Brava Presents

As Brava's flagship program, Brava Presents delivers an eclectic array of music, theatre, dance, visual, and media art works in collaboration with local artists and arts organizations with a focus on cultivating opportunities for the artistic expression of women, artists of color, the LGBTQIA community, and other underrepresented voices.

Brava Presents Events

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Duck Gulps in Silence: A Staged Reading Written by AeJay Antonis Marquis
Mar 21
Duck Gulps in Silence: A Staged Reading Written by AeJay Antonis Marquis

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.

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Indómitas: Live Podcast
Jan 28
Indómitas: Live Podcast

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 from documentary film Producers Raymond Telles, Louis F. Dematteis and David L. Brown
Jan 24
Keeper of the Fire from documentary film Producers Raymond Telles, Louis F. Dematteis and David L. Brown

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.

A Rockin' Jalapeño Tribute Concert: Celebrating the musical legacy of DR. LOCO
Dec 14
A Rockin' Jalapeño Tribute Concert: Celebrating the musical legacy of DR. LOCO

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).

Connecting Communities with Artists: Son Jarocho and La Rama + Community Fandango!
Dec 13
Connecting Communities with Artists: Son Jarocho and La Rama + Community Fandango!

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: Live Podcast
Dec 10
Indómitas: Live Podcast

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.

Volver a la Luz – Diana Gameros’ Album Release Concert
Nov 23
Volver a la Luz – Diana Gameros’ Album Release Concert

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.

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