Red Poppy Art House

Rebecca Kleinmann Quintet
2026-05-22 19:30 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Red Poppy Art House, 2698 Folsom St., San Francisco, CA, 94110, United States
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Rebecca Kleinmann Quintet
Venezuela to Brazil
The Red Poppy presents the Rebecca Kleinmann Quintet featuring East Coast based flutist and vocalist Rebecca Kleinmann in collaboration world class Venezuelan musicians cuatro player/percussionist Jackeline Rago and guitarist Carlos Caminos, wonderful Bay Area/ Mexican born percussionist Marlon Aldana, and outstanding Bay Area bassist Bil Hager. Gracefully flowing between Venezuelan music, Brazilian folkloric rhythms and flamenco inspired originals, this dynamic quintet brings a special spin and vibrant life to every composition they arrange.
Featuring:
Rebecca Kleinmann, flutes and vocals
Carlos Caminos, guitar
Jackeline Rago, cuatro and percussion
Bil Hager, bass
Marlon Aldana, percussion
Friday, May 22nd, 2026
Time: 7:00 pm doors, 7:30 pm show
Admission: (Online) $25 Students & Seniors – $29 Early Bird – $35 General / (Door) $35
ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
Flutist and vocalist Rebecca Kleinmann returns to California from North Carolina where she leads several bands, directs UNC Chapel Hill’s Charanga Carolina and teaches in the UNCG Jazz department while pursuing her masters in classical flute. A Grammy awarded artist for her contribution to Taylor Eigsti’s “Plot Armor” (2023), she is an acclaimed for her performances worldwide. Pianist Benny Green made note of her unique artistry saying “Rebecca is masterful and selfless in her ability and inclination of melding her sound with her environment.” This Quintet iteration celebrates music from Venezuela to Brazil with some of Rebecca’s most treasured collaborators.
Artist Links
Website: www.rebeccakleinmann.com; www.jackelinerago.com; www.caminosmusic.com; www.marlonaldana.com
Instagram: @rebeccakleinmannmusic
Facebook: @rebeccakleinmannmusic
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EVENT DETAILS
Friday, May 22nd, 2026
Time: 7:00 pm doors, 7:30 pm show
Admission: (Online) $25 Students & Seniors – $29 Early Bird – $35 General / (Door) $35
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Cuerdas Tropicales
2026-06-05 19:30 - 21:00
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Cuerdas Tropicales
PuertoRican Trova and Latin-american classics meet Brazilian choro, samba and Brazilian standards
Featuring:
Ricardo Peixoto, brazilian guitar
Brian Rice, pandeiro and drumset
Madeleine Zayas, voice and hand percussion
Special Guest:
Daniel Zamalloa, Peruvian mandolin and flute player
Friday, June 5th, 2026
Time: 7:00 pm doors, 7:30 pm show
Admission: (Online) $25 Students & Seniors – $29 Early Bird – $35 General / (Door) $35
ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
Guitarist, composer and arranger Ricardo Peixoto is among the top representatives of Brazilian guitar in the US, with a fluid melodic style and a keen compositional sense. His music is grounded both in jazz and Brazil’s diverse traditions; but always ventures well beyond their borders. He has recorded, performed, and collaborated with, among others, Claudia Villela, Flora Purim and Airto, saxophonist Bud Shank, Dom Um Romão, Claudio Roditi, Paul McCandless Fabiana Cozza, Spok, Sivuca, Arturo Sandoval, Toots Thielemans, Dori Caymmi and Guinga. His recordings include the CDs Scary Beautiful, and Inverse Universe (with Claudia Villela). He has performed throughout the US, Europe, Canada, Japan and Brazil. Additionally Ricardo has taught Brazilian Guitar and Choro music at the California Jazz Conservatory for over 10 years. ricardopeixoto.com
Born and raised in Puerto Rico, Madeleine Zayas is a Latin American singer/interpreter, choreographer and architect based in Oakland. At age 15 she tasted professional singing with internationally acclaimed singer/songwriter Wilkins in her native Puerto Rico. She has performed in theaters and television in Puerto Rico, California and Nevada since 1985. She was co-founder of Buena Trova Social Club with Brandon Vance in 2012 and soon after as the lead singer and co-artistic director of Madelina y Los Carpinteros and Duo Made y Feña since 2014. She is the co-founder with Marcos Silva and lead singer of Sudamericanto, a bay area musical ensemble performing original compositions and innovative arrangements of carefully selected classics from the Brazilian Jazz, Latin American/Caribbean songbook. Madeleine has shared stage with Cheo Feliciano, Inti Illimani, John Santos, Tohnino Horta and Holly Near. Her love of folk music is rooted in the jibaro traditions of the Puertorican countryside, where her paternal family is from, and her eclectic repertoire is inspired by the Nueva Canción/Nueva Trova tradition of entertaining and educating about latin-american culture and pressing social issues. https://www.facebook.com/madeleine.zayasmart.3
Oakland based percussionist, Brian Rice specializes in both Brazilian and Afro Cuban percussion but can be heard playing a wide variety of music from Mexican son jarocho to the Grateful Dead songbook blended with Celtic music. Brian is a founding member of the Berkeley Choro Ensemble and is frequently called upon for his expertise on the pandeiro (Brazilian tambourine). In 2023 Brian premiered Danzas #4 for pandeiro and orchestra with the Diablo Symphony by Felipe Senna.
In addition to appearing in over a hundred recordings, Brian has worked with Mike Marshall, Jovino Santos Neto, Spok, Claudia Villela, Trio Brasileiro, Alessandro Penezzi, Jorge Alabe, Almir Côrtes, and Rogerio Souza among others. Brian performed at the Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, the Savannah Music Festival and NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert with the Danilo Brito Quintet. In July 2019 Brian celebrated the release of his first self-produced choro CD, Três Baías with Almir Côrtes and Nando Duarte. Brian is the co-founder and artistic director of the Berkeley Festival of Choro and teaches Samba School, and the Afro-Cuban Ensembles at UC Davis. brian-rice.com
Daniel Zamalloa is a guitarist, mandolinist, fiddler, and composer whose work is rooted in the musical traditions of Perú. His landmark recording “Folk Violin From Perú” features village music from 16 different regions.

