= RAWdance presents: "Soft Return" (July 2008)
ties that bound, studies (2007), Per-Verses (2006), Drained (2006), and Fallout, a new work-in-progress.
CounterPULSE
San Francisco, CA

= Jewels in the Square series (July 2008)
Sneak Peek including ties that bound, studies (2007) and Schematic Process (2005), and a mash-up of excerpts from CONCEPT seris aritsts Maxine Moerman Dancetheatre, Aura Fischbeck Dance, and ahdanco.
Union Square Park
San Francisco, CA

= the CONCEPT series: 2, an informal and intimate salon of contemporary dance (April 2008)
excerpts from Per-Verses (2006) and Scripting Intimacies (2005), and a new untitled work-in-progress (2008), plus new and revisited works by guest artists: ahdanco, Heidi Schweiker, Joseph Copley & Deborah Miller, and Takami
James Howell Studio
San Francisco, CA

= Garza Presents RAWdance: A Fundraiser (April 2008)
After 5:00 and Per-Verses (excerpts)
The fabulous Garza hosted a benefit for the company at Cafe Flore including a raffle and performances, from drag to dance.
Cafe Flore
San Francisco, CA

= ODC Theater Wrecking Ball Party (January 2008)
Accused & Per-Verses (excerpts)
ODC Theater
San Francisco, CA
As part of the closing celebration as the theater prepares for an exciting renovation, the company performed a mash-up of two works in the ODC loft space. The performance was fitting; in many ways the company has to credit that specific upstairs studio for bringing together several of our founding members through an evening technique class.

= the CONCEPT series, an informal and intimate salon of contemporary dance (December 2007)
Accused (premiere), After 5:00, duet (in progress, begun through an ODC residency), and Schematic Process (2005), plus new and revisited works by guest artists: Hope Mohr Dance, Kara Davis, Nol Simonse, & Vispo Dance
The James Howell Studio
San Francisco, CA
Read Rita Felciano's review in DanceViewTimes and Sonia Reiter's preview in In Dance of RAWdance's inaugural CONCEPT Series weekend.

= ODC House Special 5 (August 2007)
After 5:00 (premiere)
ODC Theater
San Francisco, CA
Co-Artistic Directors Wendy Rein and Ryan T. Smith performed a duet created through ODC's two-week intensive residency program, tapping into the rough, convoluted, messy emotional core of a co-dependent relationship. The program was shared by fellow resident artist Holly Johnston of LA's Ledges & Bones Dance Project.

= WestWave Dance Festival 2007 (July 2007)
the ties that bound, studies (premiere)
Project Artaud Theater
San Francisco, CA
On the closing night of WestWave Dance Festival 2007, RAWdance presented a new work looking at the the constraints we place on each other and on ourselves in relationships. The piece was costumed with corsetry by local designers Zenith & Xander.

= Jewels in the Square (June 2007)
Check☐Box (premiere)
Union Square Park
San Francisco, CA
RAWdance hurtled and flung itself through Union Square Park in a performance looking at the interplay of the individual versus the community in which we live. The company was joined by guest dancers Corey Brady, Melissa Hudson, Caitlin Kolb, and Tessa Martin for this free performance presented by Jewels in the Square.

= DancEsteem 10th Annual Dance Performance (May 2007)
excerpts from Check☐Box
Cowell Theater at Fort Mason Center, Herbst Pavillion
San Francisco, CA
RAWdance guested at DancEsteem's annual performance, presenting an excerpted duet between co-Artistic Directors Wendy Rein and Ryan T. Smith.

= Center for Sex and Culture Benefit Performance (April 2007)
excerpts from Check☐Box
975howard/The Garage
San Francisco, CA
RAWdance performed a preview of CheckBox as part of the extended family of the Center for Sex and Culture and the new 975 Howard Street space.

= RAWdance Benefit Series (December 2006)
Schematic Process, the RAWdance Mash-Up, and excerpts from the current work-in-progress
The Ailey Studios & Noble & Greenough School
New York, NY & Dedham, MA
RAWdance hit the road for a series of benefits in New York, NY and Dedham, MA to celebrate our first two seasons and to help keep us going into a third. Each event featured an informal showing of past work and a sneak peek at our newest work-in-progress, as well as food, drink, and the chance to hang with the RAWdance crew.

