Heidi Duckler Dance

HONEST PURPOSE
2021-07-08 - 2021-07-09 | Culver Steps, 9300 Culver Blvd, Culver City, CA, 90232, United States
HONEST PURPOSE is a series of performances at The Culver Steps featuring Heidi Duckler Dance dancers accompanied by a live four-piece band led by Dwight Trible. Funded in part by the City of Culver City and its Cultural Affairs Commission, with support from Sony Pictures Entertainment and the Culver City Arts Foundation, the piece is an exploration of private and public space as well as a celebration of the reopening of the city and the joyful reemergence of the community into this space after a period of isolation. The piece is symbolic of increasing accessibility and inclusion coming out of the pandemic, and we are excited to share it with you! Grab dinner before or after the show, do some summer shopping, and partake in live performance once again!
Special discussion for Thursday, July 8 @ 9 pm performance
Attendees can come early and enjoy a discussion about creating civic and commercial spaces, the power of the arts to animate spaces and the dream behind developing The Culver Steps with Thomas Small, former Culver City mayor and current President and CEO of Culver City Forward and Patti Rhee, partner at Ehrlich Yanai Rhee Chaney Architects and architect for The Culver Steps. Discussion starts at 8:45 pm

Special discount for Friday, July 9 @ 9 pm performance
Students, professional dancers, and musicians can enjoy $10 general admission tickets using promo code HP10
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The Chandelier
2021-08-12 20:00 - 2021-08-15 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, 9390 N Santa Monica Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA, 90210, United States
The Chandelier,​ originally slated to be premiered at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts spring 2020, but postponed due to the pandemic, is finally premiering August 12 – 15!
During quarantine, HDD explored the possibilities for the work through a Zoom performance titled ​Illuminating the Chandelier​ and we are excited to expand on what was created then and utilize the space at The Wallis’ in the non-traditional, site-specific way HDD always does, The Chandelier is​ based on the novel of the same title by Brazilian author Clarice Lispector, which was hailed by The New York Times for its “undeniable quantity of genius (and) heart-stopping payoff.” The tragic coming-of-age story told from a young girl’s perspective was recently translated into English from Portuguese.

Ticket here!

The Chandelier was supported by New Music USA’s New Music Organizational Development Fund

Ages Take Action: Give the Vaccine a Shot
2021-09-21 19:00 - 20:00 | Watts Coffee House, 1827 E 103rd St, Los Angeles, 90002
Join Heidi Duckler Dance on Thursday, July 29nd from 7-8 PM for a screening of Ages Take Action, a PSA about the COVID-19 vaccine in collaboration with MLK Jr. Outpatient Center at the MLK Jr. Community Hospital Campus. Following the screening, there will be a panel discussion with MLK Jr. medical providers and community representatives where attendees can ask questions regarding COVID-19, the COVID-19 vaccine, or any other questions they may have regarding getting vaccinated.
Please email any questions to kaitwan@heididuckler.org.
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Heidi Duckler Dance 36th Annual Gala
2021-10-23 17:00 - 21:00 | Wilfandel Club House, 3425 W. Adams Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90018, United States
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An unforgettable celebration filled with dance and music in the garden at the historic Wilfandel Club.

History of the Wilfandel Club
Finding a place of your own for cultural, educational, and social activities.

This was the motivation for upwardly mobile African American women in Los Angeles in the 1940s as they organized a clubhouse. There was no place for them to meet. Mrs. Fannie Williams, an outstanding entrepreneur and recognized community leader, and Mrs. Della Williams a philanthropist and wife of Paul Revere Williams, the noted Los Angeles Architect, shared the vision to organize and provide a venue and meeting place for the community. Founders Della Williams (left) and Fannie Williams led the process of purchasing the clubhouse in 1948
PHOTO COURTESY OF WILFANDEL CLUB The Wilfandel Club is Los Angeles personified. It sits at the heart of a very particular experience in L.A. and as Heidi Duckler has done for years, she wants to shine a light on what is right in front of you, what is part of the history of Los Angeles.
To learn more about the Wilfandel Club House click here. Meet our Honorees Avis Ridley-Thomas
Executive Director, Institute of Nonviolence in Los Angeles Zahirah Mann
President & CEO, SLATE-Z To learn more about our honorees click here.
Gala Evening Highlights
5pm– Welcoming champagne and appetizers in the front yard of the Wilfandel Club.
6pm – HDD performance on the front porch
7pm – Dinner and dancing in the romantic back yard & Performance by St. Mary’s Academy students
8pm – Acknowledgment of honorees & screening of Lost & Found, filmed at the Paul R. Williams designed Founder’s Church
8:30pm – Acoustic music and dessert served in the front yard
9pm – Announcement of auction winners and gala closing in the front yard

COVID-19 Safety Measures
– The event will mostly take place outside, guests will be required to wear masks whenever indoors.
– Limited number of guests with tables spaced out. All surfaces will be sanitized before guests arrive and throughout the event.
– All guests are required to show either proof of vaccination or proof of negative Covid-19 test within 72 hours of entry to the venue

Online Auction
As part of our gala we are having an online auction ending on the day of the event. Proceeds go to Heidi Duckler Dance in order to support our mission of creating place-based dance productions, and activating spaces all around Los Angeles while connecting with communities whose voices we listen to and seek to amplify. Our work strives to democratize dance, provide innovative arts education, and promote spatial justice. So, tell your friends, family, community. Let the bidding begin!
Click here to see our auction items!

Individual Tickets: $250
Sponsorship Opportunities

Place Keeping | Artist Sponsor : $1,000
– Entry for up to 4 guests with a table reserved for your party during dinner.
– Become a member of Heidi Duckler Dance.
– Acknowledgement listed on program materials.
Democratic Dance | Event Sponsor : $2,500
– Entry for up to 10 guests with a table reserved for your party during dinner.
– Become a member of our Leadership Circle.
– Company logo and acknowledgement listed on all media materials, newsletters and e-blasts.
Spatial Justice | Season Sponsor : $5,000
– Entry for up to 20 guests with 2 tables reserved for your party during dinner, plus wine bottle service.
– Become a member of our Leadership Circle.
– Company logo and acknowledgement listed on all media materials, newsletters and e-blasts.
Arts Education | Organizational Sponsor : $10,000
– Two VIP reserved tables for up to 20 guests, wine bottle service, plus a rooftop cocktail reception at The Bendix in 2023. Managing Director Raphaelle Ziemba will call to arrange the details.
– Become a member of our Leadership Circle.
– Company logo and acknowledgement listed on all media materials, newsletters and e-blasts.
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Dr. Kerry English Fellowship Public Presentation by Foster Youth Fellows
2022-02-22 18:00 - 19:00 | Online
Join us in supporting the first graduating class of the Dr. Kerry English Creative Fellowship, in their final public presentation! They will be presenting the thoughtful and creative works they developed throughout the fellowship in 2021 alongside their mentors Raymond Ejiofor and Himerria Wortham.

L-R: Heidi Duckler, Olga Garay-English, Dr. Kerry English
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Truth or Consequences: A curated series of transdisciplinary salons
2022-03-06 18:00 - 21:00 | Bendix Building, 1206 Maple Ave. Ste. 1100B, Los Angeles, CA, 90015, United States
March 6 – Illuminating the Bendix
Come listen, explore, meet new artists and experience their work. Enjoy wine, snacks and great conversation as we behold beautiful beginnings in the world of creation and collaboration.
Heidi Duckler Dance’s Illuminating the Bendix will feature artists:
ISABEL BEAVERS ~ a transdisciplinary artist and creative producer based in Los Angeles. Her work explores ecologies, examines environmental histories and postulates about climate futures through multimedia installation + new media.

JOAN H.P. FRICKE ~ a multidisciplinary, LA-based artist. She uses voice and choreography to investigate the nonlinear existence of time and space.

NAILAH HUNTER ~ a multi-instrumentalist and composer from Los Angeles. She combines harp, synth, found sounds, and voice to create reflective sonic landscapes that promote healing and self-awareness for herself and the listener.

Event Timeline:
6PM – Doors Open
6:30PM – Isabel Beavers’ Installation is activated
7PM – Joan H.P. Fricke Performance
7:30PM – Joan and Isabel in conversation
8PM – Nailah Harper Performance
8:30PM – Nailah talks about her work

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CounterIntelligence: The story of Sister Alyonushka and Brother Ivanushka
2022-05-01 18:00 - 18:30 | Online
CounterIntelligence is a contemporary reimagining of a Russian folktale told in a tongue and cheek telenovela style that asks the question: who are we really? The recognition or lack thereof of our human behavior and the situations resulting from our unconscious actions is the premise of this tale.
Part 1 includes An Evil Stream, the first episode where the adventure begins for our protagonist siblings as they innocently wander into the enchanted woods. Episode Two will follow as well as a trailer for Part 2.
Filming for CounterIntelligence took place in and around the Russian-Jewish enclave of West Hollywood. It was written and directed by Heidi Duckler and filmed and edited by Nicolas Savignano. It stars dance artists Andrea Burr, Rebekah Denegal, Friidom (Darrel Dunn), Raymond Ejiofor, William Ylvisaker, and Ching Ching Wong.
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Sunday, May 1 – PART 1
Streaming live on Youtube, Facebook & Twitch
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This project is supported in part by an arts grant from the City of West Hollywood.

