At Heidi Duckler Dance, the environment is a pivotal theme in the work we create. As we celebrate Earth Day 2025, we reflect on the responsibility and opportunity we have…
Heidi DucklerApril 22, 2025
As we approached Heidi Duckler Dance’s 40th anniversary, we began reflecting on the journey that has brought us here—the unconventional places we’ve danced, the communities we’ve connected with, and the…
Heidi DucklerMarch 21, 2025
For four decades, Heidi Duckler Dance has transformed unexpected spaces into stages, bringing dance into the heart of communities and redefining how we experience movement as it relates to place.…
Heidi DucklerMarch 17, 2025
On Friday, March 7, 2025, Heidi Duckler Dance (HDD) hosted a landmark press conference at the historic Bendix Building in downtown Los Angeles, marking the official kickoff of our 40th…
Heidi DucklerMarch 10, 2025
On Friday, February 28, 2025, Heidi Duckler Dance (HDD) celebrated a new chapter in its legacy with the launch of the Artistic Director’s Circle, an exclusive membership tier dedicated to…
Heidi DucklerMarch 1, 2025
On Sunday, December 15th, 2024, we celebrated the season of joy and connection with our annual holiday party, Home 4 the Holidays at our home office in the iconic Bendix…
Heidi DucklerDecember 16, 2024
On a crisp December evening, Heidi Duckler Dance (HDD) hosted its inaugural Giving Tuesday Appreciation Night on the rooftop of our office home at the Bendix Building in Downtown Los…
Heidi DucklerDecember 13, 2024
As the season of giving approaches, we’re reminded that this year has been challenging for many. With Thanksgiving behind us and festive holidays just around the corner, it's natural to…
Heidi DucklerDecember 5, 2024
Upon joining the HDD team in 2023, I inherited a range of responsibilities from the previous Marketing Coordinator and introduced new strategies. By the fall of 2023, I took on…
Heidi DucklerNovember 20, 2024
On Thursday, October 24, 2024, HDD Founder and Artistic Director Heidi Duckler debuted new works at the MAK Center for Art & Architecture L.A.'s Schindler House in West Hollywood. In…
Heidi DucklerOctober 30, 2024
On Saturday, August 17th, 2024, Heidi Duckler Dance had the pleasure of hosting our final Leadership Circle event of the year at the home of Takashi Yani & HDD board member…
Heidi DucklerAugust 20, 2024
Straight out of high school, I had a clear plan: take engineering prerequisite courses at El Camino Community College, transfer to a good university, and graduate with a mechanical engineering…
Heidi DucklerAugust 8, 2024
My name is Ariana Soria and I am a young Latina artist based in Boyle Heights whose passion is fueled by visual/media art. I interned at Heidi Duckler Dance through…
Heidi DucklerAugust 5, 2024
Hello, I’m Angelyn Rendón. I currently attend Santee Education Complex High School. I am going into my senior year, and have the opportunity to work with Heidi Duckler Dance through…
Heidi DucklerJuly 26, 2024
A funny story about this fellowship: I applied to be a fellow but wasn't chosen. Instead, I was offered an internship at Heidi Duckler Dance, which was just as great.…
Heidi DucklerJuly 24, 2024
Hello! My name is Aaliyah Ybarra, I am a dancer, student, teacher, and creative/ artist. I was lucky enough to be blessed with the opportunity to do my “externship” at…
Heidi DucklerJuly 11, 2024
On June 1st, 2024, we had the pleasure of hosting the first Leadership Circle event of the year at the home of Thom and Blythe Mayne. Thom and Blythe's home has been featured…
Heidi DucklerJuly 10, 2024
Hello, I'm Cathie Arteaga, the Production and Festival intern for Heidi Duckler Dance. Ebb & Flow was the first show that I worked on and had the pleasure to witness.…
Heidi DucklerJuly 8, 2024
