Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre Presents Luncheon on the Grass At Maguire Gardens

Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre invites you to an afternoon of play with, Luncheon on the Grass, at Maguire Gardens at the Central Library in Downtown, LA on Tuesday, October 24, 2017 at 12pm.

This site-specific dance performance, directed by Heidi Duckler, in collaboration with visual artist, Kim West, features HDDT core company dancers, Haylee Nichele, Mollie Wolf and Himerria Wortham accompanied by accordionist, Isaac Schankler.

Inspired by Edouard Manet's Luncheon on the Grass, HDDT dancers take the audience on a journey through Maguire Garden's pools and fountains, designed by architect Lawrence Halprin. The piece will culminate in an interactive 'picnic' on the grass inspired by the choreographer, Anna Halprin's iconic textual prompts for non-dancers. Join us in uniting movement and landscape in celebration of the legacy of Lawrence and Anna Halprin.

This performance is made possible with support from Edward Cella Art + Architecture, A+D Architecture and Design Museum and Hines.

RSVP at https://halprinluncheon.eventbrite.com

About Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre:

Founded in 1985 by Artistic/Executive Director and choreographer Heidi Duckler, Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre has created memorable dance experiences in extraordinary locations for over two decades. Originally named Collage Dance Theatre, HDDT began its site-specific work with Laundromatinee, a piece staged in a local laundromat. As dancers performed alongside whirring washers and dryers, Laundromatinee captured the collage ethos of the company, mixing art, movement, pop culture, and interactivity in found spaces. Drawing from the success of Laundromatinee, HDDT continued to create small and witty site-specific works. Experimenting with the outdoor environment as a theatre since her early days, Duckler has animated locations ranging from a baseball diamond (Stealing Home, 1993) to an empty swimming pool (Life in the Lap Lane, 1994) and the concrete basin of the Los Angeles River (Mother Ditch, 1995) and most recently Tall Ships in the Port of Los Angeles (Beyond the Waterfront, 2017). The company' ambition for site specificity and community engagement drives the work to new venues every year. In 2017 alone, Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre has served over 5,000 residents in nineteen communities across Southern California.

About Heidi Duckler:

Heidi Duckler is the Artistic Director and founder of Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre in Los Angeles, California and Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre/Northwest in Portland, Oregon. Titled the "reigning queen of site-specific performance" by the LA Times, Duckler has created more than 200 dance pieces all over the world. Duckler earned a BS in Dance from the University of Oregon and an MA in Choreography from UCLA, and is currently 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 in 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.

About Kim West:

Kim West is a painter living and working in downtown Los Angeles, California. Following studies in painting and printmaking at Smith College and Amherst College, West graduated from the painting department at the Rhode Island School of Design. Immediately upon graduation, West began exhibiting in Boston, MA. Her work continues to be exhibited nationally, and is collected and commissioned by everyday people, art collectors, celebrities, corporations, and educational institutions.

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