Brava Theater Center
Past Events
Many events have been hosted previously at the Brava Theater Center. HistoryGuide currently has 90 past event listings in its database, shown below.
| Date | Event Information |
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| Every Thu Every Fri Every Sat | GUSH. Prepare to leave all your preconceptions at the door. Joe Goode brings together artists invested in evoking perceptual change in… (Performance - Dance) 415-641-7657. |
| Every Sun Every Thu Every Fri | New Fire. "New Fire" follows the sacred geography of Indigenous American ancestors to tell a post-modern story of rupture and return. Wedn… (Performance - Theater) 415- 6417657. |
| Every Thu Every Fri | Type/Caste: A Solo Show About Acting While Black (& Queer). In Type/Caste a queer, black actor dreams of a dazzling career on the American stage but will first have to leap over obstacles… (Performance - Theater) |
| Every Sun Every Thu Every Fri | The Mathematics of Love. Brava presents the theatrical world premiere of The Mathematics of Love by Cherrie Moraga. Peaches, an aging, mid-staged Alzhei… (Performance - Theater) |
| 02/21/0201 | The Kitchen Series. "The Love of Don Perlimplin and Belisa in the Garden." Join Precarious Theater and Brava for a new, intimate way of experiencin… (Performance - Staged Reading) 415-647-2822. |
| 12/10/06 | Vanessa Hidary's 'Culture Bandit'. A solo show that chronicles the author's coming of age during the golden age of Hip-Hop and her dedication to fostering understa… (Performance - Theater) 415-386-2604. |
| 09/06/08 | Benefit Event: Postales de Leningrad Movie Screening and Live Music. The International Latino Film Society (ILFS) and the San Francisco Chapter of the National Association of Latino Independent Pro… (Performance - Movies) 415-641-7657. |
| 10/25/09 | Pandora's Trunk. Pandora's Trunk presents 1001 Fabulous Nights, a runway storytime adventure in three acts multimedia fashion performance, live m… (Retail - Fashion Show / Fair) 415-971-5784. |
| 11/19/09 11/20/09 11/21/09 More... | Me, Myself & I Series. Four different tales from theatre / performance artists that will surprise and awaken your imagination and inspire you to write… (Performance - Theater) 415-641-7657. |
| 02/03/10 | Artist Reception for The Tao of Duality: An Exploration of Self Portraits. Please join us in our exploration of self-portraits from some of the most intriguing artists in the Bay Area. (Arts - Art Exhibit) 415-641-7657. |
| 02/25/10 02/26/10 02/27/10 More... | The Beebo Brinker Chronicles. Adapted from Ann Bannon's groundbreaking, award-winning pulp novels of the 1950s and 1960s, Beebo Brinker Chronicles follows the… (Performance - Show Comedy) 415-641-7657. |
| 03/17/10 03/18/10 03/19/10 More... | Ramble-Ations. Written and performed by D'Lo, directed by Adelina Anthony. Reflecting upon what it means to be a person of color, to be gay, an… (Performance - Theater) 415-641-7657. |
| 03/30/10 03/31/10 04/01/10 More... | Scalpel!. Written and directed by D'arcy Drollinger. Imagine a world where Ivana Trump and Jocelyn Wildenstein enter The Matrix - where De… (Performance - Musical) 415-641-7657. |
| 07/24/10 | Christopher Moore Plays the Fool with Litquake and A.C.T.. Literature comes alive when treated as a spectator sport. That's Litquake's motto and the driving force behind their collaborati… (Performance - Staged Reading) 415-750-1497. |
| 10/23/10 10/24/10 10/25/10 More... | Reluctant. West Coast premiere, written and performed by Joel Israel, directed by Meiyan Wang, music composed by Mark Valadez. Are you relu… (Performance - Musical) 415-647-2822. |
| 11/13/10 11/14/10 | Half and Halves' Punjabi-Mexican Dance Premiere. An exploration in dance of the little-known cultural and artistic legacies of Punjabi-Mexican communities founded in California… (Performance - Dance) 415-641-7657. |