Heidi Duckler Education is meeting Los Angeles where they are! We are excited to announce two new partnerships with community centers in South LA established this past Spring. One at…
Heidi DucklerJune 25, 2024
Last Saturday, I had the pleasure of speaking at the L.A. Forum of Architecture and Urban Design event, Under the Influence. The event was held at the incredible, MAK Center…
Heidi DucklerMay 10, 2024
The HDD Original Film, I Will Remember What I Forgot, is still on a roll in the film festival circuit. We are pleased to announce that the film has won the…
Heidi DucklerMay 6, 2024
Our 2023 Dr. Kerry English Creative Fellow, Myron Tyson, went above and beyond during his time in the fellowship program where he wrote, directed, and filmed a moving biopic for…
Heidi DucklerMay 1, 2024
Now through June 5, 2024, Heidi Duckler Dance is hosting a FREE 8-week residency program for ages 5-11. Participants will have the opportunity to explore the art of site-specific dance! …
Heidi DucklerApril 30, 2024
The HDD Original Film, I Will Remember What I Forgot is still going strong in the film festival circuit. The dynamic film that tackles mental health is an official selection…
Heidi DucklerApril 29, 2024
We are accepting applications for a full-time paid Development and Marketing Intern to work in our Downtown Los Angeles office. To apply for this position, please send your resume and a cover…
Heidi DucklerApril 10, 2024
Heidi Duckler Dance's immersive workshop rooted in combining movement, art, and performance, returned this year at the Bendix building rooftop in Downtown Los Angeles. Across three days, participants learned from…
Heidi DucklerMarch 28, 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
Happy Women's History Month! As a company founded and operated by a woman, HDD celebrates Women's History Month all year long. Today being the first day of Women's History Month,…
Heidi DucklerMarch 1, 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 presented 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
Heidi Duckler Dance celebrates Black History Month this year by highlighting the creative and inspirational Black artists who help make our site-specific work unique, memorable, and special. Watch.
Heidi DucklerFebruary 1, 2024
From concept to reality. Behind the Movement Episode #1, highlights the process for HDD's most inspiring performances in 2023. Watch it here: https://youtu.be/yUaVroINKxA Featured Performances CURRENT @ HDD's 38th Anniversary Celebration…
Heidi DucklerJanuary 31, 2024
At Heidi Duckler Dance, we value artists who help make site-specific work come to fruition. Today, we are shining the spotlight on Colleen Loverde. Colleen has been dancing with Heidi…
Heidi DucklerJanuary 24, 2024
Founder and Artistic Director Heidi Duckler was interviewed by the Jerome Robbins Foundation, along other former artists in residence, to talk about her Yaddo residency in 2007 exploring My Beowulf. …
Heidi DucklerFebruary 27, 2023
By Dr. Kerry English Creative Fellow Chyenne Roan-Santini -- In December 2022, I had my final presentation to conclude the Heidi Duckler Dance Dr. Kerry English Creative Fellowship program. Throughout my…
Heidi DucklerJanuary 18, 2023
On August 14th, 2022, I moved to Los Angeles and witnessed my first performance at Heidi Duckler Dance (HDD). The dance film series, “Counterintelligence: The Story of Sister Alyonushka and…
Heidi DucklerSeptember 19, 2022
How do we Connect Art to Action? Heidi Duckler Dance is hosting our biannual Ebb & Flow Festival this Saturday and Sunday at the Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook from 3-5pm.…
Heidi DucklerSeptember 7, 2022
Read about our Foster Up program and Dr. Kerry English MLK Jr. Outpatient Center Creative Fellowship in this article by Ann Haskins for the LA Dance Chronicle! Read more here!