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Truth or Consequences: A curated series of transdisciplinary salons
2022-05-15 18:00 - 21:00 | Bendix Building, 1206 Maple Ave. Ste. 1100B, Los Angeles, CA, 90015, United States
May 15 – Stories from Storage
Come listen, explore, meet new artists and experience their work. Enjoy wine, snacks and great conversation as we behold beautiful beginnings in the world of creation and collaboration.
Truth or Consequences: Stories from Storage, is an unearthing, a revealing, and a rejoicing of memories we have hidden, packed away, and forgotten. The rooftop of the Bendix building will be transformed into two distinct landscape installations created by ceramist and plant artist, Mipa Shin and antidisciplinary artist, LaRissa Rogers. Dancer and HDD Artist in Residence, Ching Ching Wong, will be creating a dance score in response to both artworks alongside dancer Jobel Medina with musicians Dwight Trible, Pablo Calogero, and Roberto Miranda.
Event Timeline:
6 PM – Doors open
7 PM – Indoor Performance
7:40 PM – Outdoor Performance
8:15 PM – Salon Discussion
Heidi Duckler Dance’s Stories from Storage will feature artists:
CHING CHING WONG – HDD’s inaugural artist in residence, Ching Ching Wong, is both performer and creative director for this evening’s exploration of art and discussion. She is thrilled to be in collaboration with visual, performing, and musical artists to explore the dualities of life and death, of growth and decay, and of living and grieving. PABLO CALOGERO – a multi instrumentalist, composer, and poet who has played with numerous musicians, worked with artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, and appeared in the movie The Mambo Kings.
JOBEL MEDINA – a Los Angeles based creative and performer, who is highly fascinated with creating impactful visuals that have a potential to tell stories. He is eager to work with professionals and fanatics equally and is always looking for a creative challenge. LARISSA ROGERS – an antidisciplinary artist whose work looks at the intersections of culture, identity, and embedded forms of colonization expressed through perception and psyche.
MIPA SHIN – a ceramist and plant artist based in Los Angeles. Her focus is on creating pots for plants that explore and highlight their unique personalities. DWIGHT TRIBLE – a singer who combines the best of vocal virtuosity with musicianship and improvisational skills to bring people together, bridge the gap between the races, and heal the human heart.
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This program is supported, in part, by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Department of Arts and Culture and the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs and by New Music USA’s New Music Organizational Development Fund.
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MAP Lab
2022-06-03 - 2022-06-05 | Bendix Building, 1206 Maple Ave. Ste. 1100B, Los Angeles, CA, 90015, United States
“Your creativity starts with whether you’re curious” – Frank Gehry (Architecture Innovator)
Introducing MAP Lab (Movement, Architecture, Production) a three day workshop serving as an incubation and creative laboratory held in person at the Heidi Duckler Dance headquarters at the Bendix Building. The workshop will culminate in the making of your own rooftop dance installation with an open to public Works-In-Curiosity showing.
Throughout the weekend, participants will take classes with renowned architects, dancers, and lighting/interactive video designers to explore the ways we define space, manipulate light and shadow, and how these elements create linear and non-linear narrative within our body of work. Each participant will be given their own miniature light projection, space and time at the Bendix to create work, and access to one-on-one consultation with dancer/choreographer Ching Ching Wong. There will be opportunity to immediately apply and test concepts from the specialized workshops and receive feedback for the critical element of adaptation and editing of work. The weekend culminates in a public showing of participants Work-In-Curiosity.
LET’S GET CURIOUS!
For information about scholarships or questions, please email raphaelle@heididuckler.org
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LOCATION
In person at HDD’s headquarters in the Bendix Building
SCHEDULE
Friday, June 3rd
Workshop: 2:00-8:45
Saturday June 4th
Workshop: 4:00-10:00pm
Sunday June 5th
Workshop: 4:00-8:00
Final Showing: 8:00-10:00pm
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ABOUT THE TEACHING ARTISTS

Ching Ching Wong – Movement
Born in Manila, Philippines and raised in Los Angeles, CA, Ching Ching Wong credits her lifelong teacher Alia Harlan Kaneaikala for instilling in her the love for dance. She is the recipient of Princess Grace Award in Dance (2015), was named in Dance Magazine as 25 to Watch (2017), and is currently represented by Movement Talent Agency.
Her freelance career includes collaborations with Heidi Duckler Dance, ZviDance, LED, Brendan Duggan, PARA.MAR, CARLON, Safety Third Productions, YYDC, Oddknock Productions, SALT Contemporary Dance, Heidi Duckler Dance Theater, WHYTEBERG, Brett Perry, Katie Scherman, Joe Kye, and Adam Weinert.
For seven seasons, she danced for Northwest Dance Project where she originated work for dozens of national and international choreographers including Swiss based choreographer Ihsan Rustem. Ching Ching is now assistant and répétiteur for Ihsan, re-staging his work throughout the US and Europe. She is also founder of Project Salamat, global outreach program, and The Experience, an international workshop series.
Ching Ching is a graduate of the University of California, Irvine BFA in Dance Performance minoring in Education and Psychology & Social Behavior. There, she was fortunate to work with the late Mr. Donald KcKayle.
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Javier Meier Borrani and Nefer Fernandez of RFRM Collective – Architecture

About RFRM Collective
RFRM Collective pursues architecture and design engaged to the realities of individuals and the neighborhoods and economies they are embedded in. Consideration for design and engineering that sustains rather than exploits is our foremost value in a physical region of diverse communities and conditions. We work with drawings, models, houses, apartments, ADUs, single-use zoning laws, mixed-use zoning laws, campus master plans, tenant improvements, traditional construction and prefabrication – all to meet collaboration where it may reside — with families, businesses, stakeholders, non-profit developers, community groups, cities, and more.
As a full-service architecture firm, RFRM Collective is focused on bringing high levels of design and service to communities. RFRM Collective has worked on public, private, and public/private partnership projects in-and-around East Los Angeles, addressing the specific needs of the community and stakeholders through thoughtful design and architecture.

Javier Meier Borrani
Javier Meier Borrani is an architect and co-founder of RFRM Collective.
Prior to founding RFRM Collective in 2018, Javier worked at the award-winning architecture firm Abramson Architects where he developed his rigorous design methodology that results in the thoughtful and often striking building forms the firm is known for.
Javier currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Los Angeles River Artists & Business Association (LARABA) which advocates for artists, businesses, and the community of the Los Angeles Downtown Arts District. He was elected by the board to lead the organization as their Vice President in 2022.
Javier received with Bachelors of Architecture with distinction from the University of Southern California, where he as awarded the Thomas Byerts Award in recognition of the outstanding final degree project involving social and community service.

Nefer Fernandez
Nefer Fernandez is an architectural designer, thinker and entrepreneur. Originally born and raised in Bogota, Colombia now residing in Los Angeles, California.
He moved to California in the early aughts, where he completed a Bachelors of Architecture and an Entrepreneurship minor with a focus on management and communication at the University of Southern California.
Early in his career Nefer worked with Johnston Marklee (Los Angeles, CA), Formation Association (Los Angeles, CA), Ezquiel Farca (Mexico City, MX) and Michael Maltzan Architecture (Los Angeles, CA). He then completed a Masters of Science in Advanced Architectural Design from Columbia (GSAPP) in New York City. Most recently, Nefer worked with Adamson Associates where he gained experience in large scale buildings, and Type I, and Type II construction methods, including a commercial high-rise in downtown Bellevue, WA and a Tishman Speyer Development in San Francisco, CA.
Nefer’s experience and interest have provided him with a wide spectrum of knowledge that is both conceptual and practical. His work was published in Abstract 2019, a yearly publication of work and research from Columbia GSAPP, as well as in digital and print media ranging from GA Houses to El Croquis.
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Kamyi Lee – Production

Kam Ying (Kamyi) Lee is a Los Angeles-based video engineer for immersive experiences and themed entertainment. She is also an interactive and video designer for live performances and has worked both nationally and internationally in theater, dance and concerts.. Artistically Kamyi is an award winning interdisciplinary artist who is deeply invested in contemporary and experimental uses of digital media. She has exhibited her digital art installations in various museums and galleries. Kamyi is the founder of Macau-based creative design studio Atelier Cocorico and has a Master of Fine Arts in Interactive Media for Performance from the California Institute of the Arts. cocorico.mo

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Ebb & Flow: Chinatown
2022-06-25 - 2022-06-26 | Los Angeles State Historic Park, 1245 N Spring St, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
Heidi Duckler Dance brings its beloved Ebb & Flow festival back to the Los Angeles State Historic Park in Chinatown for a fourth year! Join us for a beautiful walk around the historic park. The festival will feature dance, visual arts, music, and technology through the form of interdisciplinary art pieces stationed throughout the park. Each unique piece is an exploration of climate change, nature, humanity, and health. Audience members will have the opportunity to stroll through the park and engage with each work.
This year, Heidi Duckler Dance is excited to be joined by local choreographers and artists Bib Bauer, Elena Brocade, Deborah Brockus, Taylor Donofrio, Darrel ‘Friidom’ Dunn, Lydia Janbay, Nat Wilson, Sunrise Transparence (Anj Vancura), and Beartriz Vasquez. HDD’s Artist in Residence, Ching Ching Wong will present work activating our yellow DanceMobile with dance and musical collaborators Rebecca Lee, Alejandro Perez, Gloria Anjona, and Javier Arjona. Visual artist Elkpen (Christian Kasperkovitz), a Los Angeles-based visual artist who creates visual stories about neighborhoods, natural history, science, and the next economy will present her work in partnership with Hollywood Orchard, a community orchard that is a teaching model for sustainability.
Come early and join the Audubon Society on a nature walk from 1:30 pm – 2:15 pm and enjoy a picnic in the park from 2:15 pm until the performances start at 3 pm. This add-on is available when you reserve your tickets and is a perfect introduction to the native flora and fauna, and the history of the park.
Stop the Gondola will have an informational booth at Ebb & Flow on Saturday, June 25th only! They’re an organization seeking to stop a project planning to build an aerial gondola between Union Station and Dodger Stadium. If approved, the project will construct huge towers on public land which would affect several neighborhoods, including Chinatown. Angelenos want their tax dollars to prioritize safe and affordable public transportation, more affordable housing, and solutions to the homeless crisis instead.
Join local choreographers, artists, and musicians in this family-friendly community exploration of climate change and its impact on the environment. You do not want to miss this!

This project was supported by New Music USA’s New Music Organizational Development Fund,
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CounterIntelligence: The Story of Sister Alyonushka and Brother Ivanushka - PART 2
2022-07-17 - 2022-08-07 | Online
CounterIntelligence is a contemporary reimagining of a Russian folktale told in a tongue and cheek telenovela style that asks the question: who are we really? The recognition or lack thereof of our human behavior and the situations resulting from our unconscious actions is the premise of this tale.
Need to catch up? Episodes 1 and 2 can be viewed here.
Part 2 will be airing on 3 separate Sundays on Facebook, Youtube, and Twitter:
July 17 – Episode 3: The Apartment
July 24 – Episode 4: That’s Ducked Up!
August 7 – Episode 5: The Seducktress
The final episode, along with all episodes of the telenovela will be screened at our Truth or Consequences salon on August 14.
Filming for CounterIntelligence took place in and around the Russian-Jewish enclave of West Hollywood. It was written and directed by Heidi Duckler and filmed and edited by 2Sides Films. It stars dance artists Andrea Burr, Rebekah Denegal, Friidom (Darrel Dunn), Raymond Ejiofor, William Ylvisaker, and Ching Ching Wong.

This project is supported in part by an arts grant from the City of West Hollywood.