With trio Chaskinakuy, he has performed and recorded music from Perú, Bolivia, Ecuador, and Argentina. He also recorded with Lichi Fuentes, Inkuyo, Patricio Morales quintet, and EstudiANDINA quartet. He has been musical director of De Rompe y Raja and has worked with Afro-Peruvian percussionists Mangué Vásquez, Lalo Izquierdo and Miguel Ballumbrosio, among others; singers Marina Lavalle, Rosa Los Santos, Mochi Parra, and Rafael Manríquez.

He has collaborated with San Francisco Chamber Orchestra, Del Sol Quartet, Kairos Youth Choir, New York’s Pachamama Peruvian Arts, Seattle’s De Cajón Project, World Repertory Ensemble, Coro Hispano, and various dance troupes.
Artist Links
Websites: www.brian-rice.com; www.ricardopeixoto.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/madeleine.zayasmart.3; www.facebook.com/myloscarpinteros

EVENT DETAILS
Friday, June 5th, 2026
Time: 7:00 pm doors, 7:30 pm show
Admission: (Online) $25 Students & Seniors – $29 Early Bird – $35 General / (Door) $35
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June 6th MAPP
2026-06-06 19:00 - 22:00
June 6th MAPP

THIS IS A FREE EVENT
Saturday, June 6, 2026 | 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Red Poppy Art House
MAPP (Mission Art Performance Project)
2698 Folsom @23rd
Curator: Dina Zarif
7:15 PM – 7:45 PM
Soundscapes (A Soulful Melodic Journey)
Eliot Valz – Solo guitar
8:00 PM – 8:45 PM
Esotérica Tropical (Puerto Rican Medicinal Songs)
María José Montijo – Harp & vocals
9:00 PM – 9:45 PM
Melodies of the Hindustani Tradition (Expressive Ragas)
Kamal Ahmad – Sitar
Nilan Chaudhuri – Tabla
Exhibition:
BĀZ-TĀB (Reflection) by Sima Shahverdi, a large-scale installation featuring charcoal drawings and paper sculpture, presented as part of A Season for Iran.
MAPP (Mission Arts & Performance Project)
Launched in 2003, the Mission Arts & Performance Project (MAPP) is a homegrown bi-monthly, multidisciplinary, intercultural event that takes place in the Mission District of San Francisco. On the first Saturday of every even month of the year, the MAPP transforms ordinary spaces, such as private garages, gardens, living rooms, studios, street corners, and small businesses into pop-up performance and exhibition sites for a day/night of intimate-scale artistic and cultural exchange among a kaleidoscope of individuals and communities.
RED POPPY MAPP TEAM:
Artistic Director | Managing Director: Dina Zarif
Content manager: Jennie Legary
Sound crew: Andrew Scott
Host: Verda Bursal
ABOUT THE PERFORMING ARTISTS

