23rd SF International Arts Festival 2026 (April 29-May 10)

San Francisco International Arts Festival

The 23rd San Francisco International Arts Festival returns April 29-May 10 with a diverse lineup of performances by local and international artists at venues in the Mission. Take part in a welcoming, community-centered celebration of music, theater, dance, and more. SFIAF.org.

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Founded in 2002, SFIAF celebrates the arts by bringing together a global community of artists and audiences and by presenting innovative projects that focus on increasing human awareness and understanding within and across cultures.

Our core values are based on principals of cultural and economic equity dedicated to coordinating the shared resources of multiple organizations to reach mutually beneficial goals. In addition to working with larger institutions, we place a high priority on the participation of smaller, culturally diverse entities whose communities have been left out of the prevailing American narrative. Supporting relationships between such organizations and artists is a primary commitment of SFIAF.

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DANCE & CIRQUE

• Cirque Kikasse (Canada)
  SANTÉ! (2021, California Premiere)
  Wed April 29 – Fri May 1, 7:00pm
  45 mins (w/out intermission). Tix: Gen Adm: Early Bird: $20, Advance $25, Door $30.
  Cesar Chavez Elementary School Playground
  2600 Folsom St, SF, CA 94110
  Cirque Kikasse presents a high-flying acrobatics show performed atop their extraordinary food truck. Watch in awe as the troupe turns restaurant prep into gravity-defying feats of fun, building towers in the sky and creating comic chaos. A playful, virtuosic circus performance to captivate all ages.
• Nikitha Sreekant and Kalakshetra Reshma Rajeev (USA, India)
  Nada-Jyoti (2025 – San Francisco Premiere)
  Thu Apr 30, 7:30pm; Sat May 2, 2:30pm
  30 mins (w/out intermission).
  Shared bill with Pooja Ganesh and Eve Salonen
  Total Duration: 70 mins. Tix: Gen Adm: Early Bird: $20, Advance $25, Door $30.
  Theatre of Yugen/NOH Space, 2840 Mariposa St, SF CA 94110
  A two-act Bharatanatyam presentation exploring the eternal interplay between sound and light, Shiva and Shakti, and consciousness and energy—the twin forces that shape creation.
• Pooja Ganesh and Eve Salonen (USA)
  Tatkar y Taconeo: Steps of Two Worlds (2025)
  Thu Apr 30, 7:30pm; Sat May 2, 2:30pm
  30 mins (w/out intermission).
  Shared bill with Nikitha Sreekant and Kalakshetra Reshma Rajeev
  Total Duration: 70 mins. Tix: Gen Adm: Early Bird: $20, Advance $25, Door $30
  Theatre of Yugen/NOH Space, 2840 Mariposa St, SF CA 94110
  An electrifying cross-cultural performance blending India’s Kathak and Spain’s Flamenco, highlighting intricate rhythms, expressive storytelling, and percussive footwork of these dance forms, presented by Pooja Ganesh and Eve Salonen.
• inkBoat (USA)
  Clouds from a Crumbling Giant: our wild shining days (2026, World Premiere)
  Thu Apr 30 – Sat May 2, 8:00pm; Sun May 3 3:00pm
  90 mins (w/out intermission). Tix: Gen Adm: Early Bird: $20, Advance $25, Door $30
  Z Space, 450 Florida St, SF CA 94110
  A transcendent multidisciplinary work that breathes in the spaces of time between human incarnations. Broken yet boundless bodies enter the waiting room of the afterlife. As they re-enact their corporeal memories, consciousness folds in upon itself. 496 moons rise and fall. The band plays “Hazy Shade of Winter.”