| 03/20/10 03/12/11 03/13/11 More... | Oldest Profession. You're never too old to be a whore. The day before Reagan gets elected, five ladies in their 70s lounge in Central Park. It migh… (Performance - Theater) 415-647-2822. |
| 04/03/11 | Switchboard Music Festival. Non-stop, marathon concert with performances by Birds & Batteries, Causing a Tiger (featuring Carla Kihlstedt), Loren Chasse, Th… (Festivals - Music) 415-407-9794. |
| 04/18/11 | The Kitchen Series. "The Skin of Our Teeth." Join Precarious Theater and Brava for a new, intimate way of experiencing our greatest classics - join… (Performance - Staged Reading) 415-647-2822. |
| 06/13/11 | The Kitchen Series. "The Importance of Being Earnest." Join Precarious Theater and Brava for a new, intimate way of experiencing our greatest class… (Performance - Staged Reading) 415-647-2822. |
| 06/25/11 | Acuna Danza Teatro. Carole Acuna and her company present Una Sequencia de Innovaciones, evoking our memories of first occasions and entertaining our… (Performance - Dance) 415-647-2822. |
| 07/10/11 | Litquake Welcomes The New Literary Vanguard. Jesse Ball, a poet and novelist, Adam Levin, author of The Instructions, and author Charles Yu, speak live.. (Community - Book Club / Book Talk) 415-750-1497. |
| 09/07/11 09/08/11 09/09/11 More... | Unveiled. In commemoration of the 10-year anniversary of the catastrophic 9/11 attacks, Brava welcomes critically acclaimed Rohina Malik t… (Performance - Staged Reading) 415-647-2822. |
| 11/03/11 | The Fishtank Ensemble. Two explosive violins, the world's best slap bass player, musical saw, flamenco and gypsy jazz guitar, trombone, opera, jazz and… (Arts - Concerts) 415-641-7657. |
| 01/11/12 01/12/12 01/13/12 More... | New Fire. "New Fire" follows the sacred geography of Indigenous American ancestors to tell a post-modern story of rupture and return. Wedn… (Performance - Theater) 415- 6417657. |
| 03/17/12 | Carolina Lugo's & Carolé Acuna's Ballet Flamenco. Internationally acclaimed, Carolina and her daughter Carolé show combines the pulsating sounds of footwork, song, castanets, syn… (Performance - Dance) 510-504-4448. |
| 10/22/12 | Repro Rights! A Benefit for Planned Parenthood. The Playwrights' Center of San Francisco (PCSF) presents "Repro Rights!," a provocative evening of staged readings of short play… (Community - Fundraiser / Benefit) |
| 11/11/12 | Flamenco de Raiz. World renown cante (voice) master Rafael de Utrera will join Eric & Encarnacion from Children of the Revolution and flamenco per… (Arts - Concerts) 415-647-7657. |
| 11/12/12 | Harvest of Empire -- The Film: The Untold Story of Latinos in America. This excellent new documentary reveals the direct correlation between centuries of U.S. armed intervention in Latin America and… (Festivals - Film Festival) 510-967-4495. |
| 12/22/12 12/23/12 | Night Wakes Dawn - La Noche Despierta El Amanecer. Night Wakes Dawn is a musical, theatrical exploration of the beliefs and prophecies initiated by the Mayan culture surrounding D… (Performance - Musical) 415-864-5626. |
| 03/24/14 | 28th Annual Isadora Duncan Dance Awards. Come celebrate the best in Bay Area dance, with a stellar lineup of hosts, presenters, and performers. The evening's festivities… (Nightlife - Parties) |
| 09/27/14 | Sounds of the Streets: Latin Rock Festival. "Sounds of the Streets: A historical and musical tribute to Latin Rock." A memorabilia exhibit of Latin Rock legend Carlos Santa… (Festivals - Music) 415-648-1045. |
| 11/23/14 11/23/14 | Gary Soto's 'In and Out of Shadows'. A musical by famed Chicano writer Gary Soto, is based on interviews with Bay Area DREAMers, mixing humor and pathos in the voice… (Performance - Musical) 415-571-1234. |
| 04/04/15 | Switchboard Music Festival. The Switchboard Music Festival presents 13 sets of omnivorous, eclectic, genre-bending music. Tickets grant all-day, come-and-go… (Festivals - Music) |
| 10/01/15 10/02/15 | Lisa Mezzacappa: Glorious Ravage. Composer and bassist Lisa Mezzacappa presents "Glorious Ravage," a panoramic song cycle featuring a large ensemble of California… (Performance) |
