MAPA@Brava and SFBATCO present buckets by Adam Barnard. Cry, laugh, repeat—30 scenes about the things that make us human.
Cuicacalli proudly presents De Norte A Sur, a Dance Festival showcasing renowned choreographers such as Raffaella Falchi from San Francisco, Pedro Escudero from Argentina, Marjorie Climaco Valladares from El Salvador, Fernanda Mercado from San Francisco, and Abel Roman from Mexico.
Based on the DreamWorks Animation Motion Picture and the Book by William Steig.
Everyone’s favorite orge is back in this hilarious stage spectacle, based on the Oscar-winning smash hit film and outrageous Broadway musical.
"México Lindo y Querido" ( A tribute to our beloved and always remembered Jennifer Bautista) is Cuicacalli's Ballet Folklórico performance that will take the audiences on a journey through diverse regions of México through music and dance. Indigenous, European, and African styles of music and dance were fused to create what we know as Folklore Mexicano.
Together Again celebrates the return to live theater after years of quarantine and loneliness. Our students scoured the American musical theatre canon to find just the right songs to help tell their stories - stories of resilience and reunification.
Cuicacalli's Annual Festival
Featuring eight original plays by teens.
Brava & Mission Academy of Performing Arts present a Special Screening of
October 8 – 15, 2020
Middle and High School students from across San Francisco participate in Mission Academy of Performing Arts @ Brava (MAPA@Brava), receiving training in theater production and performance. Each year, the youth programs of MAPA@Brava collaborate to create a full-length production on Brava's Main Stage, which is performed live for youth across the Bay Area.
With the onset of Covid and the inability to invite audiences into our space for a live performance, we are bringing the performance online! From October 8 – October 15, 2020, Brava will screen MAPA’s 2017 production, Hope and the Mission (La Esperanza y la Misión), via Brava’s Vimeo platform.
Hope and the Mission is a bilingual coming-of-age story revolving around the young character Hope whose Mission District family finds themselves on the sidelines of a changing neighborhood and at odds with each other over generational differences. Alongside the theme of gentrification, the play examines cultural identity and gender fluidity through song, dance, and humor.
Hope and the Mission was written by emerging local playwright Javier Hurtado, with set, lighting, and sound design by the San Francisco Running Crew (SFRC) – Brava’s longstanding technical theater program for youth – and performances by students of the San Francisco Youth Theatre, Cuicacalli Escuela De Danza, and Mariachi Juvenil La Misión.
A play about the hopes, dreams, and disillusions of chasing the American Dream.
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED
Cuicacalli & MAPA@Brava present a Choreographers Festival.
MAPA@Brava presents their annual spring production!
Mission Academy of Performing Arts @ Brava presents Between Dirt & Sky, a musical inspired by the life of César Chávez
World Premiere presented by Mission Academy of Performing Arts @ Brava
MAPA@Brava’s second annual production showcases the talent and hard work of the San Francisco Youth Theatre and SF Running Crew.
Mission Academy of Performing Arts at Brava (MAPA@Brava) presents an hilarious updated musical version of Shakespeare’s classic tale of fairies, lovers and a magical forest.
Mission Academy of Performing Arts presents a Spring Showcase of the Youth Training Programs that make up MAPA@BRAVA.