• People’s Circus Theatre (USA)
  The Unfinished Work of Camille Claudel (2026, World Premiere)
  Fri May 1, 8:00pm; Sat May 2, 8:30pm
  60 mins (w/out intermission). Tix: Gen Adm: Early Bird: $30, Advance $42, Door $50
  Dance Mission Theater, 3316 Mission St, SF CA 94110
  Based on the life and work of 19th century French sculptor Camille Claudel, Unfinished Work is an impressionist portrait of this brilliant and troubled artist told through People’s Circus Theatre’s signature blend of circus, dance, and physical theater.
• Dandelion Dancetheater / Wandering Ensemble (USA)
  Parable of Belonging – Cycle 1 (2026, Work-in-Progress)
  Sat May 2, 2:30pm & 5:30pm
  90 mins with intermission. Tix: Gen Adm: $1 – $36 Sliding Scale
  Ruth’s Table, 3160 21st St, SF, CA 94110
  The Wandering Ensemble (Dandelion Dancetheater and CSU East Bay) is collaborating with artists, community members, academics, students, and un-categorizable beings from diverse disciplines to use visionary imagination, dance, music, theatre, and community ritual to explore what life in the Bay Area could be like in 30 years.
  Melissa Cruz Flamenco (USA)
  Flamenco Cabaret (2026, Work-in-Progress)
  Sat May 2, 7:30pm
  90 mins with intermission. Tix: Gen Adm: Early Bird: $20, Advance $25, Door $30
  Masonic Lodge Friendship Hall, 169 Bartlett St, SF, CA 94110
  Paying homage to the alluring atmosphere of the famous Andalusian “cafes cantantes,” Flamenco Cabaret, an evening of music and dance with Melissa Cruz, brings the dynamism of flamenco to the historic Mission Masonic Center.
• The Oneness Collective  (USA, India)
  Oneness – The Blossoming (2025 – San Francisco Premiere)
  Sun May 3, 7:00pm
  90 mins (w/out intermission). Tix: Gen Adm: Early Bird: $30, Advance $35, Door $40
  Dance Mission Theater, 3316 Mission St, SF CA 94110
  Six dance styles. A plethora of emotions induced by the advent of Spring. A variety of movements. But one message: Oneness! Beyond differences and beyond boundaries! This production is a powerful dance-theater collaboration with a stunning ensemble of six Indian classical dance forms: Bharatanatyam, Kathak, Kuchipudi, Manipuri, Mohiniattam and Odissi.
• Melissa Cruz Flamenco (USA)
  Tablao Flamenco 2 at Abanico (2026)
  Fri May 8, 7:30pm
  90 mins with intermission. Tix: Gen Adm: Early Bird: $20, Advance $25, Door $30.
  Abanico Coffee Roasters, 2121 Mission St, SF, CA 94110
  A “tablao” describes the stage for the impromptu alchemy between performers to create a unique show, never to be repeated. At Abanico, an intimate venue, audience members will experience the full expression of the artists in close proximity. Collectively they feel the tension and dynamism of Flamenco, the Andalusian art form granted Cultural Heritage status by UNESCO.
• Agnes Szelag / Amy Lewis (USA)
  AURA (2026, World Premiere)
  Sat May 9, 5:30pm; Sun May 10 6:00pm
  50 mins w/out intermission. Tix: Gen Adm: Early Bird: $20, Advance $25, Door $30.
  Theatre of Yugen/NOH Space, 2840 Mariposa St, SF CA 94110
  AURA is an immersive multimedia work exploring the cycles of the natural and human worlds. Across four 12-minute movements—jungle, desert, mountain, and ocean—the piece synthesizes seasons, lunar phases, time of day, four elements, and the arc of human life.

