Event Listing - Theater

Tue Jul 14 - Sat Jul 25

Flyaway Productions presents

The Ballad of Polly Ann

A tribute in live performance to the women who built the Bay Area's bridges

Tel. 800-838-3006
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Location	Date and Time
SomArts Cultural Center (Gallery) 934 Brannan Street San Francisco, CA 94103 map district: SoMa	Tue Jul 14 (8:00pm) Wed Jul 15 (8:00pm) Thu Jul 16 (8:00pm) Fri Jul 17 (8:00pm) Sat Jul 18 (8:00pm) Show All Dates Hide All Dates Tue Jul 21 (8:00pm) Wed Jul 22 (8:00pm) Thu Jul 23 (8:00pm) Fri Jul 24 (8:00pm) Sat Jul 25 (8:00pm)

Description

Choreography by Jo Kreiter in collaboration with the company
Original soundscore by Pamela Z

Flyaway Productions' THE BALLAD OF POLLY ANN is a tribute to the legacy of women who built the Bay Area's bridges from the 1970s to the present. The stories of six women - from pile drivers to crane operators - are incorporated into the dance and musical score. The piece is set on a replica representing aspects of a bridge, and Flyaway's dancers use the bridge's construction elements to exemplify the physical and emotional risks characteristic of the relentless physical labor required to work on the bridges.

THE BALLAD OF POLLY ANN is part of LaborFest 2009 and was created with help and support from Tradeswomen, Inc., Pile Drivers Union Local 23, Hathaway Dinwiddie, foundations, and individuals.