| 10/30/15 | Andrea Fraser presents Men on the Line: Men Committed to Feminism, KPFK, 1972. A performance based on a 1972 radio broadcast of men debating their involvement and identification with feminist struggles and t… (Performance) 415-703-9500. |
| 10/31/15 | The Official Houdini Seance on Halloween in SF. The Official Houdini Seance 2015 will be a day of Science, History, Escapes, Magic, and More on Halloween. Featuring: Robert Str… (Performance) |
| 10/31/15 | Skepticism and the Supernatural, a Halloween Dialogue. Join Michael Shermer and Jamy Ian Swiss as they discuss the supernatural realm - on Halloween - with science and skepticism in m… (Community - Lecture) 415-577-1126. |
| 04/21/16 | Oakland Ballet Company Presents: A Cappella-Our Bodies Sing. Oakland Ballet Company presents its spring 2016 season, A Cappella-Our Bodies Sing, with five six performances in three cities c… (Performance - Ballet) 510-893-3132. |
| 06/18/16 | Switchboard Music Festival. The festival presents twelve sets of music performed by over fifty artists.Entry fee gets you all day, come-and-go-as-you-please… (Festivals - Music) |
| 08/27/16 | Rummage Sale & Open House. Meet Brava's friendly staff, tour the historic landmark theater, and peruse the oh-so-many items they've accumulated over the la… (Community) |
| 10/08/16 | SF Bay Area Cuban Festival Presents Direct from Cuba Madera Limpia. San Francisco Bay Area Cuban Festival presents the US premiere of the internationally acclaimed Cuban musical group Madera Limpi… (Nightlife - Live Music) 415-947-9729. |
| 10/18/16 | Brava Studio Sessions presents a reading of El Nino by Javier Hurtado. Brava Studio Sessions presents a reading of Javier Hurtado's play El Nino, which tells the story of a family coming together and… (Performance) |
| 10/27/16 10/28/16 10/29/16 | On The Hill: I Am Alex Nieto. On the Hill tells the story of the impact that the death of Alex Nieto - at the hands of the SFPD- has had on youth of color re… (Performance - Theater) 415-864-5626. |
| 11/04/16 11/05/16 11/05/16 More... | Latin Standards: Adventures of an Adult Child of a Cuban Entertainer. Latin Standards is Marga Gomez's funny and moving new solo piece about fathers, entertainment, wealth, poverty and cafe cubano.… (Performance) |
| 11/09/16 11/10/16 | Brava Studio Sessions presents a reading of Untold. How do women navigate the stories and myths of shame, secrecy, and respectability surrounding their bodies and choices? Untold g… (Performance - Staged Reading) |
| 11/11/16 11/12/16 | El Son de la Mision: A Musical Journey from 1960 - present. A musical suite composed by multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger and educator John Calloway and a script from renowned acto… (Arts - Concerts) |
| 12/03/16 12/04/16 | FlashPlays. 40+ Playwrights, 70+ Plays, and 80+ Minutes of Fast and Furious Fun to support emerging playwrights! Featuring over 70 newly pen… (Performance - Theater) 415-626-2176. |
| 12/31/16 | Brava's 5th Annual New Year's Eve Comedy Fiesta. A diverse line up of satirically endowed, provocatively charming, woke, witty, and acclaimed stand up comedians. The laugh fest… (Festivals - Holiday Event / Party) |
| 01/29/17 | Caminos Flamencos presents Fin de Fiesta. Fin de Fiesta continues the tradition of flamenco improvisation in a concert setting with the renowned company Caminos Flamencos… (Performance - Dance) |
| 01/31/17 | Brava Studio Sessions presents A Staged Reading of An American Ma(u)l. Brava Studio Sessions presents a staged reading of An American Ma(u)l by Robert O'Hara. Robert O'Hara's scathing and hilarious p… (Performance - Staged Reading) |
| 02/03/17 02/04/17 02/05/17 | 5th Annual San Francisco Son Jarocho Festival. Explore the folkloric music style of Veracruz with a weekend of live music, dance performance, and community activities when Bra… (Festivals - Cultural) |
