The Soiled Dove

09/02/2026

The revelry continues!

There’s a special kind of joy beneath the Tortona Big Top this season.

Night after night, our extraordinary company of artists, musicians, mischief-makers, and world-class performers has been bringing The Soiled Dove to life, with the incomparable Joan Baez joining us once again for this wild and wonderful ride. When we tell you this season is spectacular, that is an understatement.

The laughter, the music, the beautiful chaos, and the sheer joy we see in our audiences each weekend are exactly why we do what we do.

And we’re delighted this next chapter has been officially extended through November 7th.

Come join beneath the Big Top and see what all the revelry is about.

📍 Radium Runway, Alameda Point
🎟️ Tickets: https://www.tixr.com/groups/vaudevire

Photos by Luc Asbury

09/01/2026

What a weekend beneath the Tortona Big Top. ❤️‍🔥

Thank you to everyone who joined us for another raucous round of music, mischief, and revelry at The Soiled Dove. You certainly know how to make a tent come alive.

Missed the fun? We do it all over again this Friday and Saturday night.

Gather your most decadent companions and join the revelry at Radium Runway on the Alameda Point waterfront.

The Soiled Dove runs now through November 7.
Tickets: https://www.tixr.com/groups/vaudevire

amazing photos by Robin Fadtke

08/28/2026

The revelry resumes this weekend 🔥

The Soiled Dove returns this Friday and Saturday beneath the Tortona Big Top. The velvet curtains are drawn, the champagne is chilling, and our Lovely Lotta awaits to serenade you through an evening of music, mischief, and beautiful chaos along the Barbary Coast, circa 1890.

Join Vau de Vire Society at Radium Runway on the Alameda Point waterfront, now through November 7.

Reserve your tickets: https://www.tixr.com/groups/vaudevire

08/27/2026

A big top with a view.

The Tortona Big Top rises in the skyline at on the historic Alameda Point waterfront, framed by Oakland and San Francisco across the Bay.

Once part of the former Naval Air Station, this remarkable stretch of shoreline is being reimagined as a destination for arts, culture and community.

These views were captured by one of the artists featured in The Soiled Dove gallery.

Join the cast of Vau de Vire Society for an evening of spectacle beneath the tent.

Now playing through November 7 at Alameda Point
Tickets: https://www.tixr.com/groups/vaudevire

08/24/2026

The Alameda Pulse visited the Tortona Big Top to experience The Soiled Dove for themselves. See the dinner, circus, and Barbary Coast mischief through local eyes. 🎪🥂

Now playing at Alameda Point’s Radium Runway through November 7!

Experience if yourself: https://www.tixr.com/groups/vaudevire

08/23/2026

Even the wildest revelry needs a brief intermission. 🕊

The Soiled Dove resumes next weekend beneath the Tortona Big Top. We’ll see you back at Radium Runway in Alameda Point August 28– Nov.7

🎟️ Reserve your seats:

Juliano Wade and Joan Baez , photographed by

08/21/2026

“The circus acts are dazzling.” “The 12,000-square-foot Italian circus tent is otherworldly.” And Frank Ferrante’s Caesar? “A bucket-list performance in its own right.”

Thank you SF Classical Voice and Yoshi Kato for joining Vau de Vire Society beneath the Tortona Big Top and capturing the music, mischief, and spectacle of The Soiled Dove.

Read the full review below, then join us at Alameda Point’s Radium Runway, extended through through November 7. 🎪

Acrobatics, burlesque, and a three-course dinner share a tent with a Rock & Roll Hall of Famer.

08/17/2026

"Rather than feeling like you're simply arriving to watch a show, The Soiled Dove creates an entire world for you to enter, making the experience begin long before the first official performance."

Thank you BroadwayWorld for the wonderful review of The Soiled Dove! We're incredibly grateful for the thoughtful words and are thrilled that the magic beneath the Tortona Big Top resonated.

🎪 Read the full review below!

What happens when dinner, circus, cabaret, and a trip back in time all collide under one tent?