Gustavia | 2025 SF Dance Film Festival

Director: Guillaume Klein

Choreographer: Pär Isberg

(France, 2025) 118 minutes

Live Performance Capture, Ballet

Based on a remarkable true story, Gustavia is a visually stunning performance capture of the Royal Swedish Opera’s production about Gustav Badin, an enslaved child brought to the Swedish royal court who grew into a dancer, diplomat, and Freemason. With commanding performances by Guillaume Diop and choreography by Pär Isberg, this sweeping production blends ballet, theater, and history to examine identity, power, and cultural erasure. Set to a rich score by Brahms, Bologne, and Beethoven, Gustavia resurrects a hidden figure of European history with elegance, fire, and depth.

10:30a | House Opens

11:00a | Program begins

Runtime: 125 minutes

Tickets purchased at the door will cost $1 additional per ticket.

Venue Accessibility: Brava Theater is located at 2781 24th Street. Curb cuts for the sidewalk to the Brava Theater Center are located on the corner of York and 24th Street. The entrance of the theater is on the ground floor and there is an elevator to seating in the upper level of the theater.

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