| 02/15/17 02/16/17 02/17/17 More... | Bootycandy - An Outrageous Comedy by Robert O'Hara. The story of Sutter as he embarks on an outrageous odyssey of his boyhood home, his church, dive bars, motel rooms and even nurs… (Performance - Theater) |
| 03/14/17 | Brava Studio Sessions presents a staged reading of Ghost Limb. Set in Argentina during the Dirty War and riffing on the Greek myth of Persephone and Demeter, Marisela Trevino Orta's Ghost Lim… (Performance - Staged Reading) |
| 04/08/17 04/08/17 | Selena Screening & After Party: A Benefit for Brava. Selena Screening & After Party: A Benefit for Brava! for Women in the Arts. Sing-a-long to Selena when Brava screens the 1997 bi… (Community - Fundraiser / Benefit) |
| 04/28/17 04/29/17 | Hope and the Mission. Hope and the Mission is a bilingual coming-of-age story revolving around the young character Hope whose Mission District family… (Performance - Theater) |
| 05/07/17 05/07/17 05/07/17 | Baile en la Calle: The Mural Dances. Brava's annual event takes over the streets and alleys of the Mission to celebrate and preserve the neighborhood's living cultur… (Performance - Dance) |
| 06/21/17 | Observando al Observador. Observando al Observador (Observing the Observer) tells the story of two US citizens, Olga Talamante and Patricia Erb, who were… (Festivals - Film Festival) |
| 10/12/17 | Ignite SF #14: Enlighten us, but make it quick!. Ignite SF is back with a brand new edition at the Brava Theater in the Mission! With just 5 minutes on stage and 20 slides that… (Performance) |
| 10/14/17 | Direct from Cuba - Pablo Menendez & Mezcla in Concert. Brava presents the live concert Direct from Cuba with Pablo Menendez & Mezcla plus a screening of David Sandoval's documentary f… (Performance) |
| 10/27/17 | Lemonade Screening & Dance Party. Screening of the hit visual album Lemonade! Come dressed as your favorite diva and party with host Rupaul's Drag Race Honey Maho… (Nightlife - Parties) |
| 11/03/17 | Imperial Silence: Una Opera Muerta. A multimedia folk-opera, "Imperial Silence" explores the cultural norms of silence and death in a fearless, north of the border… (Arts - Concerts) |
| 11/12/17 | Diana Gameros Album Release Concert. In an intimate night of Mexican music and stories, Diana Gameros celebrates the release of her new album, "Arrullo,"; and pays h… (Performance) |
| 01/11/18 01/12/18 01/13/18 More... | Latin Standards. In her 12th and final solo play Latin Standards Marga Gomez performs the loving, funny and true story of perseverance and creati… (Performance - Theater) |
| 02/01/18 | Black Heaven: Spiritual House Party & Beauty Salon. Food and fun as you dance to the sounds of Oakland's own DJ Black! The space will be transformed into a special healing room whe… (Nightlife - Parties) |
| 02/15/18 | Oju Ibeji (Eyes of the Twins). Join hosts Melorra Green and Melonie Green in a powerful, humorous and profound discussion with one of the Bay's best in written… (Performance) |
| 02/17/18 | Not My President's Day Evening of Comedy. Brava presents Not My President's Day, an evening of stand-up comedy to rage and resist these Trumpian times. Featuring a lineup… (Performance - Comedic) |
| 02/20/18 | #femmasculine. A whimsical gay romp through multiple personality disorder, #femmasculine mashes drag, video, song and dance into an interdiscip… (Performance) |
| 04/20/18 04/21/18 | Between Dirt & Sky. Inspired by the life of American civil rights leader Cesar Chavez, Between Dirt & Sky fuses the early events of the American far… (Performance - Theater) |
| 04/27/18 04/28/18 04/29/18 | Untold. Untold showcases the unique stories of women who have relinquished children to adoption, queer & trans women, women of color, an… (Performance - Theater) |
| 06/17/18 | Un Rio Dos Riveras. Join Brava! for Women in the Arts on the afternoon of Father's Day for a conversation between KPOO's Chelis Lopez and Guadalupe… (Community - Lecture) |
