Grantee Database
Heidi Duckler Dance
Grant Year
2018-19
Grant Program
Arts Education - Artists in Schools
Award Amount
$16,200.00
Project Description
With support from the California Arts Council, heidi duckler dance (HDD) will partner with LAUSD through its Arts Community Partnership program to develop and implement four arts education residencies at the following underserved schools that score low on LAUSD’s Arts Equity Index: James Madison MS & Magnets in the San Fernando Valley, Avalon Continuation HS in South LA, Boyle Heights Continuation HS in East LA, and Metropolitan Continuation HS in Downtown LA’s Arts District.
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
