CRANE Opening Night Watch Party at Zaccho Dance Theatre (SF)
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Zaccho Dance Theatre | 1777 Yosemite Ave, Studio 330, San Francisco, CA
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Light, sound and memories on the Shipyard crane.
CRANE opens with a watch party at Zaccho Dance Theatre.
Artists transform the giant gantry crane at Hunters Point Shipyard into an after-dark theater of light, original music and community history, honoring the people who built and worked the Shipyard, many from African American families who still live in Bayview Hunters Point.
Crane Opening Night Watch Party
Friday, October 9, 2026 | 7p
Zaccho Dance Theatre, 1777 Yosemite Avenue, Suite 330, SF
Tickets start at $25 per seat; $10 community price for 94124 residents.Event Schedule:
- 7pm – Doors open
- 7:30pm – Welcome
- 7:45pm – Dr. George W. Davis Senior Center Choir sings live in the room
- 8-8:40pm – CRANE performance streams live from the pier
- After the performance – Full CRANE artist team talk with the audience
- Note: This is the only artist talk of the run.
The crane is not visible from Zaccho; the performance is viewed on screen, with the choir singing live in the room. Everyone has a seat. Space is limited.
Can’t make it? Every performance streams free online October 9, 10, 16 and 17 at 7:45 pm, and there are more watch parties at Hunters Point Shipyard Building 101 on October 16 and 17.
Artists:
- Ian Winters – Video
- Evelyn Ficarra – Composer
- Elaine Buckholtz – Lighting
- Stacey Carter – Shipyard History and Community Engagement
- William Rhodes – Community Engagement
Produced by Shipyard Trust for the Arts.
About CRANE
In October 2026, the historic gantry crane at Hunters Point Shipyard — the towering landmark of San Francisco’s southeastern waterfront — comes to life in CRANE, a large-scale work of public art combining illumination, original music, and live performance.
CRANE is a celebration of community history: the story of the Shipyard and Bayview Hunters Point and of the people who built it, worked it, and lived it, told in light and sound on the crane itself.
Performances will be live-streamed. Because the crane rises high above the Shipyard, you can experience it in real life from anywhere the crane can be seen, augmented by streamed sound and detail images on your own device.
Listen to some of the CRANE audio soundscapes under development at crane.video.
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Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.
Cost: $25*
