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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Pole Sport Organization is the national league for competitive pole dancing in the USA. About 250 performers take the stage at each event. They compete across 5 skill levels, 4 age groups, and different categories of movement. Our events run similarly to a body building or dance competition.
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!
Join our Young Actors Lab teen students for a heartfelt and hilarious adventure into the world of Dungeons & Dragons (D&D). When high schooler Agnes loses her little sister, Tilly, in a car crash, her late sister’s old D&D journal becomes the key to reconnecting.
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.
Top 10 poets from the semi-finals compete with their best poems for a shot at $150 and the title of Grand Slam Champion!
After over 75 youth poets competed in 2 preliminary bouts, a semi-finals competition, and a last chance showdown, the top 15 poets from all 4 bouts will go head to head and share their incredible original poetry on this night of Bay Area performance and poetic excellence.
Get ready to jump, jive, and feel the joy with Alive and Kicking, the acclaimed 2017 documentary celebrating the vibrant world of swing dance. From its historic roots to its thriving global community today, the film captures the cathartic power and infectious spirit at the heart of swing culture. Following both professionals and passionate enthusiasts, Alive and Kicking reveals how this high-energy art form becomes a powerful pursuit of happiness, and why its rhythm continues to resonate across generations. A previous audience favorite at SFDFF, we’re thrilled to bring this crowd-pleaser back to the big screen.
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! 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.