The Genie Soundscapes
A Soulful Melodic Journey
Featuring:
Eliot Valz – Solo guitar
Eliot Valz is a rising 11th -grade musician and performer at the Ruth Asawa School of the Arts in San Francisco. He performs with Marcus Shelby’s Teen Jazz Band at CMC, Old Skool Cafe, and his rock band, Thorn. Thorn just released their new EP on Spotify, and they will be heading to the Treefort Music Festival in Boise, Idaho in March. Eliot’s musical development has been shaped through mentorship with artists including Marcus Shelby, Kyle Blaze, and Javi Madrigal. Eliot is eager to continue growing as a musician through collaboration with diverse artists in professional and creative music spaces.

Esotérica Tropical
Medicinal Songs from Puerto Rico
Featuring:
María José Montijo – Harp & vocals
Esotérica Tropical transcends musical boundaries with her commanding voice, harp, and fusion of Bomba rhythms with electronic production. Her self-titled debut album was named Best Bay Area Music of 2024 by KQED, KALW, and White Crate. Her work boldly challenges colonial mentality, advocating for sovereignty and surrealism. A chance encounter with a Celtic harp on a Puerto Rican beach in 2009 transformed her from an acupuncturist into a genre-defying musical magician. Drawing on 20 years as a traditional medicine practitioner, Esotérica’s ritualistic performances have captivated audiences at major venues and festivals worldwide including Brava Theater, The Chapel, MACLA, Oakland Museum of California, SOMArts, Teatro Municipal de Cusco, Festival Color Caribe, Teatro el Supremo, and el Fiestón Cultural del Instituto de Cultura de PR.

Melodies of the Hindustani Tradition
Expressive raags through improvisation & tradition
Featuring:
Kamal Ahmad – Sitar
Nilan Chaudhuri – Tabla
Kamal Ahmad’s path to music wasn’t conventional, and that’s exactly what makes him a better teacher. His journey began with tabla before his elder sister introduced him to the sitar, sparking a devotion that would reshape his life. He sought formal training under sarod maestro Arnab Chakrabarty, who introduced him to sitar virtuoso Vinayak Chittar and scholar-vocalist Pandit Arijit Mahalanabis, a lineage of mentorship rooted in the deepest traditions of Indian classical music. Trained as a neuroscientist, Kamal started his serious musical study later than most. Rather than a setback, this became his advantage. His scientific mind drove him to find the most efficient, intentional methods of practice, the same methods he now teaches his students. He didn’t just learn raga music. He studied how people learn, and built his teaching around it.
Nilan Chaudhuri is a Bay Area based percussionist, educator, and performer. Initiated into the tradition of Indian Classical Music at the age of five by his father, Pandit Swapan Chaudhuri, Nilan has been performing as a tabla soloist and accompanist for nearly two decades. Prior to beginning his formal training with his father in 2000, Nilan studied tabla with Brad Van Cleve, Tim Witter, and Uttam Chakraborty, all of whom are senior disciples of his father.
Drawing inspiration from his father’s innovative approach to classical tabla solo, Nilan was determined from a young age to be a soloist. He presented his first public tabla recital at the age of eleven, at the Ali Akbar College of Music in San Rafael, in the presence of Maestro Ali Akbar Khansahib. It was during these formative years that Nilan was introduced to the world of Tabla accompaniment by Maestro Ali Akbar Khan, providing rhythmic support for his vocal and instrumental classes at the college.

Visual Art Exhibition: BĀZ-TĀB (Reflection)

BĀZ-TĀB (Reflection) by Sima Shahverdi, a large-scale installation featuring charcoal drawings and paper sculpture, presented as part of A Season for Iran.
BĀZ-TĀB (meaning reflection) is a body of work rooted in the architectural memory of Iran. Each piece begins as a large-scale hand drawing of a specific Iranian site—a courtyard, a dome, an arched passage—built gradually in charcoal, documented frame by frame, and brought to life through animation. Three-dimensional paper sculptures emerge from the drawings, collapsing the boundary between image and object. Together, these elements seek to recreate something closer to how we actually remember a place: not as a photograph, but as a dream—fragmentary, layered, and alive.
At Red Poppy Art House, the two parallel walls become the interior faces of an Iranian house—one the tabestān-neshin (summer room), the other the zemestān-neshin (winter room). The audience sits at the center, where the courtyard would be.
We are Iranians scattered across cities, each carrying memories of a place we can no longer easily return to. My own memories are of the architectural spaces I walked through as a student—the hum of voices beneath a dome, a voice carrying across a courtyard, the cool wind descending through a badgir. I invite the audience to gather at the howz, sit by the water, and look up at the sky.
This is not documentation. It is not nostalgia. It is the act of remembering as a collective, embodied, present-tense experience. We become part of the house. The house becomes part of us.
MAPP GENERAL PROGRAM
Join us in MAPP at all other spaces throughout the Mission District.