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Truth or Consequences: A curated series of transdisciplinary salons
2022-08-14 19:00 - 21:00 | Bendix Building, 1206 Maple Ave. Ste. 1100B, Los Angeles, CA, 90015, United States
August 14 – Second Nature: an evening of cinema, live performance, and deep discussion
Truth or Consequences: Second Nature, is a unification of film, dance, music, and conversation that delves into the significance of Slavic cultural stories and experiences. The salon will include a full screening of HDD’s newest dance film series, “Counterintelligence: The Story of Sister Alyonushka and Brother Ivanushka’,’ a contemporary reimagining of the Russian folktale told in a tongue and cheek telenovela style. The film characters will then be brought to life through an exciting live performance of the story’s epilogue featuring dancers from the telenovela and Artistic Director Heidi Duckler will speak on an expert panel about topics relating to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
Guests will enjoy wine, snacks, and great conversation as we behold beautiful beginnings in the world of creation and collaboration. As we navigate through our confusing and complex world, this special event encourages us to come together through the arts to explore innovative ideas, make meaningful connections, and challenge our typical ways of thinking and being.
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Ebb & Flow: Culver City
2022-09-10 - 2022-09-11 | Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook, 6300 Hetzler Rd, Culver City, CA, 90232, United States
Heidi Duckler Dance brings its beloved Ebb & Flow festival back to the Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook in Culver City ! Join us for a beautiful walk around the scenic park. The festival will feature a variety of interdisciplinary art pieces stationed throughout the park. Each unique piece is an exploration of climate change, nature, humanity, and health. Audience members will have the opportunity to stroll through the park and engage with each work.
Heidi Duckler Dance is thrilled to be joined by artists Peter J. Harris, Victoria Goring (The Cardboard Countess), Five Skins with Jobel Medina, Shenandoah Harris (Psychopomp Dance), Dan Greene, Caitlin Javech, John Eagle and Emily Call, Marianna Varviani, Maëlys Renaud, Indigo Smith, Ashton S. Phillips, and Andrea Burr and Luke Dakota Zender.
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The Body of the People ~ Heidi Duckler Dance's 37th Annual Gala Celebration
2022-10-22 17:00 - 21:00 | Founder’s Church of Religious Science, 3281 West 6th Street, Los Angeles, CA, 90020, United States
Heidi Duckler Dance’s 37th Annual Gala Celebration

Honorees:

David Roussève – Artistic Vision Award
Distinguished Professor of Choreography at UCLA in the department of World Arts and Cultures/Dance

Nancy Griffin – Board Impact Award
Journalist, Author, Community Volunteer

Jewel Delegall – Civic Engagement Award
Chief Program Officer at A Place Called Home

Sponsorship Levels:
Individual Entry: $250

Valet Parking

Cocktail reception @ 5pm

Heidi Duckler Dance performance @ 6pm

Screening, awards ceremony, dinner & dancing @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm

Artist Sponsor : $1,000

Valet Parking

Cocktail reception @ 5pm

Heidi Duckler Dance performance @ 6pm

Screening, awards ceremony, dinner & dancing @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm

Table and tickets for 4

Become a member of Heidi Duckler Dance

Acknowledgement listed on program materials

Event Sponsor: $2,500

Valet Parking

Cocktail reception @ 5pm

Heidi Duckler Dance performance @ 6pm

Screening, awards ceremony, dinner & dancing @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm

Table and tickets for 10

Become a member of our Leadership Circle

Company logo and acknowledgement listed on all media materials, newsletters and e-blasts

Season Sponsor: $5,000

Valet Parking

Cocktail reception @ 5pm

Heidi Duckler Dance performance @ 6pm

Screening, awards ceremony, dinner & dancing @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm

Two tables and tickets for 20

Become a member of our Leadership Circle

Wine Bottle Service

Company logo and acknowledgement listed on all media materials, newsletters and e-blasts

Organizational Sponsor: $10,000

Valet Parking

Cocktail reception @ 5pm including photography with Artistic Director and Board of Directors

Heidi Duckler Dance performance @ 6pm

VIP seating for screening, awards ceremony, dinner & dancing @ 7:00pm – 9:00pm

Two tables and tickets for 20

Become a member of our Leadership Circle

Wine Bottle Service

Company logo and acknowledgement listed on all media materials, newsletters and e-blasts

Private rooftop cocktail reception at The Bendix in 2023. Managing Director Raphaelle Ziemba will call to arrange the details.

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Special thanks to our sponsors!
Event Sponsors:
Heidi Duckler and Daniel Rosenfeld
John Friedman and Alice Kimm
Nancy Griffin and Steven Ehrlich
Honorable Mark Ridley-Thomas
Artist Sponsors:
Ken and Kathy Bernstein
Sarah Pillsbury
Lisa and Neil Quateman

Inglewood Art Walk with St. Mary's Academy
2022-11-12 12:00 - 17:00 | Saint Mary’s Academy, 701 Grace Ave, Inglewood, CA, 90301, United States
12 pm – Student Performance
12 – 4 pm – Workshops with Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles
Witness the students’ creativity and hard work as they perform an original piece on our yellow mustang ‘dancemobile.’ PLUS, see teaching artist and Board Member Raymond Ejiofor in action as he teaches workshops for the Girl Scouts of Greater Los Angeles who will be in attendance at the event!

Truth or Consequences: A curated series of transdisciplinary salons
2022-12-04 18:00 - 20:00 | Bendix Building, 1206 Maple Ave. Ste. 1100B, Los Angeles, CA, 90015, United States
December 4 – Play by Ear
Weaving together performances, exchanging ideas, sharing food and experiencing the warmth of gathering, Play by Ear is a participatory evening that unfolds stories and songs about how we might envision a future together.Our last salon of the year features:
Tlayuda! Serving tlayudas for dinner with jamaica and margaritas. The classic supreme tlayuda includes tasajo, cecina, chorizo and Oaxaca cheese, along with lettuce, tomato, onion and sliced avocado
Five Skins, Jessica Emmanuel Kamyi Lee, and Weaver: A collaboration between classical music, one of our spectacular dancers and choreographers, a long time collaborating video engineer, designer and immersive genius, and an upscale sewing innovator in the hand craft arts.
Special guests El Haru Kuroi, an East LA trio, whose music not only is a representation of their cultural upbringing but also captures their individual style with a reminiscence of Mexican, South American, African, and American Jazz elements, will open the salon!
AND, frequent collaborator Snezana Petrovic will transform the interior of the Bendix Building with an art installation!
Engage in conversations with local artists about their process as they bring meaningful and thought-provoking work to light!
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This program is supported, in part, by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Department of Arts and Culture.

Book Launch: Heidi Duckler Dance: 2016-2021 @ ICA LA
2023-01-14 15:00 - 17:00 | ICA LA, 1717 E 7th St., Los Angeles, CA, 90021, United States
We’re excited to partner with the Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles on a launch event for our visual compilation book of the company’s works designed by James Robie. Heidi and James will discuss the creation of the book and sign books. Vinny Golia and Edgar Aguirre will perform a new work by Heidi Duckler created specifically for this event in the innovative architecture of the ICA LA lobby walls designed by wHY Architecture.
Purchase your copy of the book and bring it to the event here!
RSVP for the event here!
Vinny Golia, Musician/Composer
As a composer Vinny Golia fuses the rich heritage of Jazz, contemporary classical and world music into his own unique compositions. Also a bandleader, Golia has presented his music to concert audiences in Europe, Canada, Mexico, Japan, Australia, New Zealand and the United States in ensembles varying dramatically in size and instrumentation. Edgar Aguirre, Dancer
Aguirre is originally from Guatemala City, Guatemala. Aguirre is currently based in California where he has been working as a freelance dance artist and choreographer in San Francisco and Los Angeles. He is a guest artist with LA Contemporary Dance Company, Robert Moses’ Kin, Heidi Duckler Dance, Contra-Tiempo & David Herrera Performance Company.

Truth or Consequences: Come As You Are
2023-01-29 | Bendix Building, 1206 Maple Ave. Ste. 1100B, Los Angeles, CA, 90015, United States
January 29 – Come As You Are
Bendix Building – Meet us at our rooftop space and travel with us to a never before seen location in the building
As part of our first salon of the year, we welcome a wonderful union of work between our long-time collaborating creative technologist & projection artist Kamyi Lee, stellar pianist and composer Tomoko Ozawa, HDD dancers Edgar Aguirre & Rebecca Lee, DJ William Jay YIvisaker and our new Seoul Institute of the Arts Interns Seoyoon Choi & Yejin An.
Join us on our rooftop transformed into a magical seaside escape and then travel down into the belly of the Bendix to explore the underworld for an unforgettable evening of music, dance and conversation. Unburden your true self in an immersive environment of sight and sound. Come As You Are welcomes you for who you are, without reservation.
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Illuminate LA's Collective Memory Installation
2023-02-25 21:00 - 2023-03-03 17:00 | Grand Park, 200 N Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
Our film in collaboration with Safety Third Productions Where We’re Going will be part of the Collective Memory Installation! The event is a digital exhibition of artworks reflecting on the collective history of Los Angeles County, presented by the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture in partnership with Grand Park powered by The Music Center.
The installation features artworks by one hundred Los Angeles artists across a wide array of artistic mediums to share diverse community experiences and perspectives, highlight underrepresented histories, and celebrate the dynamic culture of our region.
The Collective Memory Installation will be on view at Grand Park, overlooking the Arthur J. Will Memorial Fountain. The artworks are presented by theme weekly, curated by cultural organizer Anuradha Vikram.
Where We’re Going will be on display from Saturday, February 25 at 9 pm to Friday, March 3 at 5 pm as part of the Our Cities theme.

Performance @ CultureHub LA's Re-Fest
2023-04-28 18:00 - 21:00 | Hot Shot Muffler, 5507 York Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90042, United States
We’re excited to be a part of CultureHub’s Re–Fest, an annual festival that brings artists, activists, and technologists together to explore our role in re-shaping the future.
The theme for Re–Fest 2023 is Re-New, which critically examines our culture’s obsession with newness, reframing our relationship to creation and progress. How can we prioritize ancestral knowledge and forgotten technologies in order to renew our relationship with creation and innovation?
The opening of Re–Fest at Hot Shot Muffler will feature a group exhibition, live performances, and conversations.
SCHEDULE:
6:00pm PT: Screening | Archetype of Desire by Andrea Kim
7:00pm PT: Performance | High Desert Soundings
7:30pm PT: Performance | Heidi Duckler Dance and Jeonghyeon Joo Photo courtesy of Hot Shot Muffler

The Ebell of LA Luncheon Performance
2023-05-01 11:30 - 13:30 | The Ebell of LA, 4401 West 8th Street, Los Angeles, CA, 90005, United States
Join us at The Ebell of LA for this extra special luncheon where Founder and Artistic Director Heidi Duckler will present an original interdisciplinary showcase encompassing a live performance, a premiere screening of our 2022 reel and a talkback discussion. We will learn about Duckler’s creative process and the execution of the company’s values of community, inclusivity and spatial justice.

