Blues for Ann by Harrison McEldowney

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“...a joyous assault of pop and swing...”

– Sid Smith

Blues for Ann

Harrison McEldowney

Music

Eddie Boyd, Floyd Dixon, Willie Dixon, Paul Gayton, Myrtle Jones, Little Walter, Muddy Waters, Sonny Boy Williamson, Howlin’ Wolf

Costumes

Jeremy Plummer

Lighting

Ryan O'Gara

Blues for Ann is a sexy, sassy dance celebrating the grittiness of Chicago Blues and is dedicated to Chicago’s legendary dance writer and historian Ann Barzel.

Costumes for Blues for Ann have been generously underwritten by Cathy Peponis.

Created for and premiered by Hubbard Street 2 at the Kurtheater in Baden, Switzerland, on December 19, 2006.

DanceWorks Chicago premiere at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts in Chicago, IL, on June 7, 2009.