Heidi DucklerAugust 18, 2020
During this period of uncertainty, it is grounding to take a look back and feel appreciation for the spaces we have been able to activate and the stories we have…
Heidi DucklerApril 8, 2020
We are honored to present Underway as a part of LA Opera's Eurydice Found Festival. The countywide celebration re-imagines the ancient myth of Orpheus and Eurydice with a focus on…
Heidi DucklerFebruary 26, 2020
2019 was a big year for HDD! We put on 8 professional site-specific performances around LA Created 3 new films Worked in 4 schools spanning North, East, and South LA…
Heidi DucklerDecember 17, 2019
We are so close to reaching our goal for #GivingDanceDay! You can support our #GivingTuesday campaign by donating, sharing with your family and friends, and/or voting for us on #MyGivingStory!…
Heidi DucklerDecember 2, 2019
Orange Is The New Black, the hit Netflix show portraying the community of a women’s prison and all of its complexities, is one of many fictional media productions informing most…
Heidi DucklerMay 21, 2019
As the education and engagement director I get to interact and learn about communities all across Los Angeles. In 2019-2020 HDD became the first Los Angeles dance company in history…
Heidi DucklerApril 17, 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
AUTHOR: Claudia Escobar IF CITIES COULD DANCE: A VIDEO SERIES https://vimeo.com/267465262 Dancers Spin Through a Los Angeles Rarely Seen on the Silver Screen Editors Note: If Cities Could Dance captures…
Heidi DucklerMay 17, 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
Oh how time flies when you're having fun! HDDT has been lucky enough to have UCLA student Kristine Ngo join the team as our (paid!) summer Events Intern since June,…
Heidi DucklerJuly 28, 2017
They say all good things must come to an end, but of course we wish our Duck Truck Residency Program at St. Mary’s Academy could continue infinitely! After six weeks…
Heidi DucklerApril 24, 2017
In 2011, the International Art Association officially declared April 15 World Art Day. (Why the 15th you ask? Not because of Tax Day! No, it's Leonardo da Vinci's birthday!) The…
Heidi DucklerApril 13, 2017
Image by Sean Deckert On March 2nd, we wrapped up our fourth year of the Duck Truck Residency Program at El Sereno Middle School with a final performance by Ms.…
Heidi DucklerApril 3, 2017
Our 1967 Kountry Aire trailer is a site-specific classroom-on-wheels, by its nature suggesting themes of movement and travel. Yet as our world advances around us at an increasing speed, the…
Heidi DucklerFebruary 9, 2017
Photo by Andrei Andreev Over the course of this month, we’ll reflect on our past work, and how we use dance as a tool for sparking introspection, conversation and rumination…
Heidi DucklerFebruary 6, 2017
Our intern Andrew hard at work editing some of our backlog of dance performance footage! Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre is thrilled to host another fabulous Seoul Institute of Arts student…
Heidi DucklerFebruary 1, 2017
I’m sure you have heard by now that the new administration has threatened to revoke our cultural programming by eliminating the National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the…
Heidi DucklerJanuary 23, 2017
While we're ten days into 2017, we haven't swept away our favorite moments from 2016. This week and next we'll recap some of our favorite accomplishments from last year. Today,…
Heidi DucklerJanuary 10, 2017
Exciting news from Team Duckler! We're hiring! We're in search of a new Program Director. Is this you or someone you know? Position details are below. Please forward this announcement…
Heidi DucklerDecember 19, 2016
When the National Dance Education Organization mentioned on Twitter that November 29 was "Thank a Dance Teacher Day" we got to wondering about the wonderful artists who taught our dancers.…
Heidi DucklerDecember 2, 2016
Sean Santhon, Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre's LA County Arts Commission summer intern, wrote the following blog post. Santhon majors in dance and political science at the University of California, Los…
Heidi DucklerAugust 17, 2016
Our Company Catalyst, Zach created this infographic as a visual representation of all the work Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre has already done this year. From international trips to arts ed…
Heidi DucklerJuly 14, 2016
The wait is over! After over a year of anticipation, Season Four of "Orange is the New Black" will officially be up on Netflix in under 24 hours. Before we…
Heidi DucklerJune 16, 2016
Have you heard? Heidi won a Horton! This week, the Dance Resource Center (DRC) announced that it will honor our artistic director (and company namesake) Heidi Duckler with a 2016…
Heidi DucklerJune 14, 2016
Post written by Experience Director Allegra Padilla. This past Saturday (5.21.16) Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre wrapped up its Outpost project in Antelope Valley. We hosted Outpost: A Sign of the…
Heidi DucklerMay 24, 2016
Editor's note: Over the last six months Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre has had the pleasure of working in the Antelope Valley community as part of Los Angeles County Arts Commission's…
