= the CONCEPT series: Rewind (Dec. 2011)
For a special 10th salon, RAWdance was joined by past guest artists project agora, Lisa Townsend Company, Gretchen Garnett & Dancers, Amy Seiwert's Imagery, Todd Eckert, and Amara T. Smith/Headmistress. The choreography was paired with "Raw Fusion" cuisine catered by Table Nectar, sugary treats by 3 Spoons, and gourmet popcorn in a delicious celebration of dance.
66 Sanchez Studio - San Francisco

= A Public Affair (Oct. 2011)
RAWdance took on fine dining with A Public Affair, a duet for Artistic Directors Wendy Rein and Ryan T. Smith. The piece premiered in the middle of the dining room during dinner service at SF's celebrated Orson Restaurant. criticaldance.com: "At Orson Restaurant Bar & Lounge, San Francisco dance lovers enjoyed site-specific experimental work done brilliantly; adapted to its chosen setting without losing any physicality. RAWdance's premiere [...] was visionary dance at its best."
Orson Restaurant Bar & Lounge - San Francisco

= the CONCEPT series: 9, an informal and intimate salon of contemporary dance (Sept. 2011)
The ninth installment of RAWdance's CONCEPT series featured works by guest artists 13th Floor Dance Theater, David Martinez, Project.B., Gretchen Garnett & Dancers, and punkkiCo, , alongside RAWdance's Scripting Intimacies (2005) and a new quartet. SF Weekly: "Every iteration of "the CONCEPT" brings something new, so prepare to be surprised." Dance View: "[the CONCEPT series] is an emotionally and intellectually satisfying way to tune into recent Bay Area choreography."
66 Sanchez Studio - San Francisco

= 2nd Sundays, co-presented by Dancers' Group's and CounterPULSE (Sept. 2011)
Dancers' Group and CounterPULSE present 2nd Sundays, a series of free salons where artists share work and dialogue with audience members and fellow artists. This iteration featured RAWdance, Macklin Kowal, and Palanza Dance.
CounterPULSE - San Francisco

= Peninsula Ballet Theatre's One Night Only Dance Festival (July 2011)
Peninsula Ballet Theatre celebrated the first anniversary of San Mateo's Regional Arts Center with a one-night festival of dance by Peninsula Ballet Theatre and guest artists, including RAWdance.
Regional Arts Center - San Mateo, CA

= the CONCEPT series: 8, an informal and intimate salon of contemporary dance (May 2011)
The eighth installment of RAWdance's CONCEPT series featured works by guest artists Amy Seiwert's Imagery, Margaret Cromwell, Nhan Ho Project, and Christine Bonansea Company with Noah Phillips, alongside RAWdance's ties that bound, studies (2007) and beginning of a new duet.
James Howell Studio - San Francisco

= ODC Theater presents Hiding in the Spaces Between (March 2011)
A full length work supported by ODC Theater's Resident Artist program reexamining personal authenticity and our connections to each other in the digital age. The creation of this piece was made possible through generous support from the Phyllis C. Wattis Foundation, The Kenneth Rainin Foundation, the Zellerbach Family Foundation with the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, CA$H, a grants program of Theatre Bay Area, in partnership with Dancers' Group, and Choreographers in Mentorship Exchange (CHIME), a project of the Margaret Jenkins Dance Company.
ODC Theater - San Francisco

= CHIME Live! (Dec. 2010)
Short performances by and a discussion with the 2010 CHIME recipients: Tara Pandeya + Charya Burt, Raissa Simpson + Cathleen McCarthy, and RAWdance + Christian Burns. Choreographers in Mentorship Exchange (CHIME) is a project of the Margaret Jenkins Dance Company.
Margaret Jenkins Dance Lab - San Francisco

= Brown Dance Concert (Oct. 2010)
The Brown Extensions dance company performed a new version of RAWdance's The Beauty Project (2009) as part of the 2010 Family Weekend Dance Concert. Also on the program, Brown alums Ryan and Wendy performed After 5:00 (2007, revised 2010).
Ashamu Dance Studio - Providence, RI

