Two by 24: Love on Loop

Posted on November 11, 2019 in by

Choreography

Wendy Rein and Ryan T. Smith

Creative Team

Original Music by Dan Wool

Performers

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

Premiere

UN Plaza, 2012

Duration

20 min-8 hrs

Project Categories

Creation, Works

We all need love in our lives. And we should all have the right to be with the one we love. Using City Hall as its backdrop, Two by 24: Love on Loop is an 8-hour outdoor contemporary dance installation reminding us that beneath all the legal jargon and political posturing, there is always a story of two people. Two people who flirt, fight, make-up, support, care, and love each other. Originally performed by a cast of 24 dancers — 12 duets, each performed twice —Two by 24 was a reaction to the legal battle for marriage rights.

For further information or to inquire about touring, please contact raw@rawdance.org

Press & Accolades

“Two by 24: Love on Loop clearly outlines the struggle for marriage equality and the bizarre intersection of human emotion and political agenda. But much more simply, Wendy Rein and Ryan T. Smith’s new piece is a beautiful comment on the gift of love. Two adults in love with each other should be celebrated, cherished, supported and have equal rights. Period.”
Heather Desaulniers, Critical Dance

Select Previous Performances

Grace Cathedral (San Francisco, CA) 2018
Williams College, performed by students in multiple locations across campus for the community action day, Claiming Williams (Williamstown, MA) 2015