Heidi Duckler Dance, noted for presenting site-specific work in extraordinary locations, continues that trajectory while addressing the current health crisis with the premiere of Illuminating The Chandelier, livestreaming on Thursday, April 30, 2020, at 5 pm (PST), and subsequently available on demand. The streamed work is a precursor to and shortened version of the dance company’s live performance titled The Chandelier, originally slated to be premiered at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts spring 2020, but postponed due to the pandemic. Adapted to address social distancing circumstances during the dire Covid-19 situation, Illuminating The Chandelier explores a new language of intimacy as people rely on technology to connect to the arts and each other. Using innovative ways to piece together fragmented movement phrases executed by the Duckler dancers in their own homes into one cohesive performance, it features dancers, musicians, composers and designers working collaboratively from afar to create a fully immersive show that audiences around the world can enjoy via streaming. The livestreamed performance is free ($15 suggested donation benefits Heidi Duckler Dance); registration is required.
Both Illuminating the Chandelier and The Chandelier are based on the novel The Chandelier by Brazilian author Clarice Lispector, which was hailed by The New York Times for its “undeniable quantity of genius (and) heart-stopping payoff.” The tragic coming-of-age story told from a young girl’s perspective was recently translated into English from Portuguese.
To register for Heidi Duckler Dance’s free livestreamed performance ($15 suggested donation benefits Heidi Ducker Dance), visit https://illuminatingthechandelier.eventbrite.com.