IN PERSON EVENT DETAILS
Time: June 6th, 2026, 7pm- 10pm (IN-PERSON)
Admission: Free!

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ShadowLight Productions
2026-06-14 13:00 - 16:00
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ShadowLight Productions
Earth Paper Cut: Shadow Performance & Puppet Workshop
Created and performed by ShadowLight’s Jess Nguyen, Earth Paper Cut is a youth-scripted, surreal story translated into a shadow show: Earth Paper Cut follows two children navigating the moral quandaries around staying or leaving their planet behind at the end of the world as we know it.
This performance will be followed by a guided exploration of transforming a story into a shadow play and a puppet building workshop.
This event is part of Red Poppy’s Family Art Program (Arte entre Familia).
Featuring:
Jess Nguyen, Puppeteer and Teaching Artist
Sunday, June 14th, 2026
Time: 1:00 pm – 4: 00 pm
Admission: FREE
ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
Jessica Nguyễn specializes in movement and visual arts disciplines ranging from dance, puppetry, and circus to science illustration and sculpture. As a core member, performer, and frequent collaborator with Shadowlight Productions Jess specializes as a shadow puppeteer and designer, but is also versed in other forms of puppetry. She has performed and collaborated with Facing West Shadows, OddSavvy, Driveway Follies, SF Youth Theatre, and the SF Opera. Jess is always up to shenanigans with the youth, and is a multi-disciplinary educator across the Bay. You can often catch her, unsurprisingly, mulling over fun facts to share with you.
Artist Links
Jess Nguyen
FB: https://www.facebook.com/phantomcardium/
IG: @phantomcardium
Website: www.ghosthearted.com
ShadowLight
Instagram: @shadowlightproductions
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ShadowLightProductions/
Website: shadowlight.org
EVENT DETAILS
Sunday, June 14th, 2026
Time: 1:00 pm – 4: 00 pm
Admission: FREE
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ICU (I See You) : A One-Woman Play
2026-06-19 19:30 - 21:00
ICU (I See You)
A one-woman staged reading inspired by Iran’s “Women, Life, Freedom” movement
Presented by
Red Poppy Art House and Golden Thread Productions present a special theatrical reading of ICU (I See You) by Leyla Modirzadeh and Domenique Lozano, a one-woman play performed by Bridgette Loriaux.
Dates
Friday, June 19
Doors: 7:00 PM | Performance: 7:30–9:00 PM
Saturday, June 20
Doors: 7:00 PM | Performance: 7:30–9:00 PM
Sunday, June 21
Doors: 1:30 PM | Performance: 2:00–3:30 PM
Venue
Red Poppy Art House
2698 Folsom Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
Please Note

Seating is limited.
Doors open 30 minutes before the performance.
Late seating may not be accommodated.
Please allow extra time for parking.