Truth or Consequences: Never Ending Story
2023-05-07 18:00 - 21:00 | Bendix Building, 1206 Maple Ave. Ste. 1100B, Los Angeles, CA, 90015, United States
The salon will feature original works from Heidi Duckler, HDD Artist in Residence Raymond Ejiofor, DaEun Jung, and Ok Nico. Audience members will move through different parts of the Bendix Building to experience an interconnected web of narratives across different artistic mediums, flowing together to create one “never ending story.”
Your ticket includes:

Pre-show cocktail hour with beverages
Delicious local catering
Viewing of premiere performance Never Ending Story
Aftershow soirée
Opportunity to spend the evening with like-minded creatives

Time for a Slow Dance
2023-05-20 16:30 - 17:30 | Jacqueline Avant Children and Family Center, 1741 E. 120th Street, Los Angeles, CA, 90059, United States
A Place Called Home (APCH) students with Heidi Duckler Dance teaching artists, dancers and musicians Dwight Trible and Pablo Calogero will perform a suspended dance through the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Hospital campus, ending their journey at the recently inaugurated Jacqueline Avant Children and Family Center. There, dancers Joseph Davis, Raymond Ejiofor, Jessica Emmanuel, Sasha Rivero, and Ashley Robicheaux are accompanied by Dwight Trible’s four-piece band for an unforgettable performance.
After the performance, participants are invited to participate in a panel discussion moderated by Alex Martin Johnson and enjoy refreshments. APCH students’ workshops, culminating walk, and performance collectively interrogate our bodies’ response to one another and encourage us to connect to the environment around us. Experiences of collaboration, problem solving, leadership, confidence, and empathy will be shared in open discussion.

Ebb & Flow: Chinatown
2023-06-25 | Los Angeles State Historic Park, 1245 N Spring St, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
Our free, family friendly community arts festival returns for its fifth year at the Los Angeles State Historic Park! The festival explores climate change, nature, humanity, and health through dance, visual arts, music, and technology.
Heidi Duckler Dance has commissioned eight interdisciplinary artists to create site specific performances in response to environmental themes, constructing innovative interventions to be shown throughout the park landscape that build awareness around our interconnection with the earth and promote climate action and stewardship.
Featuring works by local artists Andersmith, HIBISCUS TV, Marie Osterman, Mawusi Nenonene, Stephaine Sherwood and Katie Shanks, and Victoria Villamil (Tori Cristi), HDD Artist in Residence Raymond Ejiofor, and Heidi Duckler.
Donations made at checkout will support the artists, production team and equipment, and staff. Individual donations help make this festival possible and are greatly appreciated!
Meet the Artists
Andersmith
Andersmith is a multidisciplinary collaboration that brings together theater, movement, and music to create work that deals with the quotidian and the extraordinary, the body and effort, and the blurred lines between what is real and the absurd. Led by Arletta Anderson and Adam Smith, their work has been presented nationally. They have been artists-in-residence at CounterPulse in San Francisco and Bowling Green University and received commissions from the University of San Francisco, Shawl-Anderson Dance Center, ZERO1, and Dancers’ Group. Tori Cristi
Victoria Villamil, “Tori Cristi” is a queer Salvadoran Filipina artist, educator and organizer. Born and raised in Los Angeles, she has a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Cal State Dominguez Hills. Utilizing her experience as a multi-hyphenated identity, Tori’s work focuses on the intersections between culture, gender, and psychology. In addition to specializing in Punking & Whacking, she has trained in multiple disciplines such as jazz, contemporary along with street and club forms of dance. She has trained alongside notable groups such as Versastyle Next Generation, Gunita Collective, and Femme Fatale. Tori has showcased work at venues such as “Beyond the Facade” at San Francisco’s Art Foundation, as well as “Choreographer’s Carnival” and “Blaktinx Dance Festival” in Los Angeles. She has also worked with organizations such as RedBull Dance, Pieter Performance Space, AHRI For Justice, HYBE America and more. She is the founder of the organization Whacking Los Angeles which is dedicated to preserving the history and practice of Punking & Whacking as well as provide safe space for LGBTQ+ community. Tori aims to create purpose driven art, elevate multicultural stories, and empower individuals to nurture their authenticity. Hibiscus TV
Hibiscus TV is the convergence of two artistic minds: Amy Kaps and Kaye Freeman. The Genesis of their collaboration was “The Anatomy of a Painting” for the LA Painting exhibition at the Museum of Art and History in Lancaster, CA. Free from convention, Hibiscus TV is a platform for unbridled creativity. Grounded in the absurd and authentic expression, they explore infinite possibilities. Using iPhones, they have produced several films embodying the Elements including Air, Wood, Planting, Teatime, Chinatown, and Gift, as well as Ponderings on various subjects viewable on their YouTube channel and Instagram. Amy Kaps is an international interdisciplinary artist recognizable by her signature palette of Black and White Stripes with Pink accents. She has performed and exhibited in Germany, Spain, Cuba, and the US. Born in Brooklyn, NY she currently resides in Venice, CA and occupies a studio in DTLA. Kaye Freeman is a visual artist from Hong Kong via Tokyo and Australia. She is now a permanent resident of the US. She is the recipient of several awards, and her work is held in collections in the US, Australia, Japan and the UK. MawusiSarah
MawusiSarah is a dance artist based in Los Angeles. Her work is driven by the timeless relationship between movement, human nature, and the living earth.
She recently completed her MFA in Choreography at the University of Ghana, after receiving her BA in Dance Medicine & Management from Baldwin Wallace University. Throughout her career, she has performed with Cleveland Inner City Ballet, North Pointe Ballet, and Zbu Entertainment. She has also presented her work at the Cleveland Dance Festival, American Dance Festival’s Student Showcase, Ballet Inc. The Series: IV Showcase, and The Ghana Dance Festival. She is extremely thankful for this opportunity and excited to participate in this collaborative experience. Marie Osterman
Marie Osterman (she/they) is a multidisciplinary artist working in performance, movement, improvisation, writing, and directing theatre. Their work centers around queer embodiment, environmental connections, and politics of the body. Marie’s generative art combines her classically-trained background in theatremaking and her contact improvisation practice with the mission of facilitating intimate, authentic and playful creative spaces that hold what needs to be held, and ignite conversation and community. They are a longtime collaborator and associate managing director of Project Nongenue, a queer theatre company focused on centralizing the voices of women and marginalized identities within classical theater and mythology. Marie is also a teaching artist for 24th Street Theatre and Unusual Suspects Theatre Company, as well as a facilitator and general rascal in the Contact Improvisation scene. Other passions include finding things on the ground, pleasure activism, and looking at the moon. Stephanie Sherwood and Katie Shanks
Stephanie Sherwood and Katie Shanks are visual artists based in Los Angeles with a collaborative art practice which began in 2015. Trained in traditional painting, their joint practice has traveled off the canvas into sculpture, immersive installation, and fashion. As their individual practices have developed into various series of works they have both become very sensitive and responsive to places – both cityscapes and natural landscapes. Sherwood with her distinctive way of painting onto three dimensional forms and found objects on city streets and Shanks with their fiber-based methods of processing and weaving, physically and digitally, visions of natural environments. Rachael Lovinger
As a multi-disciplinary artist making her living designing synthetic worlds through film and TV sets lasting days (or even hours), Rachael Lovinger explores this relationship between creation and waste. She uses interactive experiences to challenge viewers to become more mindful of their part in creating a more symbiotic relationship between civilization and the natural world. Her background studying Art and Psychology at CU Boulder gives her a unique outlook on ecopsychology and the impact art has on changing human perspective. Raymond Ejiofor, Artist in Residence
Raymond Ejiofor holds a Masters of Public Health Policy from University of Southern California and is a recipient of the prestigious Gates Millennium Fellowship. Raymond graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a B.S. in Decision Science and double minor in Engineering Studies and Technology and Policy. Raymond began his training under Judith Rhodes Calgaro in Arlington, VA and the Dance Theater of Harlem. While balancing academics and artistry Raymond has worked with various choreographers including Daniel Ezralow, Aszure Barton, Ryan Heffington, Lula Washington, Sidra Bell, Camille A. Brown, Kyle Abraham, Darrell Grand Moultrie, Cindy Salgado, Cindera Che, Nina McNeely, Bryan Arias, Danielle Agami, Christopher Huggins, and Robert Battle. Some of his performance credits include Audi | Shanghai, Toshiba International Industrial, Samsung, Apple, 59th Annual Grammy Awards, American Music Awards 2018, MTV VMAs 2017, Beijing Dance Festival, Israeli Opera House, Springboard Danse Montreal, LA Phil, SummerStage NYC, Jazz Dance World Congress and Pittsburgh Opera.
Ejiofor has danced for artists such as Katy Perry, Sia, Pharrell Williams, Dua Lipa, Little Boots, 30 Seconds to Mars, Gerard Way, The Acid, Moullinex, Fitz and the Tantrums and Daft Punk. Ejiofor joined the company of dance theater production PEARL, which premiered at Lincoln Center | David H. Koch Theater and continues to tour around the world. Under the direction of Greer Reed, Ejiofor was a founding member of August Wilson Center Dance Ensemble (AWCDE), which was named “25 to Watch” in 2012 by Dance Magazine. Ejiofor currently collaborates with various companies such as Ezralow Dance, Ate9 Dance Company, David Roussève / REALITY, Heidi Duckler Dance, Lula Washington Dance Theater, L.A. Contemporary Dance Company, Kevin Williamson Dance, Pony Box Dance Theater, Post Ballet, and Brice Mousset’s Oui Danse. Heidi Duckler, Founder and Artistic Director
Heidi Duckler is the Founder and Artistic Director of Heidi Duckler Dance in Los Angeles, California and Heidi Duckler Dance/Northwest in Portland, Oregon. Titled the “reigning queen of site-specific performance” by the LA Times, Duckler is a pioneer of site-specific place based contemporary practice. Through the use of expanded techniques and a methodology that encourages us to understand how dance, born from our experience, can be a tool for awareness. Duckler was the recipient of the 2021 Oregon Arts Commission Fellowship and most recently, her film “Where We’re Going” has been selected for first prize by the Cinedanza Festival jury amongst 28 films from around the world. “Where We’re Going” was also selected for the California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA) Digital Media Wall in their new building in downtown Sacramento, scheduled to premiere in 2022. Currently, Duckler is on faculty at the University of California, Santa Barbara in the Film and Media Studies Department.
Duckler earned a BS in Dance from the University of Oregon and an MA in Choreography from UCLA, and served as a Board Member of the University of Oregon’s School of Music and Dance Advancement Council. Awards include the Distinguished Dance Alumna award from the University of Oregon School of Music and Dance, the Dance/USA and the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation’s Engaging Dance Audiences award, and the National Endowment of the Arts American Masterpiece award. Duckler was a recipient of the 2019 Oregon Dance Film Commission and her work received the award for Best Choreography for the Lens at Verve Dance Film Festival.
This project is made possible through support from the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs and California State Parks. Heidi Duckler Dance expresses a special thanks to Stephanie Campbell, Manager of Planning, Public Affairs and Community Engagement for the Los Angeles District.

