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I can remember the feeling of safety and familiarity that came over me when I read the description of Heidi Duckler’s Time for a Slow Dance. When I saw the…

We are honored to welcome the 2023 class of fellows! The Dr. Kerry English Creative Fellowship is a program designed specifically for young adults who have been through the foster care…

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

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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 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…

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. …

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…

Redefining the discipline and through her use of expanded techniques and a methodology that encourages us to understand how dance, born from a collective experience, can be a tool for…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

To read in Authority Magazine click here. by Edward Sylvan, CEO of Sycamore Entertainment Group I use my body every day, walking, yoga and gyrotonic Pilates are central to my…

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)…

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!…

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,…