homeLA celebrates 12 years with Garden Party Benefit - May 10th
Designs by Matt Lipps, photos courtesy of Jürgen Beck, 2024
March 31, 2025
Join homeLA in celebrating 12 years of performance programming with Garden Party, our biannual benefit hosted this year in the lush gardens of Schindler’s Rodriquez House in Glendale on Saturday, May 10, from 11-2pm. We’d love for you to join us!
Garden Party will be a splendid spring afternoon featuring bunchy-menu-vibes served up by artist Emily Marchand on a tablescape of her ceramics, sparkling wine sponsored by J Winery, performances by Genna Moroni and Susan Barbour, music by Joe Berry, outdoor installation by Kelly Loudenberg, and sketches by Christina Burchard, capturing early visions of a forthcoming homeLA dance film. In addition to the festivities, we will be auctioning experiences, items, and art, plus a limited edition home fragrance by Susan Barbour available to purchase. Music will be performed by Sam Widaman.
This year’s Host Committee includes Amelia Lang, Kelly Loudenberg + Carson Mell, Betsy Greenberg, Jason Goldman, Christian Stayner, and Alex Sloane. Support is also provided by homeLA Advisory Members: Rebecca Bruno, Jia Yi Gu, Jenny Landers, Mara McCarthy, Kimberli Meyers, Melanie Rios, and Samuel Vazquez.
More information on the Garden Party, the Rodriguez House, and tickets can be found here and by using the link below. This year we are offering individual tickets, VIP tickets that include early admittance + architectural tour by Andrew Romano, discounted group tickets, and packages.
Funds raised from homeLA’s Garden Party Benefit will support homeLA’s forthcoming programs and operations.
We can’t wait to celebrate twelve years of homeLA with you! Get your ticket today.
About the Artists
Susan Barbour
Susan Barbour is a poet-scholar, artist, and perfumer whose multi-sensory work explores the subtle languages of human connection—both with one another and with our natural environments. After obtaining a BA in English Literature at Dartmouth College, an MFA in Poetry at Johns Hopkins, and DPhil in English Literature at Oxford University, she obtained a Level 4 Diploma in Wine and Spirits, which ignited her interest in olfaction—a journey she details in her TEDx talk “I Smell Human.” Susan’s poetry and essays have been published widely in journals including The Paris Review, Oxford Poetry, and Five Dials, and her visual and performance artwork has been exhibited in galleries and museums in LA, NYC, and Europe. She is the Founder of AMIATA, a poetically inspired perfume brand that launches in fall 2025. @susanbarbourartist
Emily Marchand
Emily Marchand envelops ceramics, cooking, and community organizing in her art practice. Inspired by the native and manufactured landscapes of Los Angeles, she makes colorful forms embedded with vegetables, fruits, eggs, flora, and fauna. Her sculptures, wall works, and vessels consider tenderness and care as strategies to access a range of emotions with a timely focus on both joy and grief. What began as an investigation and exploration into Big Agriculture, seed banks, and food scarcity has inspired a closer look into her own relationship to her community through food, cooking, gardening, and feeding friends and unhoused neighbors. Adjacent to her art practice, she cooks for a living as a food stylist and as a volunteer for local non-profit organizations feeding the unhoused community including Brown Bag Lady, Downtown Women’s Center, and MEND Poverty. Emily Marchand (b. 1982 Sacramento, CA) earned an MFA from California Institute of the Arts Valencia, CA and a BA from University of California in Los Angeles, CA. Her work has been exhibited at venues including The Carolyn Campagna Kleefeld Contemporary Art Museum in Long Beach, CA; OCHI, The Pit, Hashimoto Contemporary, Nowspace, and La Loma Projects in Los Angeles, CA; and Setareh Gallery in Düsseldorf, Germany. In 2023, Marchand was awarded an Individual Artist Fellowship from the California Arts Council and in 2019 she participated in CURRENT:LA FOOD, a public art triennial based in Los Angeles. Her work has been featured and reviewed in publications including Architectural Digest, New York Times, Hyperallergic, PBS SoCal’s Artbound, and Time-Out. Marchand lives and works in Los Angeles, CA.