Architecture Through the Body Workshop
2023-07-14 - 2023-07-16 | The Ebell of LA, 4401 West 8th Street, Los Angeles, CA, 90005, United States
Architecture Through the Body focuses on how architecture relates to movement and sound. Learn from renowned professionals in dance, music, and architecture during this three-day workshop.
TEACHING ARTISTS
MOVEMENT | Raymond Ejiofor & JM. Rodriguez
ARCHITECTURE | Nefer Fernandez
SOUND | Justin Scheid + Annabelle Freedman
Over the course of the workshop, you will research architectural design and use your findings to create an original work. After a series of seminars from the teaching artists, you will receive feedback on your work. You will present your final work in a free public showing.
We have 15 spaces available for this workshop. The workshop is open to professionals, beginners, and artists from every field. Sign up now to confirm your spot.
Contact Raphaelle Ziemba at raphaelle@heididuckler.org for information about our work-study program. Eligible participants will receive a 50% discount on the registration fee.
Location
The Ebell of Los Angeles
743 S Lucerne Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90005
Workshop will be happening on the third floor.
Schedule
DAY ONE – JULY 14 | 3:00 pm – 9:45 pm
3:00 – 5:00 pm | Sound Workshop
5:00 – 5:15 pm | Break
5:15 – 7:15 pm | Movement Workshop
7:15 – 7:45 pm | Dinner Break
7:45 – 9:45 pm | Architecture Workshop
DAY TWO – JULY 15 | 9:00 am – 4:45 pm
9:00 – 9:50 am | Movement Warm Up
9:50 am – 10:00 am | Transition/Break
10:00 am – 12:00 pm | Creation/Prep (Participants will work on their creations; teaching artist Raymond Ejiofor will be available for feedback)
12:00 – 1:00 pm | Lunch
1:00 – 3:00 pm | Creation/Prep
3:00 – 3:15 pm | Break
3:15 – 4:45 pm | Work in Progress Showing (All teaching artist feedback discussion )
DAY THREE – JULY 16 | 10:00 am – 6:30 pm
10:00 – 10:50 am | Movement Warm Up
10:50 – 11:00 am | Transition/Break
11:00 am – 1:00 pm | Creation/Prep
1:00 – 1:30 pm | Lunch
1:30 – 3:30 | Creation/Prep
3:30 – 4:00 pm | Transition/Break
4:00 – 5:00 pm | Doors Open/Public Open/Reception
5:00 – 6:30 pm | Final Showing and Reception
Note: This schedule is subject to change.
Meet the Teaching Artists
Raymond Ejiofor
Raymond Ejiofor holds a Masters of Public Health Policy from University of Southern California and is a recipient of the prestigious Gates Millennium Fellowship. Raymond graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a B.S. in Decision Science and double minor in Engineering Studies and Technology and Policy. Raymond began his training under Judith Rhodes Calgaro in Arlington, VA and the Dance Theater of Harlem. While balancing academics and artistry Raymond has worked with various choreographers including Daniel Ezralow, Aszure Barton, Ryan Heffington, Lula Washington, Sidra Bell, Camille A. Brown, Kyle Abraham, Darrell Grand Moultrie, Cindy Salgado, Cindera Che, Nina McNeely, Bryan Arias, Danielle Agami, Christopher Huggins, and Robert Battle. Some of his performance credits include Audi | Shanghai, Toshiba International Industrial, Samsung, Apple, 59th Annual Grammy Awards, American Music Awards 2018, MTV VMAs 2017, Beijing Dance Festival, Israeli Opera House, Springboard Danse Montreal, LA Phil, SummerStage NYC, Jazz Dance World Congress, and Pittsburgh Opera.
Ejiofor has danced for artists such as Katy Perry, Sia, Pharrell Williams, Dua Lipa, Little Boots, 30 Seconds to Mars, Gerard Way, The Acid, Moullinex, Fitz and the Tantrums and Daft Punk. Ejiofor joined the company of dance theater production PEARL, which premiered at Lincoln Center | David H. Koch Theater and continues to tour around the world. Under the direction of Greer Reed, Ejiofor was a founding member of August Wilson Center Dance Ensemble (AWCDE), which was named “25 to Watch” in 2012 by Dance Magazine. Ejiofor currently collaborates with various companies such as Ezralow Dance, Ate9 Dance Company, David Roussève / REALITY, Heidi Duckler Dance, Lula Washington Dance Theater, L.A. Contemporary Dance Company, Kevin Williamson Dance, Pony Box Dance Theater, Post Ballet, and Brice Mousset’s Oui Danse.
As a teaching artist, he has been a faculty member/master class instructor of number of studios and universities in Los Angeles and the Greater Pittsburgh region such as AMDA Los Angeles, University of Southern California, Carnegie Mellon University, University of Pittsburgh, Laura Lynn’s School of Dance, Hill Dance Academy Theater (HDAT), Camino Nuevo Charter Schools, Pittsburgh Public Schools, Morgantown Dance, Abby Lee Dance Company, Candy Apples Dance Studio and Ryan Heffington’s The Sweat Spot. A dynamic supporter of the arts Ejiofor served on the Board of Directors for HDAT in Pittsburgh, PA. He is currently the artist in residence at Heidi Duckler Dance. JM. Rodriguez
An LA native, JM. Rodriguez graduated from the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts where he trained in Ballet, Horton (under the mentorship of legendary Horton Master Don Martin), and Luigi Jazz.
JM. since has been working both commercially, as well in the concert dance scene. After being signed with agents at 19, JM. began working as a professional dancer for tv shows and touring shows. He’s worked with artists such as Katy Perry, Arcade Fire, and The Maria’s; has danced in shows such as Disney’s Shake It Up, Apple TV’s ROAR, Disney Plus’ Mysterious Benedict Society, and Netflix’s Dear White People; has worked with choreographers such as Nina McNeely, Fatima Robinson, Marguerite Derricks, Ryan Heffington, and many more. Since summer of 2012, JM. has been performing and touring as a company member with the Los Angeles Contemporary Dance Company and has had the opportunity to work with choreographers such as Christian Denice, Roderick George, Alice Clock, and Whytberg (founders of GroundGrooves) to name a few. With over 10 years of experience in both working commercially and in the company world, JM. has begun to fuse together his own mix of contemporary, that incorporates much of his horton roots, with a mix of commercial-esque musicality, and contemporary flow. His aim is to create the kind of environment where everyone in the space can discover fulfillment in the process of learning through movement and music. Nefer Fernandez
Nefer Fernandez is a co-founder and principal of Not Applicable Office. He is an architectural thinker, artist, and filmmaker. Originally born and raised in Bogota, Colombia, he moved to California in the early aughts, where he received his undergraduate education at the University of Southern California. Nefer’s interest in design thinking and art led him to obtain a Master from Columbia University (GSAPP) in New York City.
Early in his career, Nefer worked in single family housing with Johnston Marklee (Los Angeles, CA), Formation Association (Los Angeles, CA), Ezequiel Farca (Mexico City, MX) and Michael Maltzan Architecture (Los Angeles, CA). After obtaining his Masters, he worked with Adamson Associates, where he gained experience in large scale buildings throughout the west coast. Consecutively, Nefer became the studio director of RFRM Collective, an architecture studio he co-founded in 2016. In late 2022, Nefer founded Not Applicable Office, a multidisciplinary studio at the intersection of Art, Architecture and Film.
Nefer’s experience and interests have provided him with a wide spectrum of knowledge that is both conceptual and practical. His collaborations have been widely published in digital and print media, including GA Houses and El Croquis. His graduate work is in Abstract 2019, a yearly publication of selected work and research from Columbia University GSAPP. In 2021 he was a guest lecturer at the Universidad Nacional del Litoral in Santa Fe, Argentina. In 2022, his work titled Maintaining Dichotomies (Holding opposing thoughts) was part of a group show at the art gallery Modest Common in Downtown Los Angeles. Nefer currently resides in Los Feliz where he enjoys long bike rides and walks around Griffith Park. Justin Scheid
Justin Clark Scheid is a composer, performer, sound artist, and production technician based in Los Angeles, California.
Justin enjoys writing music for both acoustic and electronic mediums, often collaborating with other artists to create unique environmental experiences. In recent years, he has worked extensively with dancers and choreographers to create both staged and immersive works. He has had the honor to write and arrange music for Dance Aegis, Iris Company, Heidi Duckler Dance, Lawrence Blake, Julie Bour, and the Yorke Dance Project for their 20th Anniversary Tour. He is also a co-founding member of the sound and vision project Cannibalistic Caterpillar.
As a technician, Justin has worked throughout Orange County, Los Angeles and Hollywood. While his speciality is audio, he has worked in every medium of technical production in support of commercial and non-commercial events. Outside of live production, Justin also has experience as museum and art gallery preparator. Notable venues and events include REDCAT, OC Fair & Event Center, MUZEO Museum and Cultural Center, Pasadena Convention Center (Politicon 2017), KABC-TV (LA Martin Luther King Day Parade 2019 and LA Pride Parade 2019), and The Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas.
Justin received his Bachelor’s Degree from California State University Long Beach and his Master’s Degree from California Institute of the Arts, studying flute performance with Dr. John Barcellona and music composition with Dr. Alan Shockley, Michael Jon Fink, Ulrich Krieger, and Michael Pisaro. He taught electronic music and production technology at both Rio Hondo College and Chapman University, as well as music classes for the Sharon Lund School of Dance at CalArts where he worked for three years as a technical director for their dance theater.
Outside of work, Justin is an avid DIY enthusiast and enjoys building synthesizers and working with microcontrollers. As a hobby he collects vinyl records, bad jokes, and flannel shirts. He can also make an excellent peanut butter and banana smoothie. Annabelle Freedman
Annabelle Freedman is an interdependent artist based in LA.
“. . . there’s something affecting and even mystical going on. Marvel at it.” – Buzzbands.la
Annabelle wraps you in a blanket of warm stacked vocals and rich symphonic melodies. They were selected for NPR’s top 5 tracks to soothe quarantine blues. They have been played by international DJs, and remain favored by reputable stations such as KCRW, Dublab, and Spotify playlists.
Throughout their career, Annabelle has played the festivals SXSW, UMS, Broke LA, and Chinatown Summer Nights and venues including The El Rey, The Lodge Room, Regent Theater, The Echo, Bootleg Theater, Bottom of the Hill, Sister and more. They have performed in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Albuquerque, Denver, Barcelona, Nijmegen, and Berlin. Collaborators include CAPYAC, Def Sound, Smile High, Zhao, Teddy Roxpin, aja monet, TwoLips, jess joy, Osei Parker, && more “Mirror’s Eye / Going Within” was featured in the ABC series Grownish, and “Hear My Mind” was used for a Dolce & Gabbana social media ad. Annabelle has also scored music for the fashion short film for Garo Sparo for NYFW.

