Grantee Database
Heidi Duckler Dance
Grant Year
2017-18
Grant Program
Arts Education - Artists in Schools
Award Amount
$17,100.00
Project Description
With support from the California Arts Council, Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre (HDDT) will bring its site specific arts education program, Duck Works, to four LA schools: Curtiss Middle School, Ánimo Charter Middle School, East LA Performing Arts Magnet, and Santee Education Complex. Through Duck Works, students will learn how to create original movement and present a final performance for their school peers. The funds will be used for HDDT’s professional Teaching Artists and the final performance.
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
