Grantee Database
Heidi Duckler Dance
Grant Year
2017-18
Grant Program
Arts Education – Extension
Award Amount
$15,300.00
Project Description
With support from the California Arts Council, Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre (HDDT) will develop its arts education residency, “Duck Tales,” in partnership with A Place Called Home and the Inglewood Senior Center. Community participants will use movement and objects of memory to build intergenerational bonds, culminating in a free public performance involving the youth, seniors and HDDT company dancers. Funds will be used for HDDT’s teaching artists, educational materials and performer fees.
Organization Summary
Over the past 38 years, HDD has produced over 500 original works locally, nationally and internationally, creating interdisciplinary performances in many iconic locations, including: the Ambassador Hotel, Herald Examiner Building, LA City Hall, Van Nuys Flyaway Bus Terminal, Dunbar Hotel, and on the Tall Ships at the Port of LA. Its programs reach more than 7,500 individuals each year. Led by Heidi Duckler, HDD is a company of 12 resident artists and 5 staff committed to upholding inclusiveness, consciousness, vulnerability, and connectivity through their craft.
From its inception, HDD has made accessibility and inclusion core components of its mission. HDD works to promote access and cultural equity by focusing on engagement and building public/private partnerships with the capacity to strengthen neighborhoods.
Organization
N/A
Address
1206 Maple Ave Ste 1100B
Los Angeles
90015
County
Los Angeles
Region
South – Los Angeles & Orange
Phone
(818) 599-6216
Congressional District
California's 34th congressional district
State Assembly District
District 53
State Senate District
District 30