Ebb & Flow @ TheCreek
2023-09-23 09:30 - 12:00 | Overland Ave on the Creek (at the base of the Julian Dixon Library), 4975 Overland Ave, Culver City, CA, 90230, United States
Our free, environmentally focused festival returns for its sixth year with a twist!
This year, we are partnering with Ballona Creek Renaissance to present Ebb & Flow during Heal the Bay’s Coastal Clean Up Day. Multidisciplinary artists will showcase a variety of immersive performances for volunteers to enjoy during the clean up.
Register today to help clean up the creek while experiencing an incredible series of performances! If you are under 18, you must bring this waiver signed by a parent or guardian.
An hour-long series of Ebb & Flow performances will begin at 10AM and again at 11AM. We recommend arriving 30 minutes prior to either performance start time to experience the full interwoven story.
Meet the Artists
Heidi Duckler, Founder/Artistic Director
Heidi Duckler is the founder and artistic director of Heidi Duckler Dance in Los Angeles, California and Heidi Duckler Dance/Northwest in Portland, Oregon. Titled the “reigning queen of site-specific performance” by the LA Times, Duckler is a pioneer of place-based contemporary practice. Her methodology emphasizes how dance, born from individual experience, can be a tool for awareness.
Duckler’s 2019 short film “Where We’re Going” was recently selected for the 2023 Aphelion Film Festival, and her 2022 film “The Tender Bondy Sings” was selected for the 2023 IndieFEST Film Awards Festival. In September, Duckler will speak at the Creatives in Conversation Conference held by the American Institute of Architects, Los Angeles chapter. Currently, Duckler is on faculty at the University of California, Santa Barbara in the Film and Media Studies Department.
Duckler earned a BS in dance from the University of Oregon and an MA in choreography from UCLA. She also served as a board member of the University of Oregon’s School of Music and Dance Advancement Council. Her awards include the Distinguished Dance Alumna award from the University of Oregon School of Music and Dance; the Dance/USA and the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation’s Engaging Dance Audiences Award; and the National Endowment of the Arts American Masterpiece award. Raymond Ejiofor, Associate Artistic Director
Raymond Ejiofor began his dance training under Judith Rhodes Calgaro in Arlington, VA and the Dance Theater of Harlem. He has since danced for artists such as Katy Perry, Sia, Pharrell Williams, Dua Lipa, and Daft Punk.
Under the direction of Greer Reed, Ejiofor was a founding member of August Wilson Center Dance Ensemble. Ejiofor also collaborates with various companies in Los Angeles. In 2023, he was named the associate artistic director of Heidi Duckler Dance after finishing his time as artist in residence with the company.
As a teaching artist, Ejiofor has been a faculty member/master class instructor at a number of studios and universities in Los Angeles and the Greater Pittsburgh region, including AMDA Los Angeles, the University of Southern California, Carnegie Mellon University, and the University of Pittsburgh. A dynamic supporter of the arts, Ejiofor served on the Board of Directors for HDAT in Pittsburgh, PA.
Ejiofor holds a masters of public health policy from the University of Southern California and is a recipient of the Gates Millennium Fellowship. He graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a BS in Decision Science and double minor in engineering studies and technology and policy. Shoji Yamasaki, Event Creative Director
Shoji Yamasaki is a multidisciplinary choreographer, performer, director and filmmaker. He was born and raised on the unceded ancestral land of the Gabrielino-Tongva people, recently known as Los Angeles.
Yamasaki received his BA in world arts and cultures (dance concentration) with a minor in Spanish from UCLA in 2011. In 2023, he received his MFA in choreography from California Institute of the Arts.
In June 2023, Yamasaki performed in Chanel’s Métier d’art Replica Show at Tokyo Big Sight, directed and choreographed by Dimitri Chamblas. Yamasaki’s works have been presented in Conservatorio de Danza México in Mexico, Meatball and Meshed Potatoes in Korea and across the U.S., including at the Jerry Moss Plaza, the Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater (REDCAT), Electric Lodge, Pieter Performance Space and Gibney Dance.
Yamasaki’s current interests are in site-specific and immersive experiences that allow the audience to suspend their disbelief. Through this work, he encourages viewers to become storytellers themselves by integrating their own personal experiences. Braden Pontoli, Artist
Braden Pontoli is a Los Angeles-based musician, composer, sound artist, producer, conductor and educator. His music and immersive experiences are meditative, invigorating and energizing to audiences.
Pontoli’s recent projects include collaborations with producer Peter Rafelson (Madonna, Stevie Wonder, Elton John) and scoring and editing the podcast “The Last Saturday Night” (Ed Asner, Sherilyn Fenn, Eric Roberts). His music can be heard on many independent film scores and modern dance company performances. In April, he released his first sound and movement sculpture with MorrisonDance for their 25th anniversary show.
Pontoli holds an MFA in music performance and composition from California Institute of the Arts and a BM in music education from Baldwin Wallace University Conservatory of Music. Gunita Collective, Artist
Gunita Collective is a multidisciplinary Pilipinx artist collective exploring the intersection of contemporary indigenous narrative and performance. At its core, Gunita stands for communal and collective memory.
Founded by Noelle Marie Falcis-Math, Gunita uses movement artistry, visual expression and narrative storytelling. Through its work, the collective aims to foster conversations about re-memory and intergenerational language. Not wholly movement-oriented nor fully theory-oriented, Gunita merges the academic and the creative, attempting to find the middle ground between different languages. Gunita challenges its artists and audience to connect cultural values and historical presence with contemporary environments. Zhihan Yang, Artist
Los Angeles-based choreographer, dancer and educator Zhihan Yang received her MFA from California Institute of the Arts and BFA from Beijing Dance Academy. She is dedicated to researching the relationship between movement, installation and multimedia. Yang also explores the different forms of the body on camera and the reflection of identity between communities in different contexts.
Yang has been active in theater, media, film and education in recent years, working with companies such as the Pacific Symphony Orchestra, the Los Angeles Museum of Art, the Yaya Dance Academy and the San Musae Cultural Center. Her recent works include the orchestral trio choreography “THEA MUSGRAVE: Pierrot” (2023), the dance theater “Am I Susan” (2022), the physical theater “XXX” (2022), the quintet “Gladiola” (2021), and the dance films “Question” (2022), “Rush” (2021) , “Refresh” (2021) and “Retrospect” (2021). Andrea Soto & Jules Mara, Artists
Andrea Soto (she/her) is a first-generation Mexican American movement-based artist whose multidimensional practice lives in performance, technology, collaboration, and data-gathering as shared collective research. Her work centers around the earthly body as a sacred vessel of pleasure, truth and translation. She holds space to move from the physical environment to the viscera of the body, turning inwards and surrendering into a space that welcomes the sacred. Andrea builds poetic ecosystems that exist as a collection of connectivity, and that are deeply rooted in the mystical dismantling of hierarchical-systems and in a utopian world of boundless interconnectedness. Her creations, which have been exhibited at Human Resources LA and Sharon Disney Lund Dance Theater, serve as a celebration and exploration of ancestral heritage; with a deep reverence for her roots, she holds spaces within her processes for the power of the collective as it embraces vulnerability, inclusivity and community.
As a freelance dancer, she has worked closely with renowned choreographers such as Yusha-Marie Sorzano, Dimitri Chamblas, Rosie Herrera, Julie Tolentino, Sam Wentz, JOJO ABOT, Alexsa Durrans, and Annalee Traylor; and has been part of works at Culture Hub’s Re-Fest, MOCA, REDCAT, L.A. Dance Project, and Centre National de la Danse in Paris.
Jules Mara is a Non-Binary multidisciplinary artist from Round Rock, Texas, known for pushing boundaries and challenging societal norms through captivating dance performances. With a diverse background in various dance forms and training at the prestigious California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), Jules seamlessly blends technical precision with raw emotion, inviting audiences to delve into the complexities of their own lives. They do this through their skills of choreography and fashion design.
As a collaborator and choreographer, Jules crafts thought-provoking works that explore darker themes with a fresh perspective. Drawing inspiration from horror and southern traditions, they shed new light on these topics, sparking conversations and evoking powerful emotions. Their performances, which have been displayed at RedCat, LA Dance project, Sharon Disney Lund, The Ebell of Los Angeles, and Stomping Ground LA, weave together vulnerability, strength, and an intensity that leave a lasting impact on audiences through movement and world building.