Advance tickets are available online. You are required to purchase advance tickets for this event.
*Due to the theatrical nature of this performance, the show begins promptly and late seating may not be permitted.
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ABOUT THE PLAY
Red Poppy Art House and Golden Thread Productions proudly presents ICU (I See You), a one-woman theatrical reading written by Leyla Modirzadeh and Domenique Lozano, and performed by Bridgette Loriaux.
Inspired by Iran’s 2022–2023 “Women, Life, Freedom” movement, ICU illuminates the events and human experiences of the uprising through the intersecting lives of five Iranian women.
The movement began after the death of Mahsa Amini while in the custody of Iran’s morality police, sparking nationwide protests led by women and girls demanding dignity, freedom, and basic human rights. What followed was one of the most significant protest movements in modern Iranian history and a brutal crackdown by the regime.
ICU is a full-length play currently in development as part of Golden Thread’s New Threads Staged Reading Series. New Threads is Golden Thread’s annual staged reading series that engages its audience in the process of playmaking and allows writers of Middle Eastern and non-Middle Eastern descent an authentic and supportive space to develop work about the Middle East.
Because the events that inspired the work continue to resonate so deeply, the artists wanted to share the story with audiences now rather than wait for the play’s final production. Portions of the performance will be presented with scripts in hand as part of the play’s ongoing development process.
The title ICU operates on several levels. It references the intensive care units where injured protesters sought treatment. It declares “I see you”—the fundamental demand to be witnessed, recognized, and remembered. It also evokes the eye itself and the power of sight, which became a powerful symbol throughout the movement.
The play begins on a hopeful morning in the midst of the Women, Life, Freedom protests. From there, it follows the aftermath of a single day and night, tracing the lives of women whose futures are forever altered by the choices they make and the events they endure.
Through humor, resilience, grief, friendship, and extraordinary courage, ICU explores what it costs to demand your humanity—and what it takes to keep fighting for it. With some laughs.
Written by: Leyla Modirzadeh & Domenique Lozano
Performed by: Bridgette Loriaux
Presented by Red Poppy Art House and Golden Thread Productions.
About Golden Thread Productions
Golden Thread Productions is a San Francisco-based theatre company dedicated to exploring Middle Eastern cultures, diverse perspectives, and global immigrant experiences. Founded in 1996, it is the first American theatre company devoted to the Middle East and its diaspora. Through new play development, education programs, and its signature ReOrient Festival, Golden Thread champions underrepresented voices and creates powerful opportunities for cultural exchange, dialogue, and artistic innovation.
ARTISTS
Bridgette Loriaux is an award-winning actor, writer, director, choreographer, and movement artist known for her highly physical and visually inventive approach to storytelling. Her work includes the off-Broadway dance-theatre piece 2½ Breaths, award-winning productions for Marin Shakespeare Company, and movement direction for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time at San Francisco Playhouse. Internationally, she has toured throughout Europe, South America, and Egypt, performed at the Beijing Olympic Games, and continues to develop innovative work as both a theatre artist and movement educator.

Domenique Lozano is a director, actress, vocal coach, and educator based on the West Coast. She has served as a Resident Artist with American Conservatory Theater and an Associate Artist with California Shakespeare Theater. Her directing credits include productions with Marin Shakespeare Company, ACT, UC Berkeley, TheatreFirst, and Southern Oregon University. As an actor, she has performed with Cal Shakes, ACT, Berkeley Rep, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, and numerous regional theatres across the country.

Leyla Modirzadeh (co-writer) is an Iranian-American artist, actress, and director. She has performed in theaters across the country including Cincinnati Playhouse, A Contemporary Theatre, The Group Theatre, Wisdom Bridge Theatre in Chicago, Speakeasy Stage in Boston, The Kennedy Center in DC, La Mama ETC and New York Theatre Workshop in New York. She was seen most recently at Indiana Repertory Theatre as Roya in English. In addition to her professional stage work, Leyla is known for her collaborations with renowned theatre artist Ping Chong. She has a BA in Humanities from UC Berkeley, MFA in acting from University of Washington.

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ICU (I See You) : A One-Woman Play
2026-06-20 19:30 - 21:00
ICU (I See You)
A one-woman staged reading inspired by Iran’s “Women, Life, Freedom” movement
Presented by
Red Poppy Art House and Golden Thread Productions present a special theatrical reading of ICU (I See You) by Leyla Modirzadeh and Domenique Lozano, a one-woman play performed by Bridgette Loriaux.
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Dates
Friday, June 19
Doors: 7:00 PM | Performance: 7:30–9:00 PM
Saturday, June 20
Doors: 7:00 PM | Performance: 7:30–9:00 PM
Sunday, June 21
Doors: 1:30 PM | Performance: 2:00–3:30 PM
Venue
Red Poppy Art House
2698 Folsom Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
Please Note

Seating is limited.
Doors open 30 minutes before the performance.
Late seating may not be accommodated.
Please allow extra time for parking.

Advance tickets are available online. You are required to purchase advance tickets for this event.
*Due to the theatrical nature of this performance, the show begins promptly and late seating may not be permitted.
RSVP on Facebook & buy tickets:

GET TICKETS

ABOUT THE PLAY
Red Poppy Art House and Golden Thread Productions proudly presents ICU (I See You), a one-woman theatrical reading written by Leyla Modirzadeh and Domenique Lozano, and performed by Bridgette Loriaux.
Inspired by Iran’s 2022–2023 “Women, Life, Freedom” movement, ICU illuminates the events and human experiences of the uprising through the intersecting lives of five Iranian women.
The movement began after the death of Mahsa Amini while in the custody of Iran’s morality police, sparking nationwide protests led by women and girls demanding dignity, freedom, and basic human rights. What followed was one of the most significant protest movements in modern Iranian history and a brutal crackdown by the regime.
ICU is a full-length play currently in development as part of Golden Thread’s New Threads Staged Reading Series. New Threads is Golden Thread’s annual staged reading series that engages its audience in the process of playmaking and allows writers of Middle Eastern and non-Middle Eastern descent an authentic and supportive space to develop work about the Middle East.
Because the events that inspired the work continue to resonate so deeply, the artists wanted to share the story with audiences now rather than wait for the play’s final production. Portions of the performance will be presented with scripts in hand as part of the play’s ongoing development process.
The title ICU operates on several levels. It references the intensive care units where injured protesters sought treatment. It declares “I see you”—the fundamental demand to be witnessed, recognized, and remembered. It also evokes the eye itself and the power of sight, which became a powerful symbol throughout the movement.
The play begins on a hopeful morning in the midst of the Women, Life, Freedom protests. From there, it follows the aftermath of a single day and night, tracing the lives of women whose futures are forever altered by the choices they make and the events they endure.
Through humor, resilience, grief, friendship, and extraordinary courage, ICU explores what it costs to demand your humanity—and what it takes to keep fighting for it. With some laughs.
Written by: Leyla Modirzadeh & Domenique Lozano
Performed by: Bridgette Loriaux
Presented by Red Poppy Art House and Golden Thread Productions.
About Golden Thread Productions
Golden Thread Productions is a San Francisco-based theatre company dedicated to exploring Middle Eastern cultures, diverse perspectives, and global immigrant experiences. Founded in 1996, it is the first American theatre company devoted to the Middle East and its diaspora. Through new play development, education programs, and its signature ReOrient Festival, Golden Thread champions underrepresented voices and creates powerful opportunities for cultural exchange, dialogue, and artistic innovation.
ARTISTS
Bridgette Loriaux is an award-winning actor, writer, director, choreographer, and movement artist known for her highly physical and visually inventive approach to storytelling. Her work includes the off-Broadway dance-theatre piece 2½ Breaths, award-winning productions for Marin Shakespeare Company, and movement direction for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time at San Francisco Playhouse. Internationally, she has toured throughout Europe, South America, and Egypt, performed at the Beijing Olympic Games, and continues to develop innovative work as both a theatre artist and movement educator.

Domenique Lozano is a director, actress, vocal coach, and educator based on the West Coast. She has served as a Resident Artist with American Conservatory Theater and an Associate Artist with California Shakespeare Theater. Her directing credits include productions with Marin Shakespeare Company, ACT, UC Berkeley, TheatreFirst, and Southern Oregon University. As an actor, she has performed with Cal Shakes, ACT, Berkeley Rep, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, and numerous regional theatres across the country.

Leyla Modirzadeh (co-writer) is an Iranian-American artist, actress, and director. She has performed in theaters across the country including Cincinnati Playhouse, A Contemporary Theatre, The Group Theatre, Wisdom Bridge Theatre in Chicago, Speakeasy Stage in Boston, The Kennedy Center in DC, La Mama ETC and New York Theatre Workshop in New York. She was seen most recently at Indiana Repertory Theatre as Roya in English. In addition to her professional stage work, Leyla is known for her collaborations with renowned theatre artist Ping Chong. She has a BA in Humanities from UC Berkeley, MFA in acting from University of Washington.

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ICU (I See You) : A One-Woman Play
2026-06-21 14:00 - 15:30
ICU (I See You)
A one-woman staged reading inspired by Iran’s “Women, Life, Freedom” movement
Presented by
Red Poppy Art House and Golden Thread Productions present a special theatrical reading of ICU (I See You) by Leyla Modirzadeh and Domenique Lozano, a one-woman play performed by Bridgette Loriaux.
Dates
Friday, June 19
Doors: 7:00 PM | Performance: 7:30–9:00 PM
Saturday, June 20
Doors: 7:00 PM | Performance: 7:30–9:00 PM
Sunday, June 21
Doors: 1:30 PM | Performance: 2:00–3:30 PM
Venue
Red Poppy Art House
2698 Folsom Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
Please Note

Seating is limited.
Doors open 30 minutes before the performance.
Late seating may not be accommodated.
Please allow extra time for parking.

