LEGACY // FORWARD: 20 Years of Dance in L.A.!
Celebrate 20 Years of Creating Dance With and For L.A.
🎉 May 2025 marks L.A. Contemporary Dance Company’s 20th anniversary! 🎉
For two decades, LACDC has been a home for bold, boundary-pushing contemporary dance—bringing artists and audiences together to create, explore, and connect. As we honor this milestone, we’re celebrating where we’ve been and where we’re going!
This anniversary season is packed with exciting events:
🌟 Spring – Pay-What-You-Can community & contemporary dance classes
🎥 May – Retrospective Film Festival & live performance + talkback with filmmakers
🎓 Summer – L.A. Choreographers Institute, LACDC Summer Intensive, and Riverside Dance Festival + Residency (Florida)
🎉 July – 20th Anniversary Celebration PARTY! Featuring memorabilia, costumes, performance footage, and more.
🎭 October – World premiere of Jillian Meyers’ "Story (Un)Structured"
✈️ December – New creation & potential tour in partnership with the Spanish Consulate
Support the Creation of “Story (Un)Structured”
As we prepare for our milestone season, we’re asking for your support in bringing our newest production to life. Your donation directly funds the creation of "Story (Un)Structured"—a multidisciplinary, immersive dance work premiering this fall.
Your support will help:
✔ Pay artists & collaborators to create soulful, inspired work
✔ Fund costumes, set design & production elements
✔ Ensure affordable ticket prices so more audiences can experience the show
📖 More About “Story (Un)Structured” Choreographed by Jillian Meyers
The work draws inspiration from the screenwriting process of the 8 Sequence Structure, a script method developed by Frank Daniel in the 1940s. Born out of logistical necessity when physical film reels were changed multiple times within a movie, the method organizes a narrative into distinct structural goals: Introductions, Dilemma, First Obstacle, Mid-Point, Twists and Turns, Low Point, Climax, and Resolution. The production will explore immersive storytelling by abstracting these screenwriting techniques through the lens of dance while weaving together elements of improvised dance, choreography, projection of live camera feed, and spoken text. Click below to watch an interview with Jillian where she talks about her creative residency with LACDC and the power of collaboration.
Make a Difference With Your Gift:
💛 $25 - $50 | The Necessities
Supports props, costume pieces & set elements. Includes LACDC swag!
💛 $75 - $250 | Tools & Space
Funds rehearsal space & equipment rentals. Includes 2 tickets to the Film Festival + LACDC swag!
💛 $500 - $1,000 | Build, Create & Operate
Supports costumes, set builds, marketing & tech staff. Includes 2 tickets to the Fall premiere.
💛 $2,500 | Collaborator Sponsor
Funds costume, lighting & projection design. Join a production meeting & meet the designers! + all perks above
💛 $5,000 | Creator Sponsor
Directly supports the choreographer & dramaturg. Attend a rehearsal as part of the creative team! + all perks above
💛 $10,000 | Venue Sponsor
Underwrites performance venue rental. Reserved seating, producer credit + all perks above
💛 $15,000 | Cast Sponsor
Underwrites dancer salaries for the show. Meet the cast, join the cast party, and enjoy premium perks!
✨ Remote participation options available for those outside L.A. ✨
Give Today & Be Part of the Next 20 Years of LACDC!
📬 Send a check:
L.A. Contemporary Dance Company
1050 W Alameda Ave, #553
Burbank, CA 91506
If you are interested in donating in other ways to support L.A. Contemporary Dance, please contact [email protected].
L.A. Contemporary Dance Company is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
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Thank You
Your generosity is deeply appreciated. In a time of uncertainty around arts funding, your support keeps L.A.’s contemporary dance scene thriving.
Thank you for celebrating dance in L.A. with us. Cheers to 20 years!
See you in the studio or on stage soon,
Kate & the LACDC Team