Heidi DucklerMay 16, 2016
While access to internet is Cuba is limited, we're pleased to report we've received a few dispatches from our traveling colleagues. Here are a few images they've shared from their…
Heidi DucklerApril 6, 2016
That's Mollie on the right, her students in Seoul on the left! It's the last day of National Arts Ed month, and we're going to introduce you to one more…
Heidi DucklerMarch 31, 2016
We're sure by now you've caught wind of a campaign going on. We launched our Kickstarter campaign just about a month ago. (What, is there some other high profile campaign…
Heidi DucklerMarch 29, 2016
Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre is lucky to have creative and talented teaching artists bringing site-specific dance to students around Los Angeles. Deidra "Krucial" Cooper-Jenkins is one of those teaching artists.…
Heidi DucklerMarch 28, 2016
In continuing with our Arts Ed posts, we wanted to introduce you to another member of our teaching artists team, Shantel Urena. Shantel's first experience with Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre…
Heidi DucklerMarch 23, 2016
As we mentioned yesterday, it's National Arts Ed month. We wanted to take a moment to reflect on the values behind the dance instruction we bring to neighborhoods around Los…
Heidi DucklerMarch 22, 2016
It's National Arts Ed month! What better time to introduce you to our teaching artists? These men and women work out in the field (and by field, we mean schools…
Heidi DucklerMarch 21, 2016
As you may (or may not) know by now, your friends at Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre have been hard at work building a fish. Not just any fish, The Fish.…
Heidi DucklerMarch 9, 2016
Photo by Sean Deckert This Sunday (March 6, 2016) Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre will present 'Outpost: A Sign of the Times' (performance details below). We're expecting a great crowd for…
Heidi DucklerMarch 3, 2016
It's here—our next adventure! Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre has been invited to perform at the 21st annual “Habana Vieja: Ciudad en Movimiento” (“Old Havana: City in Movement”) festival in Havana,…
Heidi DucklerFebruary 25, 2016
We're only 2.5 weeks into 2016, but we'd like to give a final quick shout out to our 2015 selves! We took a moment to review our highlights from the…
Heidi DucklerJanuary 20, 2016
In 2014 Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre performed a piece at the historic Dunbar Hotel in South LA. The Dunbar was built by and for the Black community and was, in…
Heidi DucklerJanuary 18, 2016
Christmas is a mere three days away, Hanukkah is at our backs, and New Year's has us in its sights. At Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre, we'll be taking a couple…
Heidi DucklerDecember 22, 2015
This is the very first post of our new Experience Director, Allegra Padilla! We look forward to more updates from Allegra in 2016! Last week, Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre’s Duck…
Heidi DucklerDecember 14, 2015
We met Trudy, 87, at Hollenbeck Palms Continuing Care Retirement Community. She was born in Philadelphia and raised in the Lower Eastside of New York City. She moved to Los…
Heidi DucklerNovember 30, 2015
Happy Thanksgiving! As we indulge today in turkey, mashed potatoes and pie, we're also counting all the amazing experiences we've had throughout our 30th year! Here are five highlights. Five…
Heidi DucklerNovember 27, 2015
As we head into the holiday season and towards a brand new year, the staff of Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre is taking time to reflect on 2015 — the experiences,…
Heidi DucklerNovember 25, 2015
As we head into the holiday season and towards a brand new year, the staff of Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre is taking time to reflect on 2015 — the experiences,…
Heidi DucklerNovember 23, 2015
Last week we introduced you to our collaborators, Claire Gignac et compagnie … AKA, the French-Canadian jazz band who will be accompanying our performers at our Chinatown Blues performances this…
Heidi DucklerAugust 10, 2015
Image by Andrei Andreev. Brush Up was made possible by a grant from LA's Department of Cultural Affairs Here at Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre we’re starting the summer off on…
Heidi DucklerAugust 9, 2015
30th Anniversary Gala Saturday, October 24, 2015 photo by Andrei Andreev Fresh & Fancy was an incredible success. Thank you to all who joined, donated, placed tributes in our program…
Heidi DucklerAugust 4, 2015
We learned earlier this month that Bloomberg Philanthropies has chosen Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre as one of the recipients of its two-year, Arts Innovation and Management grant. We're looking forward…
Heidi DucklerAugust 3, 2015
Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre will be joined by musicians from four-piece French-Canadian band Claire Gignac et compagnie, for Chinatown Blues, a performance that will explore what the intertwining of cultures…
Heidi DucklerMay 29, 2015
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Heidi DucklerMay 28, 2015