Genna Moroni
Raised in LA, Genna is a dancer, choreographer, and teacher whose approach to dance is rooted in authenticity and purpose. She was a founding member of Ate9 Dance Company where she performed at renowned venues such as Jacob’s Pillow, White Bird Dance, CAP UCLA and The Joyce Theater. Since 2009 Genna has worked alongside Barak Marshall as his choreographic assistant/rehearsal director in building new works. Over the last few years, Genna has been working more fluidly within commercial dance. Her specialty has been movement coaching/directing for and preparing actors for filming in addition to choreographing and dancing. In 2020 Genna launched her collective Gorgeous Ugly Movement (G.U.M. Co) as a place where movement artists explore their range and ability to tell stories through physicality. In 2022, she joined DanceFilmmaking.com as creative producer to foster awareness and accessibility to dance filmmaking. Genna was honored to be listed in Dance Magazine's “25 to watch” and is excited to see where the next few years will lead her. https://www.gennamoroni.com/
Christina Burchard
Christina Burchard is a filmmaker living in Los Angeles. In 2023, she premiered her documentary-hybrid film, "MISS BROWN", at the Tribeca Film Festival. She directed Season 2 of "THE CONFESSION TAPES" (A24), which explored the culpability of the criminal justice system, and two seasons of the Emmy-nominated series "WHY WE FIGHT" about a charismatic boxer battling opioid addiction. Christina has a passion for movement, and regularly works with dancers and musicians. Her dance film "LORELEI" stars principal dancers from The Joffrey Ballet, and premiered with the Hollywood Chamber Orchestra showcasing the contributions of female film composers. She has also created work through an ongoing collaboration with Pakistani-American composer Qasim Naqvi, featuring dancer Matthew “ET” Gibbs. Before pivoting to directing full-time, Christina began her career as a feature editor and worked with the team on the Academy Award winning film "CITIZENFOUR". As a former Creative Director at MasterClass, she directed a performance from Metallica and has been in the studio with St. Vincent, Alicia Keys, and Mariah Carey. During her tenure she also worked with Es Devlin, Jeff Koons, Gloria Steinem, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Futura, and Tyler Mitchell. Christina has developed projects supported by the MacArthur Foundation, the Gucci Tribeca Documentary Fund, and The Harnisch Foundation, as well as HBO, Showtime, Netflix, A24, ESPN, PBS, VICE, the International Venice Film Festival, IDFA Amsterdam, NYFF, Sundance, Tribeca and Toronto Film Festival.
Joe Berry
Joe Berry is a multifaceted musician, composer, educator and puppeteer best known as a member of M83. With a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Music, Joe has honed his craft over two decades, captivating audiences around the globe with his dynamic performances. Born and raised in Northern California, Joe's musical journey began at a young age, fueled by a deep passion for creativity and expression. His talent and dedication led him to join M83, where he has contributed his skills as a musician to the band's renowned sound. Beyond his work with M83, Joe has made significant contributions to the music world as an educator, sharing his knowledge and expertise with aspiring musicians. He has taught music, composed, and performed across diverse genres, showcasing his versatility and innovation. In addition to his musical pursuits, Joe is the visionary behind the sound wellness project, Deap Sleap. Through this endeavor, he explores the transformative power of sound, creating immersive experiences that promote relaxation and wellness. Outside of music, Joe's creativity extends to the realm of puppetry, where he brings characters to life with his skillful performances. His unique blend of art forms reflects his boundless imagination and commitment to artistic exploration. With a career spanning decades, Joe Berry continues to inspire audiences with his talent, innovation, and passion for creativity. Whether on stage with M83, guiding students in the classroom, composing for film or crafting enchanting puppetry performances, he remains dedicated to pushing the boundaries of artistic expression.
Kelly Loundenberg
Kelly Loudenberg is a filmmaker, writer, and visual artist whose work traces the hidden systems that shape American life—legal, architectural, psychological. Her Netflix series The Confession Tapes and Exhibit A explored the fragile boundaries between truth and belief in the criminal justice system, examining the role of false confessions and forensic mythologies. Her work has appeared in The Atavist, Slate, and The Atlantic, and her award-winning profile “The Caregivers” was honored by the American Society of Journalists and Authors in 2023. Loudenberg’s visual work has been featured at the Venice Architecture Biennale, the Center for Land Use Interpretation, and Monte Vista Projects. She is currently based in Los Angeles, where she continues to interrogate the themes of money, perception, and power. Her forthcoming nonfiction book Hollywood Vampires will be published by HarperCollins in June 2025.
