Traveling Shoes

Fri September 4th Open 10 AM–5 PM Join DVT—the trio of composer Damani Rhodes, vocalist VADIA, and poet Tongo Eisen-Martin—for a live performance of their album Traveling Shoes inside the exhibition Dread Scott: The Body Politic. Traveling Shoes explores Black life, political consciousness, community resistance, and liberation, framing physical and spiritual journeys as an invitation to find hope, beauty, and humanity amid social chaos. DVT will meld jazz, poetry, and soulful sounds that beckon the audience to tune in, listen deeply, and surrender to the experience at hand. Music begins promptly at 7pm, with a chance to view Dread Scott: The Body Politic before and after the set. Be sure to stop by the Creativity Explored residency in YBCA’s Front Door Gallery for hands-on artmaking. Seating limited, RSVP recommended. Bar in the lobby, through no drinks allowed in the gallery. Music beings promptly at 7pm. Lead image: photo by Cinque Mubarek. YBCA programs are made possible in part by Bloomberg Philanthropies, Blue Shield Of California, Bob A. Ross Foundation, City and County of San Francisco, Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), Malia Simonds, Mayor Daniel Lurie, National Endowment for the Arts, Pisces Foundation, The Ron Conway Family, Salesforce, San Francisco Office of Economic and Workforce Development, Silicon Valley Community Foundation, The Svane Family Foundation, The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, Yerba Buena Gardens Conservancy, Yerba Buena Partnership, and the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Board of Directors and Members. Wednesday, October 7, 2026, 7 PM Co-presented by Creativity Explored & YBCA Wednesday, October 14, 2026, 5–8 PM August 7, 2026–January 3, 2027 Co-Presented by GaHee Park, Michael Vass & YBCA Saturdays, August 15–October 31, 2026, 2 PM