MUSIC

• Emma’s Revolution (USA)
  We Are The Power: Songs for the Resistance (2026, San Francisco Premiere)
  Thu Apr 30, 8:30pm
  75 mins w/out intermission. Tix: Gen Adm: Early Bird: $20, Advance $25, Door $30.
  The Marsh Studio, 1062 Valencia St, SF, CA 94110
  Art is the fuel and, together, we are the power. Be recharged, inspired and energized for the resistance with fearless, truth-telling lyrics and irresistible melodies. Emma’s Revolution is the award-winning activist duo of Pat Humphries & Sandy O, whose songs have been praised by Pete Seeger, covered by Holly Near and sung at justice events around the world.
• Dee Spencer Trio with Michelle Jacques & Students (USA)
  Women in Jazz & World Music (2026, Culminating Course Concert)
  Fri May 1, 7:00pm
  60 mins w/out intermission. Tix: Gen Adm. Sliding Scale by Donation
  Community Music Center, 544 Capp St, SF, CA 94110
  The finale of a vocal training course led by Professor Dee Spencer from San Francisco State University and vocalist and band-leader, Michelle Jacques. The program is designed for students who have an aptitude for singing and who want to develop better techniques and understanding to further their abilities as vocalists.
• John Calloway (USA)
  The Afro Filipino Project: New Voices (2026, Work-in-Progress)
  Fri May 1, 7:30pm
  90 mins w/out intermission. Tix: Gen Adm: Early Bird: $20, Advance $25, Door $30.
  Monkeybrains, 933 Treat Ave, SF, CA 94110
  Led by artistic director John Calloway’s continued research into Afro Filipino heritage, the concert highlights four Afro Filipinx artists—Ting Alvarez, Umali Horne, Jasmine Miller, and Jojo Thompson—exploring their dual identity through creative work. The ensemble will also perform music that honors the legacy of past Afro Filipinx artists.
• The Welcome Matt (USA)
  MEMBERS OF SOUND (2026, Work-in-Progress)
  Fri May 1, 8:30pm
  90 mins w/out intermission. Tix: Gen Adm: Early Bird: $20, Advance $25, Door $30.
  Fingersnaps Media Arts, 3527 20th St, SF, CA 94110
  An intimate evening of songs with San Francisco singer songwriter The Welcome Matt. The performance features an hour long set including new material from the third installation of his MEMBERS OF SOUND music project, releasing a song In collaboration with various Bay Area musicians and producers beginning in March 2026.
• MOTION (USA)
  Circlesinging (2026, World Premiere)
  Sat May 2, 4:30pm
  90 mins w/out intermission. Tix: Gen Adm: Early Bird: $20, Advance $25, Door $30.
  Community Music Center, 544 Capp St, SF, CA 94110
  More than a concert, a MOTION show is an interactive and improvisational a cappella experience. From beatboxing to layered harmonies, the performers build music in real time—inviting the audience to experience and influence how the concert evolves. No two performances are ever the same.
• JL Stiles and Doug Ellington (USA)
  In Concert (2026, Bay Area Premiere)
  Sat May 2, 5:30pm
  100 mins with intermission. Tix: Gen Adm: Early Bird: $20, Advance $25, Door $30.Fingersnaps Media Arts, 3527 20th St, SF, CA 94110
  Two longtime compadres in music—artists who have toured together and played for years in this format—will present original songs and some early jazz, featuring the fingerstyle ragtime guitar and voice of Stiles and the magical trumpeting of Ellington (a descendent of Duke!) along with some sweet harmonies.
• Sumi Lee & Ramiro Boero Duo (USA, Argentina)
  From Seoul to Buenos Aires: The New Tango (2026, World Premiere)
  Sat May 2, 8:00pm
  60 mins w/out intermission. Tix: Gen Adm: Early Bird: $20, Advance $25, Door $30.
  Community Music Center, 544 Capp St, SF, CA 94110
  Experience new works by Latin Grammy–nominated maestro Ramiro Boero and popular Bay Area pianist Sumi Lee, including compositions celebrating Lee’s Korean heritage and Boero’s innovative new pieces with original vocals. The Sumi Lee– Ramiro Boero Tango Duo fuses tango, classical, and jazz in a thrilling cross-cultural musical journey.
• Ramya Shankar (USA)
  The Human Experience: Emotion in a World of AI (2026, Work-in-Progress)
  Sun May 3, 2:00pm
