We're back! Less Than Half x Brava is proud to present Brava's Short Film Block - Queer Resiliencesponsored by the Community Challenge Grant. Please join us for a collection of films celebrating pride, strength, and insurgency following by a moderated Q&A after!
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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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Duck Gulps in Silence is a raw, lyrical new work by AeJay Antonis Marquis, directed by Edris Cooper-Anifowoshe. Centering a queer Black man navigating grief, family, and inherited silence, the play blends humor, memory, and poetic rupture to ask what it means to soften, ask for help, and choose life.
Introducing Brava's Short Film Block 'Bay Area Made': Before there was Brava, there was York Theater, and before that was the Roosie! 2781 24th Street has been a trailblazer for the silver screen. With the building turning 100 years old -- we thought it best to go back to our roots the only way we can - Brava's Short Film Block! Nestled in our Studio venue, we will be showcasing 6 films from 6 filmmakers made right here in the Bay Area. Come join us March 13th for a night of fun, followed by Q&A and mingling!
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.
Join us for the Latino Congressional Debate held by the San Francisco Latino Democratic Club!
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.
Keeper of the Fire film premier. Through the life and work of acclaimed author and poet Alejandro Murguia, Keeper of the Fire, explores the roles activist writers and poets play in the fight for a just and equitable world. As an educator, writer, activist and change-maker, Murguia inspires and empowers people of all ages to become personally involved in confronting many of the urgent issues of the day.
Brava! for Women in the Arts is honored to present A Rockin' Jalapeño Tribute Concert, celebrating the extraordinary life and music of José Cuéllar, better known as Dr. Loco, on Sunday, December 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM at Brava Theater Center (2781 24th Street, Mission District, San Francisco).
Join us on Saturday December 13 for a special Connecting Communities with Artists Son Jarocho workshop with Maestro Claudio Naranjos Vega and La Rama + Community Fandango in the neighborhood! RSVP required due to limited capacity!
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.
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.
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.
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.
“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.
Mile-high hair. Synthesized sounds. Teenage rebellion. Elizabeth Ai was on a mission to excavate an untold story of rebellious punks in the chaotic world of 80s Vietnamese New Wave until she uncovers a hidden past.
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.
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.
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.
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.
At the intersection of theater and fiction, The Heat Will Kill Everything follows Leeden, a middle-aged Black man whose daughter vanishes during an extreme climate event, sendig him on a journey to confront the toxic patriarchy that has damaged everyone he loves.
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.
Join us for the premiere of El Corazón de la Misión — a powerful tribute to our community, our history, and our spirit. This project is a journey through the heart of La Misión (Calle 24 & Mission), where we celebrate the cultural richness of our Latino community.
Inspired by the life-cycle of whales, these Expressive Arts sessions are an invitation for a creative exploration of the wisdom of whales as a metaphor and mirror for our own lives. Using a multi-modal approach, the expressive arts are a powerful tool for inner exploration through words and images.
Inspired by the life-cycle of whales, these Expressive Arts sessions are an invitation for a creative exploration of the wisdom of whales as a metaphor and mirror for our own lives. Using a multi-modal approach, the expressive arts are a powerful tool for inner exploration through words and images.
