los Angeles Community…
Heidi DucklerAugust 6, 2020
Heidi Duckler Dance is excited to bring two new faces onto the team this summer. As interns, Kaitwan and Sophie will help support the HDD mission and vision, in addition…
Heidi DucklerJuly 28, 2020
Click here for 2022 application information (Left to right) Heidi Duckler, Olga Garay-English & Dr. Kerry English, photo by Victoria Looseleaf Foster Up: Bringing Foster Youth and the Arts…
Heidi DucklerJuly 20, 2020
We are excited to announce that Magdalena Edwards will be joining our Board! She is a writer, actor, and translator who has been a champion for HDD! Read her bio…
Heidi DucklerJune 23, 2020
Heidi Duckler Dance (HDD) is thrilled to announce that of the 8 grants we submitted, 7 of them have been funded by the California Arts Council! The California Arts Council…
Heidi DucklerMay 13, 2020
We are excited to announce that Anthony Holland will be joining our Board! He is the Vice President of Mercury in Los Angeles and we are honored to have his…
Heidi DucklerApril 1, 2020
We are excited to announce that, for the first time in HDD's history, one of our dancers is joining the Board of Directors. Raymond has danced with the company for…
Heidi DucklerDecember 4, 2019
We are pleased to announce our participation in #GivingTuesday, a global giving movement that has been built by individuals, families, organizations, businesses and communities in countries around the world. Millions…
Heidi DucklerNovember 5, 2019
We are delighted to announce two new additions to our Board of Directors: Natalie Samarjian and Deborah Weintraub! We are so excited to have these incredibly accomplished and experienced women…
Heidi DucklerSeptember 18, 2019
LOS ANGELES, CA. (July 8, 2019) The Board of Directors of Heidi Duckler Dance (HDD) announced today Raphaelle Ziemba has been named Managing Director. Ziemba will work alongside Heidi Duckler,…
Heidi DucklerSeptember 3, 2019
We were recently awarded over $250k in grants by the California Arts Council! The California Arts Council announced a grant award of $150,000 to Heidi Duckler Dance (HDD) as part…
Heidi DucklerJune 24, 2019
Heidi Duckler's dancers find a most unusual stage: A South L.A. hospital By LAURA BLEIBERG MAY 24, 2018 | 7:00 AM The dance company of Heidi Duckler, left, will set…
Heidi DucklerMay 30, 2018
The Wreck of the Miranda LA Opera Sing Through with NoHoHi Students Thank you to the L.A. Opera, Stacy Brightman, VP Education & Community Engagement, and the Autry Museum of…
Heidi DucklerFebruary 21, 2018