  75 Mins w/out intermission. Tix: Gen Adm: Early Bird: $20, Advance $25, Door $30.
  Community Music Center, 544 Capp St, SF, CA 94110
  Ramya Shankar conceptualizes an interactive vocal and sonic journey exploring emotion as energy in motion. Through raga-inspired phrasing, cross-genre soundscapes, and audience participation, the performance traces stages of anger, grief, rejection, and relationships—inviting discovery, presence, and deep listening in an AI-shaped world.
• The No-Mads (USA)
  Guilty Pleasures and Hip Hits: Music of 20th-Century American and European Pop Culture
  Sun May 3, 3:30pm
  70 Mins w/out intermission. Tix: Gen Adm: Early Bird: $20, Advance $25, Door $30. Muddy Waters Coffee & Lounge, 521 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA 94110
  Celebrate the reign of 20th-century pop culture in Europe and the Americas! Jazz, TV and film themes, rock, French waltzes, Italian folk songs, Bossa Nova, and more await in The No-Mads’ instrumental program on accordion, guitar, and percussion. Come delight in songs that maybe you’ve forgotten you know and love!
• Pete Kronowitt & The EveryDay Items (USA)
  Show Up! For You and Your Community
  Sun May 3, 6:00pm
  45 mins w/out intermission. Tix: Gen Adm: Early Bird: $20, Advance $25, Door $30.
  Monkeybrains, 933 Treat Ave, SF, CA 94110
  The United States faces a moment in time where everyone can make a difference. That’s the spirit of Pete Kronowitt and his trio, The EveryDay Items—a project that drives change through hope, empathy, and realism. Join a sonic journey that celebrates resilience, creativity, and the power of community.
• Duo Cascada de Flores (USA)
  Originales (2026, Work-in-Progress)
  Sun May 3, 6:00pm
  100 mins with intermission.
  “Featuring Arwen Lawrence’s ravishing voice and guitarist Jorge Liceaga’s supple accompaniment, Cascada de Flores brings intoxicating energy to the Latin American songbook.” Andrew Gilbert. In this intimate concert of guitar and voice, the duet will add their own creativity in form of composition and poetry. And there will surely be audience participation!
• Music in-Takht (USA)
  Timeless Egypt: Egypt’s Legacy in Motion (2026, World Premiere)
  Sun May 3, 7:00pm
  120 mins with intermission. Tix: Gen Adm: Early Bird: $20, Advance $25, Door $30.
  Community Music Center, 544 Capp St, SF, CA 94110
  Timeless Egypt: Egypt’s Legacy in Motion journeys from classical Egyptian music to contemporary Egyptian fusions with jazz, Irish, and Western classical music. Performed by Music in-Takht under violinist Basma Edrees, the concert features two exciting premieres by Basma Edrees and Moe Elshazly, celebrating Egypt’s ever-evolving musical spirit. ​
• Ariel B. (USA)
  Vocal Melodies with Piano
  Thu May 7, 8:00pm.
  60 mins w/out intermission. Tix: Gen Adm: Early Bird: $20, Advance $25, Door $30.
  Fingersnaps Media Arts, 3527 20th St, SF, CA 94110
  Singer-Songwriter Ariel B, accompanied by Lamar Green on keyboards, presents an evening of original compositions including her new EP Unwrapped as well as some beloved jazz classics.
• Lua Hadar with Twist (USA, Portugal)
  Jazz Without Borders (2025, US Premiere)
  Fri May 8, 8:00pm
  60 mins w/out intermission. Tix: Gen Adm: Early Bird: $20, Advance $25, Door $30.
  Community Music Center, 544 Capp St, SF, CA 94110
  Lua Hadar blends global styles and languages into a unique jazz voice. Both chanteuse and raconteuse, Lua’s cosmopolitan style connects the global dots between her influences and her songs. The concert performance with her band Twist features original compositions and songs from samba to swing in a musical world voyage.
• Orquesta Típica Tarareando (USA)
  Tango and Beyond (San Francisco Premiere)
  Sat May 9, 4:30pm
  60 mins w/out intermission. Tix: Gen Adm: Early Bird: $20, Advance $25, Door $30.
  Community Music Center, 544 Capp St, SF, CA 94110
  Orquesta Típica Tarareando presents a range of classic and contemporary compositions, illustrating the evolution and breadth of tango from its golden age to the present day. The performance will also mark the official release of an EP the group has been working on.
