Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre Presents Encore Performance Of A BELA E A FERA OU A FERIDA GRANDE DEMAIS

The Heidi Duckler Dance Theatre (HDDT) will bring its innovative and expressive dance artistry to the world premiere of "A Bela e a Fera ou A ferida grande demais" at Boston Court Performing Arts Center in Pasadena, CA. The encore performance is this Friday, July 14 at 8pm. Duckler's newest and most spell-binding work features HDDT star company dancer, Teresa Barcelo, and noted saxophonist, Joe Berry (M83) who will be performing live before the performance.

Based on the Portuguese short story "A Bela e a Fera ou A ferida grande demais" written by Clarice Lispector, Duckler's piece explores the abandonment and ultimatedependency of Lispector's characters on each other. While confusion and mistrust build through accidental circumstance, and the backdrop of social class further divides, Lispector's characters also find brief moments of mutual connection. On stage, literal and figurative doors close and pry open with comic and often strange, uncomfortable gaps.

Lispector is considered by many to be the most important Jewish writer since Kafka, and the context around this short story, published after her untimely death at the age of 57, further contributes to Duckler's inspiration. Set to original music composed by Berry along with a recording of the story narrated by Paula Rebelo (Star of Sarah Ruhl's The Clean House and 2015 Ovation Award winner), "A Bela e a Fera ou A ferida grande demais" will bring to life the intimate portrayal of a fairy tale trope set as interior conflict with self.

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Photo Credit: Christine Anatone

Dancer: Teresa 'Toogie' Barcelo

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.

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