With support from the California Arts Council, Diamond Wave will present the fourth annual THEYFRIEND, a multiday performance festival uplifting, centering and celebrating nonbinary performers. Presented in San Francisco in collaboration with local arts presenters and nightlife venues, THEYFRIEND will feature approx. 40 nonbinary performers and attract an estimated audience of 500 people. Funding will also support festival documentation and the subsequent on-demand stream in early 2024.
Diamond Wave currently offers two programmatic thrusts. The THEYFRIEND Nonbinary Performance Festival and events uplift, center and celebrate nonbinary identity through dynamic performances and community-building events. Our community-centered consulting services center peer exchange and artist-to-artist learning focused on professional and creative development as well as creating economic opportunity for creatives.