• Black Cedar Trio (USA)
  Live at Muddy Waters
  Sat May 9, 5:00pm
  60 mins w/out intermission. Tix: Gen Adm: Early Bird: $20, Advance $25, Door $30.
  Muddy Waters Coffee & Lounge, 521 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA 94110
  The Black Cedar Trio re-invents the small combo with music for flute, cello and guitar. Since their founding in 2013, they have played multiple concerts throughout California. Their album, A Path Less Trod has earned critical acclaim and their music has been supported by the Zellerbach Family Foundation and InterMusicSF.
• Veronica Margaret (USA)
  The Ghost of Veronica Margaret & Company (2026, World Premiere)
  Sat May 9, 7:30pm
  90 mins w/out intermission. Tix: Gen Adm: Early Bird: $20, Advance $25, Door $30.
  Monkeybrains, 933 Treat Ave, SF, CA 94110
  The Ghost traverses through the veil to bring an evening of folk and indie originals inspired by poems, literature, nature, and a fanciful array of stories and characters that live inside Veronica’s mind. For the first time in a decade, she is releasing a full debut album with the talents of Jamie Wilson, Aaron Hammerman, Peter Maund and Joseph Ma.
• Rhonda Sauce (USA)
  This Must Be The Place (2026, World Premiere)
  Sat May 9, 8:00pm
  60 mins w/out intermission.  Tix: Gen Adm: Early Bird: $20, Advance $25, Door $30.
  Fingersnaps Media Arts, 3527 20th St, SF, CA 94110
  Rhonda Sauce presents a one-night performance of unreleased original songs, heard publicly for the first time. Stripped to voice and guitar, her work moves across genres, highlighting lyrical mastery and offering listeners a rare chance to witness songs in their first life.
• Neblinas del Pacifico with Eryen Korath (USA and Colombia)
  Rivers of Resistance (2026, Work-in-Progress)
  Sat May 9, 8:30pm
  90 mins w/out intermission.  Tix: Gen Adm: Early Bird: $20, Advance $25, Door $30.
  Community Music Center, 544 Capp St, SF, CA 94110
  Together, Eryen Korath and Neblinas del Pacífico weaves a sonic tapestry of marimba de chonta music from the Afro-Colombian Pacific coast: music of rivers and mangroves, of percussive polyrhythms and multi-part harmonies, of spirituality and everyday life, of ancestors and tradition, of celebration and resistance.
• Conspiracy of Venus (USA)
  Choral Accompaniments to our Times (2026, World Premiere)
  Sun May 10, 2:00pm
  60 mins w/out intermission.  Tix: Gen Adm: Early Bird: $20, Advance $25, Door $30.
  Community Music Center, 544 Capp St, SF, CA 94110
  Conspiracy of Venus returns to SFIAF in 2026 with music celebrating the power of the human voice to build community, oppose fascism, and create beauty. This year’s performance will feature director Joyce Todd McBride’s settings of texts by Bertolt Brecht, and original arrangements of music by Bjork, PJ Harvey, Joni Mitchell, and the great Brazilian composer Hermeto Pascoal.
• Lisa Mezzacappa-Bruce Ackley Duo (USA)
  Spontaneous Soundscapes (2026, Improvization)
  Sun May 10, 2:30pm
  45 mins w/out intermission. Tix: Gen Adm: Early Bird: $20, Advance $25, Door $30.
  Muddy Waters Coffee & Lounge, 521 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA 94110
  Lisa Mezzacappa and Bruce Ackley are long time collaborators and no strangers to spontaneously conceived soundscapes. Lisa on double bass and Bruce on soprano sax and clarinet will offer a set of compelling improvised music that will explore the timbres and sonic qualities of two extremely different instruments.
• Melody of China with Amir Etemadzadeh and Aydin Shaterian (USA)
  A Night of Chinese and Persian Music (2026, World Premiere)
  Sun May 10, 7:00pm
  80 mins w/out intermission. Tix: Gen Adm: Early Bird: $17, Advance $25, Door $30.
  Community Music Center, 544 Capp St, SF, CA 94110
  A concert that blends Chinese and Persian traditional aesthetics with contemporary rhythms and tonality to give voice to the changing tides of global culture. The program will include selections from traditional Chinese repertoire including “Silk Road” music. While the Persian component of the project focuses on the Daf and Dumbek.