| 06/21/18 | Sugar Shack Remix: A Music Salon with OMB. Brava and BACCE present So Soul San Francisco: Black Art Salon Series. Come dance and party with the band OMB for the last Salon… (Arts - Concerts) |
| 06/22/18 06/23/18 | CubaCaribe Program Two. The Annual CubaCaribe Festival features two weeks of Caribbean dance, music and theater at three different Bay Area venues. Fes… (Performance) |
| 08/18/18 | Bobi Cespedes Band in Concert with Pellejo Seco. A sonera of the classic Cuban style and a priestess of the Yoruban diaspora, Bob Cespedes has been at the forefront of represent… (Arts - Concerts) |
| 09/22/18 | Soulovely Special Edition Dance Party with Screening of Dirty Computer. Vibe along to Janelle Monae when Brava screens her hit visual album, "Dirty Computer," on the big screen! Come decked out in you… (Performance) |
| 09/29/18 09/30/18 | Fall Home Season El Cruce de Lenguajes. Artistic Director/Dancer Carola Zertuche, singer Jose Mendez from Spain, dancer Cristina Hall, guitarist David Paez, bass player… (Performance) 415-872-9122. |
| 10/07/18 | Island Soldier. Nathan Fitch's documentary film "Island Soldier" follows members of the Nena family from one of the most remote islands in the w… (Festivals - Film Festival) |
| 10/27/08 10/25/18 10/26/18 More... | When Did Your Hands Become A Weapon?. This project is a major departure from previous theatrical spectacles focusing on these issues, heralding a new model of care th… (Performance - Theater) |
| 11/30/18 | Voices from the Resistance: A Conversation with Angela Davis. A conversation between activist, author and educator Angela Davis and community leader Olga Talamante. (Community - Lecture) |
| 02/09/19 | 7th Annual San Francisco Son Jarocho Festival Concert. Celebrate the life of Andres Flores with a live concert featuring Chuchumbe desde Mexico with musicians Patricio Hidalgo, Yaratz… (Arts - Concerts) |
| 04/19/19 04/20/19 | Chatroom. The play takes place in the virtual space of an internet chatroom. A group of bored and restless teenagers - William, Jack, Eva,… (Performance - Theater) |
| 05/12/19 | Diana Gameros in Concert. Diana pays tribute to mothers, grandmothers and family traditions. By way of song, story, video, and sound clips from her belove… (Arts - Concerts) |
| 05/23/19 | From the Mouth to the Source: A Workshop Presentation of El Rio. Black Artists Contemporary Cultural Experience presents a workshop reading of Andrew Saito's new play "El Rio." El Rio tells the… (Educational - Workshop) |
| 06/21/19 06/22/19 | On Behalf of All Muslims: A Comedy Special. Zahra Noorbakhsh will perform the world premiere of her hour-long comedy special. (Performance - Comedic) 415-626-4061. |
| 10/18/19 10/19/19 | Pachuquismo. Presenting Vanessa Sanchez and La Mezcla in Pachuquismo, an all-female exploration of the untold story of Chicanas during the 19… (Performance) |
| 02/06/20 02/07/20 02/09/20 More... | Manifesto. Rotimi Agbabiaka's latest solo play, in which you the audience, along with a cast of historical iconoclasts, will help a young a… (Performance - Theater) |
| 02/08/20 | 8th Annual San Francisco Son Jarocho Festival: Live Concert. Featuring: Rubí Oseguera y la Techa Producciones from Mexico with his new show Quebranto with opening artist Monica Maria. (Arts - Concerts) |
| 03/08/20 | What Do the Women Say? Power, Privilege, & Agency. This year's program showcases the work of leading Middle Eastern women artists and examines the ways in which artists express po… (Community) 415-626-4061. |
| 03/13/20 03/14/20 03/15/20 More... | Spanking Machine. In Spanking Machine, GLAAD Award-winning writer/performer Marga Gomez shifts across gender, latitudes and generations in a darkl… (Performance - Theater) |
| 12/15/23 12/16/23 12/17/23 | Ghostly Labor: A Dance Theatre Performance. Explores the history of labor in the US-Mexico borderlands through Tap Dance, Mexican Zapateado, Son Jarocho, Afro Caribbean mov… (Performance - Dance) |
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