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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⭐ Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in San Francisco. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Arijit Singh at Brava Theater Center under the gentle glow of candlelight.
⭐ Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in San Francisco. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Joe Hisaishi at Brava Theater Center under the gentle glow of candlelight.
Great films serve as a catalyst for asking questions about our lives. This eclectic series is intended to provide a space to explore those big questions with others, not to answer them but to expand the search.
Cuicacalli Escuela de Danza y Compañía Presents its 18th Annual Festival: Tradición, Movimiento, y Pasión
A dance performance where our students, from beginner to advanced level, promise to transport audiences through diverse regions of Mexico to experience the pride of Ballet Folklórico Mexicano through Zapateados, Faldeos, and Sombreros, as well as enjoy the abstract motion of Contemporary dancing and the dynamic and energetic culture of Hip-Hop.
Great films serve as a catalyst for asking questions about our lives. This eclectic series is intended to provide a space to explore those big questions with others, not to answer them but to expand the search.
Brava Presents is proud to announce our very first edition of ‘Scissor Cinema: A Double Feature’! Please join us in celebrating the beginning of Pride Month on June 5th and come back June 6th where Brava will screen two iconic Sapphic films.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — Legendary San Francisco artist, activist, and storyteller Rhodessa Jones — creator and director of The MEDEA Project: Theatre for Incarcerated Women — returns to the stage this summer with “Just Outside of Babylon, There Is a Rude Paradise: A Celebration of Love and a Love Letter to San Francisco.” The intimate, two-night engagement will be performed Friday, June 12, and on Saturday, June 13, 2026, featuring Rhodessa’s award-winning Medea Project: Theatre for Incarcerated Women/HIV Circle. Both shows will be at 7:00 PM at BRAVA Theater Center, 2781 24th Street, in the heart of the Mission District.
“Brava! For Women in the Arts Names Kim Acebo Arteche as Executive Director in Centennial Year”
October 17 Block Party and $100,000 Fundraising Goal Mark New Chapter for Local Arts Anchor
Brava! for Women in the Arts, a beloved performing arts organization and theater center in San Francisco’s Mission District, is calling on the community to support its ongoing transition and help secure a vibrant, sustainable future for local artists.
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.
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.