Advance tickets are available online. You are required to purchase advance tickets for this event.
*Due to the theatrical nature of this performance, the show begins promptly and late seating may not be permitted.
RSVP on Facebook & buy tickets:

GET TICKETS

ABOUT THE PLAY
Red Poppy Art House and Golden Thread Productions proudly presents ICU (I See You), a one-woman theatrical reading written by Leyla Modirzadeh and Domenique Lozano, and performed by Bridgette Loriaux.
Inspired by Iran’s 2022–2023 “Women, Life, Freedom” movement, ICU illuminates the events and human experiences of the uprising through the intersecting lives of five Iranian women.
The movement began after the death of Mahsa Amini while in the custody of Iran’s morality police, sparking nationwide protests led by women and girls demanding dignity, freedom, and basic human rights. What followed was one of the most significant protest movements in modern Iranian history and a brutal crackdown by the regime.
ICU is a full-length play currently in development as part of Golden Thread’s New Threads Staged Reading Series. New Threads is Golden Thread’s annual staged reading series that engages its audience in the process of playmaking and allows writers of Middle Eastern and non-Middle Eastern descent an authentic and supportive space to develop work about the Middle East.
Because the events that inspired the work continue to resonate so deeply, the artists wanted to share the story with audiences now rather than wait for the play’s final production. Portions of the performance will be presented with scripts in hand as part of the play’s ongoing development process.
The title ICU operates on several levels. It references the intensive care units where injured protesters sought treatment. It declares “I see you”—the fundamental demand to be witnessed, recognized, and remembered. It also evokes the eye itself and the power of sight, which became a powerful symbol throughout the movement.
The play begins on a hopeful morning in the midst of the Women, Life, Freedom protests. From there, it follows the aftermath of a single day and night, tracing the lives of women whose futures are forever altered by the choices they make and the events they endure.
Through humor, resilience, grief, friendship, and extraordinary courage, ICU explores what it costs to demand your humanity—and what it takes to keep fighting for it. With some laughs.
Written by: Leyla Modirzadeh & Domenique Lozano
Performed by: Bridgette Loriaux
Presented by Red Poppy Art House and Golden Thread Productions.
About Golden Thread Productions
Golden Thread Productions is a San Francisco-based theatre company dedicated to exploring Middle Eastern cultures, diverse perspectives, and global immigrant experiences. Founded in 1996, it is the first American theatre company devoted to the Middle East and its diaspora. Through new play development, education programs, and its signature ReOrient Festival, Golden Thread champions underrepresented voices and creates powerful opportunities for cultural exchange, dialogue, and artistic innovation.
ARTISTS
Bridgette Loriaux is an award-winning actor, writer, director, choreographer, and movement artist known for her highly physical and visually inventive approach to storytelling. Her work includes the off-Broadway dance-theatre piece 2½ Breaths, award-winning productions for Marin Shakespeare Company, and movement direction for The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time at San Francisco Playhouse. Internationally, she has toured throughout Europe, South America, and Egypt, performed at the Beijing Olympic Games, and continues to develop innovative work as both a theatre artist and movement educator.

Domenique Lozano is a director, actress, vocal coach, and educator based on the West Coast. She has served as a Resident Artist with American Conservatory Theater and an Associate Artist with California Shakespeare Theater. Her directing credits include productions with Marin Shakespeare Company, ACT, UC Berkeley, TheatreFirst, and Southern Oregon University. As an actor, she has performed with Cal Shakes, ACT, Berkeley Rep, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, and numerous regional theatres across the country.

Leyla Modirzadeh (co-writer) is an Iranian-American artist, actress, and director. She has performed in theaters across the country including Cincinnati Playhouse, A Contemporary Theatre, The Group Theatre, Wisdom Bridge Theatre in Chicago, Speakeasy Stage in Boston, The Kennedy Center in DC, La Mama ETC and New York Theatre Workshop in New York. She was seen most recently at Indiana Repertory Theatre as Roya in English. In addition to her professional stage work, Leyla is known for her collaborations with renowned theatre artist Ping Chong. She has a BA in Humanities from UC Berkeley, MFA in acting from University of Washington.

ICU (I See You) : A One-Woman Play

Reuse, Repurpose, Reimagine: Interactive Mending Workshop
2026-06-27 13:00 - 16:00
Join us to learn about mending clothes, bags, and fabric items, and even work on your project with guidance and materials from Verda Bursal. You can bring your own item(s) in need of mending and/or work with scrap pieces from Verda’s stash.
Thread and tools will be provided, including a sewing machine if you’re feeling brave!
The workshop will be entirely donation-based. No tickets, no need to RSVP, pay what you can for your alteration and/or lesson.

