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
La Mezcla’s 10 year Anniversary Concert highlights the rhythms that La Mezcla was built on, and celebrates the community that has been with the company since the beginning. Join us for a review of company repertoire from the last decade, excerpts of our award winning productions Pachuquísmo & Ghostly Labor, the SF debut of our new dance film Convivencia, and a sneak peek of our new project El Ahualulco.
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.
This special concert brings together an all-star lineup led by seven-time Grammy-nominated percussionist, Mission district native and cultural historian John Santos, whose artistry and deep-rooted knowledge of Latin music have made him a cornerstone of the Bay Area’s vibrant scene.
Warango is a musical project born in 2019 in Oakland, California. Its music is based on vibrant Afro-Peruvian rhythms. This proposal is a meeting of traditional sounds represented by the Cajón, which symbolizes Afro-Peruvian roots; with harmonies and melodies of jazz and classical music. These worlds coexist in the sounds of Warango creating a unique musical proposal.
“MAZE: What Do You Remember?” is a new work written and performed by RHODESSA JONES PRODUCTIONS – THE MEDEA PROJECT: THEATER FOR INCARCERATED WOMEN/HIV CIRCLE. “MAZE” explores stories of women surviving trauma using the ancient myth of the Minotaur, the Labyrinth (the Maze), and the heroine Ariadne who leads those “lost” in the maze through the guidance of a red thread to a place of safety, wellness and “home”.
Gumamela, a hibiscus flower in Tagalog, flor de jamaica in Mexico, is an exploration of the musical connection between Mexico and the Philippines as envisioned by Florante Aguilar and SF Bay Area ensemble Cascada de Flores.
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.
Three commissioned short plays will be presented as a result of a residency with Puerto Rican playwrights from Puerto Rico and the mainland./ Presentamos tres obras cortas resultantes de una residencia dramatúrgica con autores boricuas de Puerto Rico y de EEUU continental.
Need to juice up on your NONBINARY energy but can’t wait until November for the THEYFRIEND Nonbinary Performance Festival? Well enbies, you’re in luck! Brava and Diamond Wave are teaming up to offer six THEYFRIEND Nonbinary Cabaret events in 2024!
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