CURRENT - 38th Anniversary Celebration
2023-10-07 17:00 - 22:00 | 205 S Mission Rd, 205 S Mission Rd, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, United States
Event Timeline
Reception and Raffle: 5 pm
Sunset Performance: 6 pm
Dinner and Ceremony: 6:30 pm
Evening Performance by Heidi Duckler + Raymond Ejiofor: 8pm
Immersive Experience and Dancing to Live Band: 8:30pm
Auction: 9pm-9:30pm
Sponsorship Levels
Individual Entry: $300
Tickets for Two: $500
Artist Sponsor : $1,000
– Shared table and tickets for 4
– Company logo or name listed on all media materials, newsletters and e-blasts
Event Sponsor: $2,500
– Table and tickets for 10
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Season Sponsor: $5,000
– Two tables and tickets for 20
– Wine Bottle Service
– Company logo or name listed on all media materials, newsletters and e-blasts
Organizational Sponsor: $10,000
– Two tables and tickets for 20
– Wine Bottle Service
– Company logo or name listed on all media materials, newsletters and e-blasts
– Private rooftop cocktail reception at The Bendix in 2024.
**Heidi Duckler Dance Leadership Circle members receive special accommodations and invitations. To learn how you can join the Leadership Circle, please email raven@heididuckler.org.
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OR Mail a check made out to “Heidi Duckler Dance” to 1206 Maple Ave. Suite 1100B, Los Angeles, CA 90015
Questions: Please email Raphaelle Ziemba, Managing Director, at raphaelle@heididuckler.org or call 213-373-0366
Heidi Duckler Dance is a non-profit organization with a 501(c)(3) classification from the Internal Revenue Service. The portion of the contribution that exceeds the fair market value of $50 per individual ticket is tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law. Heidi Duckler Dance – Tax Identification Number: 95-4152270
Honorees
Snehal Desai – Artistic Vision Award
Incoming Artistic Director of Center Theatre Group
Snehal Desai is the incoming Artistic Director of Center Theatre Group (CTG), one of the largest regional theaters in the country. He is a champion of building community through compelling, transformative artistic works. Snehal comes to CTG, after seven years as the Producing Artistic Director of East West Players, designated an American Cultural Treasure by the Ford Foundation and the nation’s largest and oldest Asian-American theater company. A Soros Fellow and the recipient of a Tanne Award, Desai was in the Inaugural Class of Theatre Communications Group’s (TCG) “Spark” Leadership Program and the Inaugural Recipient of the Drama League’s Classical Directing Fellowship.
While at East West Players, Desai produced and directed the three highest grossing and most attended shows in EWP’s fifty-seven year history including the post Broadway premiere of Allegiance starring George Takei. During his tenure at East West Players, Desai led co-productions with Center Theater Group (CTG), Pasadena Playhouse, Rogue Artists Ensemble, the LA LGBT Center, Robey Theater Company, The Fountain Theatre, API Rise, the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center (JACCC) and TaikoProject to name a few. East West Players’ collaboration with singer/songwriter Daniel Ho was nominated for a 2022 Grammy Award. As an artistic leader, Snehal has sought to raise awareness on social issues that affect Angelenos through impactful and empowering storytelling.
Desai has served on the boards of the Consortium of Asian American Theaters and Artists (Caata), Theater Communications Group (TCG) and Los Feliz Charter School for the Arts (LFCSA). He currently serves on the board of the National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT); is a member of the Lincoln Center Directors Lab; and was a literary fellow with London’s Royal Shakespeare Company. Most recently, Snehal was on the faculty of USC’s graduate program in Arts Leadership where he taught Executive Arts Leadership. He is a graduate of Emory University and the Yale School of Drama. Olga Garay-English – Civic Engagement Award
International Arts Consultant & Director of the National Latinx Theater Initiative
Olga Garay-English is an international arts consultant, a role she embraced in 2014. Ms. Garay-English is a Director of the National Latinx Theater Initiative, which provides multi-year General Operating Support grants and professional development opportunities to Latinx theaters in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Olga is Senior Advisor for International Affairs to Chile’s Fundación Teatro a Mil. She also serves as the consultant for the Artistic Directors of Color Alliance – Greater Los Angeles.
Ms. Garay-English was Executive Director of the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs (2008-2014), reporting to Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa. While at DCA, she raised more than $23 million from private and public funding sources.
Olga was Founding Program Director for the Arts for the Doris Duke Foundation (1998-2005), awarding $145 million in grants to national and international performing arts organizations.
She serves on the Steering Committee of the International Presenting Commons and on Boards of the International Society for Performing Arts (ISPA), South Arts Regional Arts Organization, and Ojai Playwrights Conference, among others. She was named a Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Arts et Lettres in 2012.
She was born in Santa Clara, Cuba. Olga was married to the late Dr. Kerry English, the former director of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Pediatric Hub in Watts. Mia Lehrer – Board Impact Award
President and Founder of Studio-MLA
Mia Lehrer, FASLA is president and founder of Studio-MLA, an international landscape architecture, planning, and urban design practice based in Los Angeles and San Francisco. Drawing insight from ecological systems, Mia is recognized for a research-based design process that advocates for resilient and just relationships between individuals, communities, and nature. She has led ambitious public and private projects including Inglewood’s SoFi Stadium and associated public parks, Dallas’s Fair Park Community Park, San Francisco’s Levi’s Plaza, the Public Gardens at the LA County Natural History Museum, and many urban river-related planning projects including the Rio Tietê in São Paulo, the LA River Taylor Yard G2 Park, and the Upper LA River & Tributaries Revitalization Plan. A native of El Salvador and educated at Tufts University and the Harvard University GSD, she is the recipient of the Cooper Hewitt/Smithsonian Design Museum’s 2021 National Design Award for Landscape Architecture, Commissioner on the LA Department of Water & Power, and served on President Obama’s U.S. Commission of Fine Arts from 2014-2018.
Special thanks to our sponsors!
Organizational Sponsors
Heidi Duckler and Daniel Rosenfeld

Event Sponsors
Yuval Bar-Zemer
Mia and Michael Lehrer

Artist Sponsors
Lisa and Neil Quateman
Bradley Cox
Abby Sher
Tom Safran

I Will Remember What I Forgot
2023-11-02 12:30 - 13:30
Experience a performance, where Heidi Duckler Dance artists, accompanied by live music, lead you through the fifth floor of the new Behavioral Center, in search of a safe space for well-being and mental health.

Truth or Consequences: Belonging in the World
2023-12-10 17:00 - 20:00 | Bendix Building, 1206 Maple Ave. Ste. 1100B, Los Angeles, CA, 90015, United States
Join us at the historic Bendix building for the newest installment in our renowned salon series, Truth or Consequences: Belonging in the World.
Experience the essence of true belonging with us, throughout an evening of performance, an animated interactive installation, complimentary spirits, burritos, and live music!
Cocktail hour starts at 5 pm. Performances begin at 6 pm.
Truth or Consequences: Belonging in the World explores finding a profound connection and acceptance within the intricate tapestry of human existence, where one’s unique identity harmoniously integrates with the diverse threads of shared humanity.
This salon celebrates the way we seek connection as people with multiple perspectives. How do we accept ourselves, how do we extend ourselves to others? Through music, movement, culture, composition, and the sharing of our table, we invest in each other and devise new arrangements to foster human bonds.
“Discover a world where individuality seamlessly intertwines with the rich fabric of shared humanity—Experience the essence of true belonging with us.” Heidi Duckler | Founder and Artistic Director
Heidi Duckler is the Founder and Artistic Director of Heidi Duckler Dance in Los Angeles, California, and Heidi Duckler Dance/Northwest in Portland, Oregon. Titled the “reigning queen of site-specific performance” by the LA Times, Duckler is a pioneer of site-specific place-based contemporary practice. Through the use of expanded techniques and a methodology that encourages us to understand how dance, born from our experience, can be a tool for awareness, Duckler has contributed to redefining the field and has created more than 400 dance pieces all over the world.
Duckler was the recipient of the 2021 Oregon Arts Commission Fellowship and most recently, her film “Where We’re Going” has been selected for first prize by the Cinedanza Festival jury amongst 28 films from around the world. “Where We’re Going” was also selected for the California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA) Digital Media Wall in their new building in downtown Sacramento, scheduled to premiere in 2022. Currently, Duckler is on faculty at the University of California, Santa Barbara in the Film and Media Studies Department.
Duckler earned a BS in Dance from the University of Oregon and an MA in Choreography from UCLA, and served as a Board Member of the University of Oregon’s School of Music and Dance Advancement Council. Awards include the Distinguished Dance Alumna award from the University of Oregon School of Music and Dance, the Dance/USA and the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation’s Engaging Dance Audiences award, and the National Endowment of the Arts American Masterpiece award. Duckler was a recipient of the 2019 Oregon Dance Film Commission and her work received the award for Best Choreography for the Lens at Verve Dance Film Festival.

Raymond Ejiofor | Associate Artistic Director
Raymond Ejiofor began his dance training under Judith Rhodes Calgaro in Arlington, VA and the Dance Theater of Harlem. He has since danced for artists such as Katy Perry, Sia, Pharrell Williams, Dua Lipa, and Daft Punk.
Under the direction of Greer Reed, Ejiofor was a founding member of the August Wilson Center Dance Ensemble. Ejiofor also collaborates with various companies in Los Angeles. In 2023, he was named the Associate Artistic Director of Heidi Duckler Dance after finishing his time as an artist in residence with the company.

As a teaching artist, Ejiofor has been a faculty member/master class instructor at a number of studios and universities in Los Angeles and the Greater Pittsburgh region, including AMDA Los Angeles, the University of Southern California, Carnegie Mellon University, and the University of Pittsburgh. A dynamic supporter of the arts, Ejiofor served on the Board of Directors for HDAT in Pittsburgh, PA.
Ejiofor holds a master’s of public health policy from the University of Southern California and is a recipient of the Gates Millennium Fellowship. He graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a BS in Decision Science and a double minor in engineering studies and technology and policy.

Jiryis Murkus Ballan | Musician
Palestinian composer, Buzuq player, performer, and musical director, Jiryis, grew up in Nazareth in the Galilee region.
Ballan completed his M.A. studies in the music composition program at SUNY Buffalo as a Fulbright Scholar where he studied with composers Jonathan Golove and Cort Lippe AND focused on concert music, and music for modern dance. Jiryis co-directs The Caravan Orchestra and Choir project, an intercultural orchestra of young Palestinian, Jewish and, and German musicians based in Germany. Before joining the Department of Music at UCI, he worked as a research assistant at the Music Department of the University of Haifa, researching The Urban Arab Palestinian Wedding Music in the Galilee region and the maqam-based music. His research was on the inclusion of the synthesizer in traditional Arab Palestinian music wedding ensembles. Currently, Jiryis is a Ph.D. student in the program of Composition, Improvisation, and Technology at The University of California, Irvine. His research focuses on the creation of a virtual Buzuq while using hidden sounds that he discovered with the instrument’s body and soundboard.

Tong Guan | Filmmaker & Architect
Tong Guan is a trained Architect, who has worked in the United Kingdom, France, and Germany. In 2017 she worked for Jean Paul Gaultier’s fashion studio, designing interiors and fashion stage design in Paris.
In 2022 Tong moved to Los Angeles, to study for a postgraduate Fiction and Entertainment degree at Sci-Arc. For her thesis, she created a surrealistic 3D animated film titled, “Paper Dream: The Surreal Shores of Belonging”, which tells the story of a young girl’s search for adventure and belonging.
In the future, Tong wants to combine digital visual design and spatial design to create special immersive experiences as she continues her interest in intertwining the themes of adventure, belonging, identity, and destiny. In all her works, as an architect, artist, and digital designer, Tong strives to develop her own unique aesthetics in finding poetic solutions that soothe our souls while giving us the courage to continue exploration.

Adrian Hoffman | Artist
Adrian Hoffman was born and raised in Cambridge, MA, where they began their training as a martial artist at Davis Sq. Martial Arts. After receiving their Black Belt, they transitioned to dance in high school at the Cambridge School of Weston. They went on to graduate from The Ailey School/Fordham University with a BFA in Dance and a double minor in Philosophy and Math while also pioneering a study abroad exchange with Israel’s Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company.
Adrian is the Artistic Facilitator and founder of Cantankerous Creatures, a Boston-based dance project seeking to strengthen the dance community with kindness and active audience engagement. They currently live in Los Angeles working as a dancer and choreographer. Previously they have been a company member of Whim W’Him, a guest dancer with Alvin Ailey and BODYTRAFFIC, danced in music videos for Blink-182 and Justin Beiber among others, freelanced on stage, TV, and film, and appeared as a featured dancer in Greta Gerwig’s recent remake of Little Women.

