- Collage Dance Theatre
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Collage Dance Theatre (CDT) is a nonprofit, site specific dance performance company based in Los Angeles founded by Artistic Director and Choreographer, Heidi Duckler. CDT and Duckler have received eleven Lester Horton Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Dance.
CDT's first site-specific performance, “Laundromatinee,” was presented in the Santa Monica Thriftiwash Laundromat in 1988. CDT has presented over 50 performances in public spaces ranging from “Mother Ditch” in the Los Angeles River, to “subVersions” in the historic Los Angeles Subway Terminal, to “Sleeping with the Ambassador” at the abandoned Ambassador Hotel. Past project partners include L.A. Police Rifle & Athletic Association, Los Angeles Conservancy, the (L.A.) Metropolitan Transit Authority, Community Arts Resources, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions and many others.
References
- Segal, Lewis (2007-11-19). "Top wulf on the street." Los Angeles Times. http://www.collagedancetheatre.org/press/pdf/111907_LATimes.pdf
- Dunning, Jennifer (2006-7-16). "Performers Conjure Life, Loss and Lint Traps." New York Times. http://www.collagedancetheatre.org/press/pdf/072506_NYTimes.pdf
External links
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- Theatre companies in Los Angeles, California
- Dance companies in the United States
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