= Hudson Dance presents: Nooks and Crannies (December 2006)
Untitled
Shotwell Studios
San Francisco, CA
RAWdance performed as guest artists of Hudson Dance, previewing snippets of our newest work-in-progress to premiere in 2007.

= WestWaveDanceFestival.2006 (July 2006)
Drained
Project Artaud Theater
San Francisco, CA
RAWdance kicked off the WestWaveDanceFestival.2006 with the premiere of Drained, a fast-paced, feverish look at our sometimes exhausting efforts at communication. [see more]
Also on the program were works by EmSpaceDance, Fellow Travelers Performance Group, Sean Dorsey / Fresh Meat Productions, Cathleen McCarthy, & Kyoungil Ong / Ong Dance Company.

= RAWdance 2006 Season (June 2006)
Per-Verses
Belcher Street Studios
San Francisco, CA
RAWdance took part in National Queer Arts Festival 2006, combining forces with visual artist Shawn Tamaribuchi and composer Chad Jones to present Per-Verses: an investigation of porn, art, erotica, and our intimate relationships. This piece presents the body serves as a battleground for personal and political debates with desire. Per-Verses was created through a Counter-Pulse winter residency as was supported in part by the San Francisco Arts Commission and the Zellerbach Family Fund.
[see more]

= Dancers' Group Presents (April 2006)
an event for Bay Area National Dance Week
Per-Verses (excerpts)
CounterPULSE
San Francisco, CA

= ODC Dance Commons Performance Extravaganza (February 2006)
Per-Verses (excerpts)
ODC Dance Commons
San Francisco, CA
Dozens of Bay Area companies came together to welcome and celebrate ODC Commons as a community space.

=CounterPULSE Winter Residency Program (February 2006)
Per-Verses (work-in-progress)
CounterPULSE
San Francisco, CA
This production also featured work by fellow resident Sheldon Smith.

= Harvest Fall Choreographers Showcase (October 2005)
Schematic Process
Dance Mission Theater
San Francisco, CA

= Dancers' Group's Living Room Series (October 2005)
Schematic Process
CounterPULSE
San Francisco, CA

= West Wave Dance Festival / Summerfest, Program 1 (July 2005)
un[covered]
ODC Theater
San Francisco, CA
"Un[covered] was a funny, drum-tight, and oddly sensual quintet in which artifice transcended itself.", said Rita Felciano for the SF Bay Guardian. [read more]
Summerfest Program 1 also featured works by Christy Funsch, Kate Mitchell, Nina Haft, and Victor Kabanaiev.

= JSC Airspace Residency Final Performance (June 2005)
Scripting Intimacies (excerpts)
Jon Sims Center for the Arts
San Francisco, CA
This program also featured works by local guest artists: Jenni Updenkelder, Elizabeth Mendana, and Rebecca Pappas.

= RAWdance: Scripting Intimacies (May 2005)
Center for Sex and Culture
San Francisco, CA
Scripting Intimacies featured a photography installation by local artist Shawn Tamaribuchi. It was a co-production of the CSC and was developed, in part, through an AIRspace residency at Jon Sims Center for the Arts.
[see more]

= JSC AIRspace showing II (April 2005)
Scripting Intimacies (excerpts)
Jon Sims Center for the Arts
San Francisco, CA

= Dancers' Group's Living Room Series (April 2005)
an event for Bay Area Celebrates National Dance Week
Scripting Intimacies (excerpts)
Jon Sims Center for the Arts
San Francisco, CA

= JSC AIRspace showing I (March 2005)
Scripting Intimacies (excerpts)
Jon Sims Center for the Performing Arts
San Francisco, CA

= JSDance�s Raw and Uncut (January 2005)
Sctipting Intimacies, studies
Jon Sims Center for the Performing Arts
San Francisco, CA

= Queers Bash Back (May 2004)
Branded
Jon Sims Center for the Performing Arts
San Francisco, CA

= Dancers' Group's Living Room Series (April 2004)
an event for Bay Area Celebrates National Dance Week
Branded
Shotwell Studios
San Francisco, CA

= Dance Mission Spring Choreographers Showcase (March 2004)
Remembrance
Dance Mission Theater
San Francisco, CA

= Last(at) (June 2004)
Remembrance
Williamsburg Arts Nexus (WAX)
Brooklyn, NY

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