Mawusi Nenonene | Artist
MawusiSarah is a dance artist based in Los Angeles. Her work is driven by the timeless relationship between movement, human nature, and the living earth.
She recently completed her MFA in Choreography at the University of Ghana, after receiving her BA in Dance Medicine & Management from Baldwin Wallace University. Throughout her career, she has performed with Cleveland Inner City Ballet, North Pointe Ballet, and Zbu Entertainment. She has also presented her work at the Cleveland Dance Festival, American Dance Festival’s Student Showcase, and Ballet Inc. The Series: IV Showcase, and The Ghana Dance Festival. She is extremely thankful for this opportunity and excited to participate in this collaborative experience.

Alejandro Perez | Artist
Alejandro Perez is a first-generation Mexican-American from Los Angeles. Alejandro received a full scholarship to be a part of the Alonzo King LINES Ballet Training program in 2016. After his first year at Lines, he was announced the full scholarship recipient for the 85th Gala Anniversary at the Jacobs Pillow 2017 Ballet Summer Program. In recent years Alejandro has performed for several companies as well as freelancing in concert and commercial work getting to work with and meet other talented artists.

Zhihan Yang | Artist
Los Angeles-based choreographer, dancer and educator Zhihan Yang received her MFA from California Institute of the Arts and BFA from Beijing Dance Academy. She is dedicated to researching the relationship between movement, installation, and multimedia. Yang also explores the different forms of the body on camera and the reflection of identity between communities in different contexts.
Yang has been active in theater, media, film, and education in recent years, working with companies such as the Pacific Symphony Orchestra, the Los Angeles Museum of Art, the Yaya Dance Academy, and the San Musae Cultural Center. Her recent works include the orchestral trio choreography “THEA MUSGRAVE: Pierrot” (2023), the dance theater “Am I Susan” (2022), the physical theater “XXX” (2022), the quintet “Gladiola” (2021), and the dance films “Question” (2022), “Rush” (2021), “Refresh” (2021) and “Retrospect” (2021).

Truth or Consequences: Unfolding the Untold
2024-02-04 17:00 - 20:00 | Bendix Building, 1206 Maple Ave. Ste. 1100B, Los Angeles, CA, 90015, United States
Join us for an evening of performances, interactive installations, live music, complimentary wine and delicious food by Dulan’s Soul Food Kitchen.
Our first salon in 2024 is inspired by the different perspectives expressed by creatives whose voices we may not have heard. These different perspectives can stimulate our imagination and help us discover new ideas.
Meet the Artists

Jobel Medina
Jobel Medina (Filipino, b. 1990) is a Los Angeles based creative and performer. Born and raised in the Philippines, Jobel migrated to the U.S. at the age of twelve. He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in dance at California State University, Long Beach and Masters of Fine Arts at California Institute of the Arts.
He has been a member of Ate9 Dance Company since 2017, where he works closely with Danielle Agami and performed works by Shahar Binyamini and Tom Weinberger. Early in 2020, he performed at the Walt Disney Concert Hall as an actor/dancer for Simon McBurney’s “Weimar Nightfall: The Seven Deadly Sins.” In 2018, Jobel was one of the six interpreters to perform Tino Sehgal’s “Selling Out, (2002)” at the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles, CA. As a freelancer, he’s worked with choreographers such as Christopher Bordenave of No1 Art House, Kate Wallich and The YC, Ania Catherine & Dehja Ti, Rebecca Lemme, Keith Johnson, Andrew Winghart, Whyteberg, and has appeared in multiple music videos and entertainment performances
Heidi Duckler Dance warmly welcomed Jobel Medina to the Artist-in-Residence program this year. Jobel has collaborated with HDD Founder, Heidi Duckler, since 2022.
Dorian Wood
Dorian Wood (she/her they/them) is a multidisciplinary artist based in Los Angeles. Her intent of “infecting” spaces and ideologies with her artistic practice is born from a desire to challenge traditions and systems that have contributed to the marginalization of people.
Wood has performed at institutions that include The Broad, Los Angeles, CA (2018), REDCAT, Los Angeles, CA (2019), Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, CA (2010), Museo Nacional Del Prado, Madrid, Spain (2019), the City Hall of Madrid, Spain (2015), Teatro de la Ciudad Esperanza Iris, Mexico City, Mexico (2019), Museum Folkwang, Essen, Germany (2017), Mousonturm, Frankfurt, Germany (2014), Kampnagel, Hamburg, Germany (2014) and Moods, Zurich, Switzerland (2019), and at festivals that include Pacific Standard Time, Los Angeles, CA (2011), OUTsider Fest, Austin, TX (2019), Festival Cruilla, Barcelona, Spain (2017), WorldPride Madrid, Spain (2017), Festivals Kometa, Riga, Latvia (2016), Moers Festival, Germany (2017), Cully Jazz Festival, Switzerland (2015) and Saint Ghetto Festival, Bern, Switzerland (2017).
From 2019 to 2020, Wood completed several successful international tours with their chamber orchestra tribute to Chavela Vargas, XAVELA LUX AETERNA. In 2022, Wood debuted their tribute to the singer Lhasa De Sela, entitled LHASA, at the Festival Internacional de Arte Sacro in Madrid, in collaboration with singer Carmina Escobar and composer Adrián Cortés. That same year, Wood presented Mares Ocultos, a multimedia chamber music project exploring the nature of male heterosexuality, at the Institute of Contemporary Art/Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. In 2023, Wood premiered the 12-hour composition/installation Canto de Todes at REDCAT in Los Angeles.
Jeonghyeon Joo
Jeonghyeon Joo is a haegeum performer/composer based in Los Angeles and Seoul. Her practice includes performance, composition, improvisation, artistic research, collaboration, writing, and teaching. She explores the physical, social, cultural, and political relationship between the performer and instrument, frequently collaborating with filmmakers, visual artists, composers, and performance artists.
She is a recipient of the Arts Council Korea’s Grant for Pioneering Artists of the Next Generation in Traditional Arts, the Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture’s Grant for Emerging Artists in Performing Arts, the Presidential Award of Korea, and the First Prize at the KBS Korean Music Competition among others.
In addition to performing and composing, she has frequently given lectures and presented her works at institutions and conferences across North America and Asia, such as UCLA, UC Berkeley, CalArts, UC Riverside, San Francisco State University, San Diego State University, Seoul National University, International Computer Music Conference, New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival, Composition in Asia International Symposium, Philosophical Research Center, and Korean Cultural Center Los Angeles. Her writings can be found in a journal, Korean Contemporary Composers and Compositions, and the program books of The Art of Bowing and EXERCISE, her large-scale performance projects.
She received a Doctor of Musical Arts from the California Institute of the Arts (CA, United States) and earned a Master of Arts and Bachelor of Music from Seoul National University (Seoul, South Korea). She is currently an Assistant Professor of Intercultural Arts at the Seoul Institute of the Arts and serves as a Program Director at CultureHub.
Ramya Harishankar
Ramya Harishankar is the artistic director of the Arpana Dance Company (ADC) and School, a premier school of Bharata Natyam in California and the United States.
Named a ‘legacy artist’ by the California Arts Council, Harishankar was awarded an Individual Artist Fellowship recently. She was named ‘Distinguished citizen’ by the city of Irvine and selected for the Wall of Recognition for her contribution to the cultural landscape. Earlier in 2022, she was recognized with a Lifetime Achievement award by the LA based Soorya Foundation.
M A Harms
M A Harms is a Los Angeles-based composer, performer, and instrument builder who explores the intersections between grief, gender, and sex through a combination of text and sound. Their practice centers performance art and interdisciplinarity, imagining and creating sound using sculptural installations, found objects, electronics, mannequins, and placing equal significance on the visual experience of their work. M navigates literal stories and personal life events via sound practice, obscuring them to the point that they begin to bridge the gap between individual and “universal” experiences.

As a percussionist and interdisciplinary performance artist, M has worked with artists including Eric Lennartson, Daniel Newman-Lessler, and Jeonghyeon Joo. They received their MFA from California Institute of the Arts, where they studied with Tim Feeney and Nicholas Deyoe.
David Eskenazi
David Eskenazi (he/him) leads d.esk, a practice based in Los Angeles, with current projects in California and Mexico. Alongside the practice, David writes and teaches, with publications in journals including Log, Project, Offramp, and Pidgin. He’s been awarded the League Prize from the Architectural League of New York, the Oberdick Fellowship at the University of Michigan, the LeFevre Fellowship at the Ohio State University, and was a MacDowell Fellow.
Santiago Villarreal
Santiago Villarreal, found his passion for dance at age 16. In May 2019 he graduated with a BFA in Dance Performance from Chapman University. During his time at Chapman University, Santiago has worked with choreographers such as; Ido Tadmor, Dwight Rhoden, Wilson Mendieta, Julianne O’Brien, to name a few. Additionally, he has attended workshops from companies including BODYTRAFFIC, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, and Backhausdance. In 2017 Santiago joined Backhausdance as an apprentice. With Backhaus, Santiago performed works by Walter Matteini, Mauro Astolfi, Dwight Rhoden, Yony Soutchy and Jennifer Backhaus. Santiago is now a Backhausdance company member and freelance dancer and choreographer based in Los Angeles, California, where he has had the opportunity to work with LA-based companies such as Jacob Jonas The Company, Hedi Duckler, and Ate9.
Joey Navarrete-Medina
Meet Joey Navarrete-Medina, a first-generation queer, Mexican American dance artist based in Los Angeles. Joey (He/they) is all about mixing his diverse background into contemporary dance.
Joey holds a BFA in Dance from CSULB, plus certifications in Pilates from BASI, a teaching certification from LMU’s Yoga and The Healing Sciences program, and an MFA in Dance from UCI. He’s performed at several places in California and Mexico, with collaborator Rosa Rodriguez Frazier, sharing their cultural blend through dance.
Interested in teaching diverse populations, too; Joey has balanced work at UCI, AB Miller High School, and the Club Pilates studio chain, focusing on getting everyone to move and groove, especially students who might not often get the chance. Joey seamlessly integrates Pilates principles into dance instruction through his teaching, emphasizing body awareness, strength, and alignment to enhance students’ dance technique and overall well-being.
As a freelancer, Joey jumps into physical theater, concert dance, and commercial work, and is all about shaking up contemporary dance, making it more welcoming, and making every move count.
Cody Perkins
Cody Perkins (also known as Algorythm.Code) is an interdisciplinary artist born and raised in Sylmar, California. He attended the Alexander Hamilton Music Academy as a Performance and Electronic Music major and continued his studies with a focus on photography and audio engineering at Cal State Dominguez Hills. His work has been shown in institutions such as the Museum of Contemporary Art, The Institute of Contemporary Art Los Angeles, The Hammer, And the Los Angeles Archive. He has scored numerous films and installations for brands and artists, is the founder of the musical collective The Algorythms and has produced music for many independent genre-bending musicians locally and internationally.