PERFORMANCE ART

• Sha Sha Higby (USA)
  Shadow of the Fox (2026, World Premiere)
  Sun May 3, 2:00pm; Sun May 10, 2:30pm
  60 mins w/out intermission. Tix: Gen Adm: Early Bird: $20, Advance $25, Door $30.
  Monkeybrains, 933 Treat Ave, SF, CA 94110
  Foxes and dogs bark to warn of the changes wrought on planet earth by humankind. Images of animals appear, twist and transform. Shadow puppets enlarge and shrink. A costume installation represents a giant god looking down onto the world as it moves through disasters of wind or weather and shadows.
• Underground Rainbow Experiment (USA)
  The First Time I Saw Me: Underground Rainbow Experiment Emerging Artist Showcase
  Fri May 9, 7:00pm. Tix: Gen Adm: Early Bird: $20, Advance $25, Door $30.
  120 mins w/out intermission.
  Fingersnaps Media Arts, 3527 20th St, SF, CA 94110
  A showcase gathering Black Trans and Gender Nonconforming artists presenting music, movement, poetry, and visual storytelling. Performances reflects the moment of recognition—when survival softens into self-knowing and art becomes a mirror. The audience is invited to witness transformation, honor resilience and celebrate the beauty of Black Trans creativity unfolding in real time.
• Austin Antoine (USA)
  Free Association (A Freestyle Collective) (2019)
  Fri May 8, 8:30pm; Sun May 10, 7:00pm
  60 mins w/out intermission. Tix: Gen Adm: Early Bird: $20, Advance $25, Door $30.
  Monkeybrains, 933 Treat Ave, SF, CA 94110
  Antoine’s crew merge hip hop, improvisation, and comedy into a high-energy performance shaped entirely by the audience, whose ideas fuel scenes, and stories by skilled performers flipping suggestions into music and laughter. Blending the spontaneous charm of “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” and “Freestyle Love Supreme” to guarantee a new adventure every night.
• Bobby Friday / Haus of Friday (USA)
  Under the Wig (2025, San Francisco Premiere)
  Sun May 10, 5:30pm
  120 mins with intermission. Tix: Gen Adm: Early Bird: $20, Advance $25, Door $30.
  Fingersnaps Media Arts, 3527 20th St, SF, CA 94110
  An intimate, high-glam drag revue that invites audiences behind the lashes and beneath the fantasy. Featuring performances by Bobby Friday, Alexis Miranda, and Linda Summers, the show delivers polished drag excellence and unforgettable moments. A post performance Q&A peeks under the wig to share stories, laughter and the joy behind the art of drag.

