RAWdance presents 'Two by 24: Love on Loop' June 19, 2012

On June 19, RAWdance will present "Two by 24: Love on Loop", an 8-hour outdoor contemporary dance installation on the experiences we all share as people who love and need each other. As the title suggests, 12 couples - 24 dancers in all - will take turns performing a 20-minute duet in a loop for a total of 24 performances over the course of the day, highlighting the essential commonality of connection that transcends all lines of color, gender, sexuality, and culture. Though all couples share the same basic duet, no two loops are completely identical, just as each of us brings our own unique spin to our shared human experience.

As our nation continues its grinding battle over the governing of intimacy and marriage, "Two by 24: Love on Loop" serves as a reminder that beneath all the legal jargon and political posturing is always a story of two people. Two people who flirt, fight, make-up, support, care, and love each other.

Composer Dan Wool, who has scored over 35 feature films and TV projects, as well as dances for choreographer Liss Fain and AXIS Dance Company, is creating a new soundscore for the piece. For this project, RAWdance's five members are joined by 19 performers with resumes including companies such as ODC/Dance, Martha Graham Dance Company, Margaret Jenkins Dance Company, Robert Moses' Kin, Kunst-Stoff, Printz Dance Project, and more.

Performed by Aaron Perlstein, Breton Tyner- Bryan, Caitlin Hafer, Caitlin Kolb, Carolina Czechowska, David Martinez, David Schleiffers, Dudley Flores, Elizabeth Chitty, Elizabeth Morales, Erin Huestis, Gretchen Garnett, Janet Das, Karla Quintero, Kelly Del Rosario, Laura Sharp, LizAnne Roman, Nikki Marini, Rebecca Gilbert, Ryan T. Smith, Suzy Myre, Todd Eckert, Vilte Bacinskaite, and Wendy Rein.

- "site-specific experimental work done brilliantly...visionary dance at its best." -Heather Desaulniers, CriticalDance.com

- "edgy, sexy inventive fare designed to speak to audiences" -Reyhan Harmanci, SF Weekly

Official Website: http://www.rawdance.org/index.html