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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Join us at the 2026 San Francisco Dance Film Festival!
Offering a kaleidoscopic look at movement in its varied forms, SFDFF presents 18 in-person screenings across the city from October 23 through November 8. For those tuning in from afar, the Online Festival streams worldwide from November 9-30.
With intimate documentaries, dazzling screendance, thrilling live performance captures, and much more, let’s celebrate the ever-evolving intersection of dance and film at SFDFF!
Learn more at sfdancefilmfest.org/festival
In partnership with Aunt Lute Books and Cosecha Collective, please join us for this free panel: Refusing Erasure: Indigenous Women, Memory, and the Future of Story.
A panel and reading on how Indigenous writers, LeAnne Howe (Shell Shaker), Kim Shuck (American Indian Stories and the Language of String), and Gwendolyn Paradice (The Divining Season), preserve suppressed histories while creating future-facing literary forms.
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 Michael Jackson at Brava Theater Center under the gentle glow of candlelight.
This is a tribute concert experience. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the artist, their estate, or official representatives.
Step into a world where light and dance intertwine in this breathtaking retelling of Sleeping Beauty. As dancers glide across the stage, their illuminated costumes create a dazzling display of color and light, making every twirl and leap feel otherworldly. This isn’t just a ballet show—it’s a magical experience that brings a beloved classic to life in a way you’ve never seen before. Get your tickets now for Ballet of Lights: Sleeping Beauty in a Sparkling Show in SF Bay Area!
To celebrate the 15th anniversary of her debut album, Vows, Kimbra returns to the songs that marked her coming of age and introduced her music to the world. For these special, intimate performances, she’ll revisit Vows, stripping the songs back and reimagining them through the lens of time passed. Beginning with Vows, she will share stories about what inspired the songs then and what they mean to her now. Ending in the present, Kimbra will share a glimpse of what comes next, with new songs from the album she is currently creating.
With intimate documentaries, dazzling screendance, thrilling live performance captures, and much more, let’s celebrate the ever-evolving intersection of dance and film at SFDFF!
Learn more at sfdancefilmfest.org/festival
“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.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA — September 2026 — What if addiction is not only about the substance itself—but about where we direct our attention, our energy, and ultimately, our consciousness?
That question lies at the heart of Algiin Ford’s Silent Assassin: My Addictive Mind, a deeply personal and provocative solo performance that examines addiction, identity, consciousness, incarceration, resilience, and transformation.