the Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre to Open PARTS AND LABOR REDUX, 1/22

Its most inspired passages qualify as pure junkyard art: abandoned objects and even buildings transformed into integral components of uproariously inventive music and dance. - Lewis Segal, Los Angeles Times, 1992 on Parts and Labor

23 years after the original, Heidi Duckler will completely re-imagine Parts and Labor Redux with choreography that explores America's love affair with the automobile. In addition to dancers performing on and around a 1970 Cadillac Coupe de Ville, percussionists from the band "Antenna Repairmen" will be on site playing the amplified metal.

On Thursday Jan. 22, the Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre will open Parts and Labor Redux on the parking lot behind Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions (LACE) and reprise the show the following night.

"In 1992 we didn't recognize the car as a mobile site, but simply as something that was iconic to LA culture," Duckler said. "Now, we practically live in our cars. The car represents a connectedness to our past and our future-I'm bringing back this piece at the beginning of a year as we celebrate our accomplishments and look forward to where we want to go, both literally and figuratively. "

The re-imagining of the piece marks the first performance in Duckler's 30th season, a milestone Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre will commemorate with an ambitious roster of performances and events throughout 2015.

The Jan. 22 and 23 performances are part of a partnership with LACE and provide a great chance for the LA-area community to check out both the performance and LACE. Tickets cost $40 with a student/senior rate of $20 and attendees will have the opportunity to tour the exhibits after the performance.

Tickets to all performances can be purchased at heididuckler.org. Venue information can be found at welcometolace.org.