BRAVA! FOR WOMEN IN THE ARTS CULTIVATES THE ARTISTIC EXPRESSION OF WOMEN, PEOPLE OF COLOR, YOUTH, LGBTQIA+, AND OTHER UNDERREPRESENTED VOICES.
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“The Long Walk Home” by David R. Molina, is a concert documentary sharing a Guatemalan Mayan family’s epic, harrowing journey to the USA, their separation, reunification, resilience, and joy as a professional clown troupe. Act 2’s work in progress will focus on the mother’s journey north with her two children.
Join us for Raíces Ancestrales (Ancestral Roots), Loco Bloco’s annual Día de los Muertos celebration honoring the spirits, stories, and rhythms that connect us across generations. This vibrant community event brings together music, dance, and ritual in a powerful offering of remembrance and joy — a reflection of the living traditions that pulse through the Mission District.
Join us for an unforgettable evening of music, dance, and community as Brava! for Women in the Arts presents our Brava is Home Benefit Concert in celebration of the artists, staff, and supporters who make our theater a cultural home in the Mission.
Diana Gameros presents Volver a la Luz, her new album made in collaboration with Women's Audio Mission and the Gerbode Grant. Through songs of loss, longing, hope, and joy, joined by brass, strings, percussion, and a community choir, she invites audiences to reflect, celebrate, and return to the light together.
Get ready for an unforgettable night as Acción Latina proudly presents the 44th Annual Encuentro del Canto Popular December 6, 2025 at Brava Theater. This year’s headliner is the Grammy Award-winning Cuban-Canadian singer-songwriter ALEX CUBA. Sharing the stage with local musical acts Warango (AfroPeru), Diabbla (Chicana rap) and DJ Lizzy al Toque (Chulita Vinyl Club).
For 39 years, Brava has worked to amplify the voices of the subaltern; the overlooked and silenced. We commit to carrying this work forward and to support our community throughout this dangerous time.
We have so much GRATITUDE for all of the incredible artists (performers, teachers, technicians, designers, and creators) who have graced our stages and filled Brava Theater Center with energy and excitement!
With more resources going to pay bills, Brava needs to raise $50,000 over the summer to continue providing the highest quality of inspirational performances, support for the Artists, free and low-cost Youth Programs, and subsidies for the Community to host events at Brava.
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.
A panoply of composers will assemble for the 29th Other Minds Festival in San Francisco, an international annual showcase for composers held at the Brava Theater Thursday–Sunday, October 16–19, 2025. Join us for multi-generational musical connections, multimedia masterpieces, and contrasting takes on the fusion of gamelan and American musical traditions.