THEATRE

• Duane Forrest (Canada)
  Bob Marley: How Reggae Changed the World (2024)
  Thu Apr 30, 7:00pm; Sat May 2, 3:00pm
  70 mins w/out intermission. Tix: Gen Adm: Early Bird: $20, Advance $25, Door $30.
  Monkeybrains, 933 Treat Ave, SF, CA 94110
  From Off Broadway to a sell-out Edinburgh Fringe, Duane Forrest takes audiences on an uplifting, deeply human journey through the music and legacy of Bob Marley. Blending soulful renditions of Marley’s classics with heartfelt stories of identity, ancestry and rediscovery, Forrest explores how reggae became a rhythm of unity, resistance and healing.
• Duane Forrest (Canada)
  Tree of Dreams (2026, Work-in-Progress)
  Fri May 1, 7:30pm; Sun May 3, 6:30pm
  60 mins (w/out intermission) Tix: Gen Adm: Early Bird: $20, Advance $25, Door $30.
  Theatre of Yugen, 2840 Mariposa St, SF, CA, 94110
  An intimate, cinematic theatre experience blending live music, object storytelling, shadow play, and projection. Inspired by The Little Prince & The Alchemist, the show follows a boy growing up in government housing who has forgotten how to dream — but the universe conspires to help him remember.
• Sid Zhang with Moon Dog (USA, China)
  Post Mortem II (2026, World Premiere)
  Sat May 2, 7:00pm; Sat May 9, 2:00pm, 4:00pm
  45 mins w/out intermission. Tix: Gen Adm: Early Bird: $20, Advance $25, Door $30.
  Monkeybrains, 933 Treat Ave, SF, CA 94110
  Employing detective fiction with a bizarre twist, the Postmortem series traces the investigations by a detective duo as they roam amidst vast memories and existential oblivion. An absurdist, SF-inspired physical theatre performance, Postmortem II visualizes a post-apocalyptic world at the convergence of abstraction and mundanity, of robots and dinosaurs.
• Eddie Jen (USA)
  Seeking a Penpal for the End of the World (2025, US Premiere)
  Sat May 2, 7:30pm; Sat May 9, 6:00pm
  60 mins w/out intermission. Tix: Gen Adm: Early Bird: $20, Advance $25, Door $30.
  The Marsh Studio, 1062 Valencia St, SF CA 94110
  What makes English teachers so memorable?  In the aftermath of January 6th, 2021, an Asian immigrant drag queen from San Francisco began writing to his retired, Republican, White, English teacher from Bountiful, Utah. They kept this penpal friendship going… right up to Trump’s election in 2024. Genuine. Relatable. Absurd. Funny.
• Eric Avery/e. Franklin’s LLC (USA)
  The Pla[y/n] for Reparation$ (2026, Preview)
  Sun May 3, 4:00pm
  120 mins w/out intermission, Tix: Gen Adm: Early Bird: $20, Advance $25, Door $30
  Masonic Lodge Banquet Room, 169 Bartlett St, SF CA 94110
  The Pla[y/n] for Reparation$ immerses audiences in a choice-driven performance on healing and repair. Through yes/no questions, participants shape their path, engaging history, identity, and reparative futures inspired by the California Reparations Report.
• Belville Productions (USA, Brazil)
  Rio Journal (2026, Work-in-Progress)
  Thu May 7, 7:00pm, Sat May 9, 2:00pm
  80 mins w/out intermission. Tix: Gen Adm: Early Bird: $20, Advance $25, Door $30.
  Theatre of Yugen/NOH Space, 2840 Mariposa St, SF CA 94110
  Follow a young American journalist to Brazil in the 1960s as he reports on a military dictatorship, witnesses the Amazon, and navigates the nightlife of Rio de Janeiro. Based on the letters, diaries, and reportage of a foreign correspondent for United Press International and ABC News. Mystery and music included.
• Leon Ingulsrud, Major Curda, Chiharu Shiota (USA, Japan, Germany)
  Yukio Mishima’s KINKAKUJI (2025, California Premiere)
  Thu May 7, 7:30pm, Fri May 8, 8:00pm, Sat May 9, 3:00pm
  110 mins w/out intermission. Tix: Gen Adm: Early Bird: $20, Advance $25, Door $30.
  Z Space, 450 Florida St, SF CA 94110
  A stage adaptation of Mishima’s landmark novel. Directed by Leon Ingulsrud and starring Major Curda, the production charts Mishima’s spiraling psychological drama, inspired by a postwar act of arson. Curda portrays an alienated young monk whose obsession with beauty turns destructive, while Chiharu Shiota’s evocative stage design depicts a haunting inner landscape.
• Strange Angels Theater (USA)
  Lay My Burden Down (2026, World Premiere)
  Fri May 8, 6:00pm, Sat-Sun May 9-10, 3:30pm
  90 mins w/out intermission. Tix: Gen Adm: Early Bird: $20, Advance $25, Door $30.
  Ruth’s Table, 3160 21st St, SF, CA 94110
  A serious play with silly puppets about an interracial lesbian couple navigating the burdens of privilege, trauma, and racism. A dying woman-as-puppet orchestrates a fraught reunion between her biological and spiritual daughters, decades after their explosive breakup. What could possibly go wrong?
• Algiin (USA)
  The Silent Assassin (My Addictive Mind (2026, Work-in-Progress
  Fri May 8, 7:30pm; Sun May 10, 3:00pm
  60 mins w/out intermission. Tix: Gen Adm: Early Bird: $20, Advance $25, Door $30.
  Theatre of Yugen/NOH Space, 2840 Mariposa St, SF CA 94110
  A powerful solo performance by Algiin Ford exploring identity, resilience, and self-discovery. Through vivid storytelling, humor, and vulnerability, Algiin traces a journey from childhood and incarceration to awakening, guided by transformative teachers, ultimately reclaiming his voice, truth, and self beyond labels and illusion.
• Mystic Ventures Collective (USA)
  Don’t Follow The Lights (2023)
  Sat May 9, 2:30pm and 7:00pm
  120 mins w/out intermission. Tix: Gen Adm: Early Bird: $45, Advance $55, Door $60.
  Masonic Lodge, 169 Bartlett St, SF CA 94110
  Audiences are invited to fully immerse themselves in a fairy world. Frolic with fawns, play politics with courtly fae, and meet with Baba Yaga herself. Featuring circus performance, live music elements, and interactive theater.

