BRAVA! FOR WOMEN IN THE ARTS CULTIVATES THE ARTISTIC EXPRESSION OF WOMEN, PEOPLE OF COLOR, YOUTH, LGBTQIA+, AND OTHER UNDERREPRESENTED VOICES.
UPCOMING @ BRAVA
Brava has undertaken appropriate modifications to comply with current health and safety protocols. We highly recommend patrons wear face coverings to ensure health and wellbeing of all. Please check each event page for more specific information on Covid protocols.
Join Grand Duchess 46, MGM Grande and Grand Duchess 48, Bobby Friday with HOG and the Ducal Council as they present the California Gold Pageant.
If interested in vying for this title, reach out to MGM, Bobby, or Landa Lakes.
This event is a curated set of Ignite Talks, created and given by the Long Now members themselves. Presenting on the subjects of their choice, speakers have precisely 5 minutes to amuse, educate, enlighten, or inspire the audience!
Indómitas is a live monthly podcast series hosted by Chelis López of KPOO and Radio Bilingüe, featuring untamable voices of fierce women artists and activists.
For the May 2024 podcast, Indómitas will interview Dr. Berta Hernández, community organizer, promoter of Community Health Education and storyteller with extensive training in Popular Education and Theater of the Oppressed.
Ending the season squarely in the realm of voices, SF Contemporary Music Players partners with VOLTI ensemble to present an evening of choral and chamber orchestral music through the lens of multifold texts and themes. Written for the group now known as the Asko/Schoenberg Ensemble, Carter’s densely packed concerto-for-orchestra in concept exploits ever-shifting configurations of a sinfonietta complement to achieve an intensely varied sound world.
Cuicacalli proudly presents De Norte A Sur, a Dance Festival showcasing renowned choreographers such as Raffaella Falchi from San Francisco, Pedro Escudero from Argentina, Marjorie Climaco Valladares from El Salvador, Fernanda Mercado from San Francisco, and Abel Roman from Mexico.
with Vidhu Singh, PhD
In these sessions we will cultivate our unique creative expression by combining poetry/expressive writing with visual journaling to deepen self-discovery and personal growth. Visual journaling is a powerful tool for inner exploration through words and images.
Adapted from the short story by award-winning Ecuadorian writer Mónica Ojeda (Jawbone, Nefando), translated by Sarah Booker and Noelle de la Paz.
Told in alternating perspectives of Viviana, Karina, Nicole, and Ana—best friends since childhood— “Soroche” recounts the tragic events of a mountain trip intended to help Ana break out of depression following a scandal and the dissolution of an abusive relationship. The chorus of these confessions reveal contradictions, ruthlessly exposing flawed friendships and brutal hypocrisies lurking below the surface—all through the haze of Ana’s unraveling.
NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
On the morning of June 9th, 2023– Brava had the honor of being presented with local, state, and national honors, and the Leadership Peacemaker Award from Community Boards, a non-profit conflict resolution and restorative justice center.
As one of Brava’s Resident Artists, Marga Gomez embarks on a year-long journey taking over the Brava Cabaret with monthly installments of the Who’s Your Mami comedic Marathon.
Cesar Cadabes on finding joy through crisis, monkeypox, and the power of community care. A conversation with Cadabes discussing his one-man autobiographical show, Not My First Pandemic which was featured in the With You Festival.
Brava is currently seeking part-time event staff to join our vibrant, dedicated Front of House Team. Open positions include House Managers, Box Office Agents, and Concessionaires.
Corn, Maiz, Cintli– the food of our ancestors, corn is revered as sacred for the indigenous peoples of the Americas, from North and south, transcending la frontera, and time.
Mission artist and activist Agana has set up shop (quite literally) in Brava's storefront windows!
This festival is all about allowing youth a space to showcase, perform, connect and spit their truth in community with other youth artists throughout the Bay Area. This showcase will take place during our annual MC Olympics event on Friday May 24th from 6-8pm at Brava Theater in San Francisco. Come through to spit, witness, and have a great time!