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WE HAVE SOLD OUT OUR SHOWS! THANK YOU TO OUR COMMUNITY FOR SUPPORTING THIS WORK!

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Topsy-Turvy Queer Circus presents

PARADISE: Belly of the Beast
Thurs. May 17 | Fri. May 18 | Sat. May 19
Brava Theater Center, SF
8pm

$20-45 sliding scale
$18 early bird tickets until May 1

Topsy-Turvy Queer Circus presents the final installment of its Afrosurrealist trilogy PARADISE: Belly of the Beast. As doubt and disorder overtake her world, the fallen Angel must face her fears to unify the gods of PARADISE and defy the beast that stalks them. Told through a blend of aerial and acrobatic dance alongside vogue, hip hop and film, this epic finale features a stellar cast of queer and trans performing artists of color.

PARADISE is co-produced by India Sky Davis and Indi McCasey, directed by Davis and Gabriel Christian and features Davis and former Cirque du Soleil performer Marshall Jarreau, alongside artists including Kiebpoli Calnek, Brandon Kazen-Maddox, Davia Spain, The Lady Ms. Vagina Jenkins, and Saturn Rising.

Celebrating its 6th year as part of the National Queer Arts Festival, Topsy-Turvy Queer Circus organizes multidisciplinary circus arts productions that challenge and subvert traditional ideals of beauty, gender, sexuality and power. For more info please visit topsyturvycircus.org.

This event is sponsored by Brava Theater and Queer Cultural Center with generous support from the San Francisco Arts Commission, California Arts Council, Horizons Foundation, Grants for the Arts, the Zellerbach Family Foundation, and the National Arts and Disability Center at the University of California Los Angeles.

Additional Important Info to Help You Plan Your Ultimate Show Experience:

• Please double check the date of your ticket! All ticket changes should be handled through your Eventbrite ticket account.
• Help ensure that more community members attend the shows by avoiding using scented products. For more info about being fragrance free and why it’s important please read leah lakshmi's brilliance. There will be a Scent Reduced Seating Area at the Thursday May 17th show, but we cannot guarantee that the space will be scent free.
• ASL Interpretation is incorporated throughout the show.
• The venue is wheelchair-accessible with seating in the front row and an elevator that leads to the upper seating sections.
• All restrooms will be gender-neutral.
• Check out parking info and ideas for places to grab a bite before the show.