Verda Bursal is the creator of Waste to Hip, a project dedicated to mending and upcycling fabric goods as well as teaching others how to do the same. She is proud to carry on the millennia-old tradition of turning plant and animal fibers into useful three-dimensional objects, and firmly believes that most fabric items have more life they can live.
Read more about her project: https://www.wastetohip.com/

Waste to Hip by Verda Bursal

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August 1st MAPP
2026-08-01 19:00 - 22:00
August 1st MAPP: Songs Across the World

THIS IS A FREE EVENT
Saturday, August 1st, 2026 | 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Join us for an evening that celebrates the richness of our global musical landscape. Songs Across the World brings together four distinct performances that span continents, traditions, and contemporary expressions, offering a journey from intimate storytelling to joyful celebration.
Red Poppy Art House
MAPP (Mission Arts & Performance Project)
2698 23rd @ Folsom
Curator: Dina Zarif
7:00 pm- 7:35 pm
Libres (songs for the heart)
Mónica María (Jarana and voice)
7:50 pm – 8:40 pm
Kaimera (Balkan, Greek, Turkish)
Ryan Feldthouse (oud, bouzouki and violin)
Jesse Torre (flamenco guitar)
9:00 PM – 10:00 PM
LA GENTE SF (Cumbia, Salsa, Reggaeton)
Rafa Sarria Bustamante (vocals, guitar)
Diana Rivera (vocals, percussion)
Jesse Weber (percussion, Vocals)
Monica Maria (bass, vocals)
MAPP (Mission Arts & Performance Project)
Launched in 2003, the Mission Arts & Performance Project (MAPP) is a homegrown bi-monthly, multidisciplinary, intercultural event that takes place in the Mission District of San Francisco. On the first Saturday of every even month of the year, the MAPP transforms ordinary spaces, such as private garages, gardens, living rooms, studios, street corners, and small businesses into pop-up performance and exhibition sites for a day/night of intimate-scale artistic and cultural exchange among a kaleidoscope of individuals and communities.
RED POPPY MAPP TEAM:
Artistic Director | Managing Director: Dina Zarif
Content manager: Jennie Legary
Host: Verda Bursal
ABOUT THE PERFORMING ARTISTS

Libres
Songs for the Heart
Mónica María – Jarana and voice
Monica María’s music reflects her Californian roots mixed with traditional and contemporary sounds of Latin America. Her songs are innovative and expressive of a world where cultures coexist, where fear is transformed by compassion, where we learn to truly love ourselves, and where we view the world from an empathetic and holistic state of mind. A vocalist, multi instrumentalist and composer, she’s a graduate of San Francisco State University who has spent more than half her life songwriting and performing various genres such as Son Jarocho, Son Cubano, Salsa, Folk and Jazz.

Kaimera
Contemporary World Fusion
Ryan Feldthouse – oud, bouzouki and violin
Jesse Torre – lamenco guitar
Kaimera is a thoughtfully crafted ensemble, led by Ryan Feldthouse on oud, bouzouki and violin, and Jesse Torre on flamenco guitar. Their music is a fusion of Balkan, Flamenco, Greek, and Turkish influences, creating a layered and beautiful soundscape. With a balance of precision and spontaneity, Kaimera offers an immersive musical experience – perfect for special events, where their performance invites the audience to listen closely and connect.

LA GENTE SF
Cumbia, Salsa, Reggaeton
Rafa Sarria Bustamante – vocals, guitar
Diana Rivera – vocals, percussion
Jesse Weber – percussion, Vocals
Monica Maria – bass, vocals
LA GENTE SF was born in the Mission District of San Francisco, California. The group is led by Rafa Sarria Bustamante: singer-songwriter and voting member of the Recording Academy/Grammy’s. LA GENTE SF has created their own unique blend of Cumbia, Salsa, and Reggaeton. Their music and live shows fuse together rhythms, dances and cultural influences from all over Latino America and the Caribbean with a distinct San Francisco flavor, to create an infectious, high energy dance party. LA GENTE SF have just released “Llama Cumbia”, their second single and music video from their 5th studio album “Entre 2 Mundos.” The Band is currently on their 2026 World Tour with dates in the USA, Colombia, Mexico & more.

Preview the Artists
Mónica María

LA GENTE SF

MAPP GENERAL PROGRAM
Join us in MAPP at all other spaces throughout the Mission District.

IN PERSON EVENT DETAILS
Time: August 1st, 2026, 7pm- 10pm (IN-PERSON)
Admission: Free!

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