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“The People’s Palace” A Performance Installation by Joanna Haigood (SF)

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The People’s Palace is an artistic intervention with City Hall’s Beaux-Arts Roman and Greek iconography. Aerialists and performers will interact with the architecture and large scale projections, transforming these symbols into new, more inclusive narratives that more accurately reflect San Francisco’s diverse and dynamic cultures and community.

Through performance, music, storytelling, and immersive technologies, The People’s Palace invites the audience to actively engage these new narratives, to see themselves within the broader context of the city, and to appreciate the richness of diverse perspectives.

The People’s Palace
May 9, 10 & 12, 2024 | 8-10:30pm
San Francisco City Hall, 1 Doctor Carlton B Goodlett Place, SF
FREE | RSVP

Performance repeats every 30 minutes:
8:00 PM (7:50 entry)
8:30 PM (8:20 entry)
9:00 PM (8:50 entry)
9:30 PM (9:20 entry)
10:00 PM (9:50 entry)

Each ticket has a timed entry 10 minutes before each performance cycle begins, allowing time for check-in and security.

Once inside, you are invited to stay for multiple performances so you can experience the work from a new vantage point or see your favorite part again.

It is intended for the audience to move throughout the space during this immersive performance, however some seating (non-fixed, no arms) will be available for patrons with disabilities.

City Hall is an ADA-accessible venue.

For blind and visually impaired audience members, a pre-show Haptic Access Tour and audio described performances are available for on Friday, May 10.

Conceived and directed by Joanna Haigood, this work is being developed in collaboration with composer Marcus Shelby, visual artist Mildred Howard, scenic designer Sean Riley, rigging designer David Freitag, design consultant and fabricator Wayne Campbell, lighting designer Krissy Kenny, projection designer Aron Altmark, costume designer Dana Kawano, indigenous culture bearers Gregg Castro and Jonathan Cordero, and performing artists Veronica Blair, Tristan Ching Hartman, Ciarra D’Onofrio, William Brewton Fowler, Jr., Jocelyn Reyes, Nina Sawant, Saharla Vetsch, and The Skywatchers Ensemble.

A co-presentation of Dancers’ Group and ZACCHO Dance Theatre.