Brava! for Women in the Arts

Brava is dedicated to producing and presenting live performances that ignite social change and empower its community in the heart of the Mission District. In addition to its thirteen-project annual season reaching 20,000 audience members and including four world premieres, Brava provides arts education and job training programs for youth. Through its small but dynamic staff, Brava has become a recognized artistic voice in the Bay Area and remains committed to hiring 90 percent of its artists locally. Brava has made great strategic and leadership strides in the last several years and is well positioned for continued success in creating and presenting new, innovative theater.

In recognition of the Hewlett Foundation’s 50th anniversary, the Hewlett 50 Arts Commissions initiative supports the creation and premiere of 50 exceptional works of performing arts. This grant will support Brava! For Women in the Arts in developing and presenting "Ghostly Labor," a multimedia dance performance by choreographer Vanessa Sanchez. "Ghostly Labor" will illuminate the histories of female labor in the borderlands of the United States and Mexico.