= jumpstART - A Community Celebration (Oct. 2010)
ODC's 10-hour celebration of the opening of its new Theater, featured over 25 local companies, including Robert Moses Kin, RAWdance, Scott Wells and Dancers, and ODC/Dance, among many others.
ODC Theater - San Francisco

= the CONCEPT series: 7, an informal and intimate salon of contemporary dance (Sept. 2010)
The seventh installment of RAWdance's CONCEPT series featured guest artists Lisa Townsend Company, ledges and bones dance project, kelly kemp & company, Catherine Galasso, and Laura Bernasconi & Carlos Venturo. From RAWdance came a duet from Fallout and snippets from new work Hiding in the Spaces Between.
James Howell Studio - San Francisco

= Art Attack (June 2010)

RAWdance performed alongside other Bay Area artists as part of a benefit for the Queer Cultural Center and National Queer Arts Festival.
supperclub - San Francisco

= DHPCo presents: A slice of Americana (May 2010)
RAWdance performed excerpts from Fallout as a guest artist of fellow San Francisco company, David Herrera Performance Co.
Links Hall - Chicago, IL

= the CONCEPT series: 6, an informal and intimate salon of contemporary dance (April 2010)
This round featured new works by guest artists Mary Carbonara Dances, Kathleen Hermesdorf/La ALTERNATIVA, Kegan Marling, and Dexandro "D" Montalvo, alongside RAWdance's Drained (2006), excerpts from To Have and to Hold (2009), and snippets from work in progress The Spaces Between.
James Howell Studio - San Francisco

= DanceNOW[NYC]'s The Raw Festival (April 2010)
RAWdance presented a duet from Fallout as part of the festival, which was created in 2008, in partnership with the Queens Council on the Arts and New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, to identify and bring new artists into DanceNOW's programming.
NYU Tisch School for Dance - New York, NY

= artlarking's Industrial Springtime (March 2010)
A night of multidisciplinary arts, including a duet from RAWdance's The Beauty Project. artlarking.com
SUB gallery - San Francisco

= Fallout (February 2010)
U.S. premiere of the full-length work originally performed at the M1 Singapore Fringe Festival. Starting with the concept of the nuclear family, and featuring video by RJ Muna, the piece offers a dark glimpse into our relationships and fears.
Joyce SoHo - New York, NY

= The Beauty Project (December 2009)
RAWdance's newest experiment, The Beauty Project was a dance installation nestled in the heart of retail culture, and looked at the often fine line between beauty and ugliness, art and facade.
Westfield San Francisco Centre - San Francisco

= RAWdance Five Year Fête (November 2009)
Thanks so much to all who joined us in celebrating RAWdance's 5th birthday! Check out photos from the event here. For info on the Venezuelan Music Project (amazing!), click here. Here's to another five years!
reMatch Sports - San Francisco

= the CONCEPT series: 5, an informal and intimate salon of contemporary dance (September 2009)
Premiere of The Beauty Project, study 3, plus repertory pieces Accused and Remembrance, alongside new and revisited works by guest artists Printz Dance Project, Lily Dwyer & Scott Marlowe, Mary Armentrout, Bob Webb / Bare Bones Butoh, and Himma (Christine Cali & Amy Helmstetter).
James Howell Studio - San Francisco

= RAWdance @ Jewels in the Square (July 2009)
To Have and To Hold
The company was joined by poets Robert Andrew Perez & Cristobal McKinney and photographers Chuin Phang & Andrew Ng of Do the Love Thing for a response to the fight for the legalization of gay marriage.
Union Square Park - San Francisco

= the CONCEPT series: 4, an informal and intimate salon of contemporary dance (May 2009)
Premiere of What a Ting (2009), excerpts from CheckBox (2007), and a new work-in-progress, plus new and revisited works by guest artists: David Herrera Performance Co., Folawole, Jacinta Vlach / Liberation Dance Theater, and Michael Velez.
James Howell Studio - San Francisco

= Singapore Fringe Festival presents Fallout (January 2009)
Fallout was created through support from the Zellerbach Family Foundation, CA$H (a program of Theatre Bay Area, in partnership with Dancers' Group), and ODC Theater's residency program. This engagement is supported by Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation through USArtists International with support from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Check out a preview interview here with Directors Ryan and Wendy on Fridae.com.
Esplanade Theatre Studio - Singapore

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