WALKING TOURS

• Precita Eyes Mural Tours (USA)
  Saturday Morning Special
  Sat May 2 and 9, 11:30am
  90 mins w/out intermission. Tix: Early Bird: $20, General Admission: $25
  Precita Eyes Mural Arts Center, 2981 24th St.
  Born and raised in San Francisco, multidisciplinary artist Carmela Gaspar shares with attendees her love of the city and the people who lend their magic to it. This tour centers the community’s stories of resistance against oppressive systems, resilience, love, and creation against all odds.
• Precita Eyes Mural Tours (USA)
  OG Classic Mission Mural Walk
  Sat 2 May & Sat May 9, 1:30pm
  90 mins w/out intermission. Tix: Early Bird: $20, General Admission: $25
  Precita Eyes Mural Arts Center, 2981 24th St
  Precita Eyes tours are guided by muralists who narrate the murals and answer questions about the process, different techniques, and the Mission neighborhood. Each tour is unique: The OG Classic Walk is with muralist Patricia Rose, who shares neighborhood history and lore along with her detailed mural narrations.
• Chris Carlsson (USA)
  What’s That Smell? A Walking Tour of the Northeast Mission Industrial Zone
  Sat May 9, 11:00am
  105 mins w/out intermission. Tix: Gen Adm: Early Bird: $20, Advance $25, Door $30.
  Theatre of Yugen’s NOH Space, 2840 Mariposa St.
  Chris Carlsson, long-time grassroots historian and guide to San Francisco’s lost, forgotten and overlooked histories, takes participants on a walk around the old industrial sites of the North Mission. Pungent odors such as ammonia, baking bread, and roasting hops, once common, are now only memories.

 

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