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Heidi Duckler Dance Northwest Collaborates with Open Space Dance

By August 19, 2024No Comments

Heidi Duckler Dance Northwest collaborates with Open Space Dance for ¡Ordena! 2024 – a performance food cart offering a menu of dancing dishes at the Portland Mercado August 23rd-24th.

Performing artists Ellie Toop, Elisa Trujillo, Kiri Maasen and Moira Corbett from Open Space partener with dancers fromHeidi Duckler Northwest to help bring awareness about the fire that happened at the Portland Mercado earlier this year. Ten percent of proceeds from ¡Ordena! will go toward construction costs for rebuilding the interior spaces at the Mercado that were damaged by fire.

Open Space is a creative container for dance and movement where everybody is welcomed. They offer community classes for adults, to professional training at their dance school. They bring together great minds in contemporary dance for an interdisciplinary approach that harnesses the creativity of Portland artists from all backgrounds to create bold performances grounded in movement.