BAY AREA INTERNATIONAL DEAF DANCE FESTIVAL
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COME BACK JULY 15, 2024
Bay Area International Deaf Dance Festival
IN-Person
Mission: The Bay Area International Deaf Dance Festival (BAIDDF) is an annual event produced by Urban Jazz Dance company that consists of performances and workshops that highlight the important contributions that Deaf and Hard of Hearing (HoH) artists make to our community.
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Artistic Director:
Mr. Antoine Hunter
Assistant Director:
Ms. Zahna Simon
Bay Area International Deaf Dance Festival
2024
All in person!
IMPORTANT INFORMATION -
PLEASE WATCH VIDEO
BELOW
Urban Jazz Dance Company team
explain our festival in ASL
(Play the video)
Not to be missed,
12th Annual Bay Area International Deaf Dance Festival
features local Bay Area talent and will be flying artists into the Bay Area, CaLifornia from Washington, DC, AFRICA, New York, and many parts of California, and more!
We are proud to feature diverse sign languages including,
but not limited to: Spanish speaking/voicing,
American Sign Language, and
International Sign Language.
Access Information for All Shows:
•ASL/English interpretation at each show
•Deaf International Sign Language interpretation
and
•Audio Description (If requested)
12th Annual Bay Area International Deaf Dance Festival
features local Bay Area talent and will be flying artists into the Bay Area, CaLifornia from Washington, DC, AFRICA, New York, and many parts of California, and more!
We are proud to feature diverse sign languages including,
but not limited to: Spanish speaking/voicing,
American Sign Language, and
International Sign Language.
Access Information for All Shows:
•ASL/English interpretation at each show
•Deaf International Sign Language interpretation
and
•Audio Description (If requested)
Where:
At Dance mission theater
3316 24th St, San Francisco, CA 94110.
(NEAR 24 MISSION BART STATION)
Date and Time:
Fri, Aug 9th - 7:30pm
Sat, Aug 10th- 7:30pm
Sun, Aug 11th- 3:00pm
Price:
$40 at Door
$25 on line
$12 Youth (under 16)
Babies Free
Youth (under 18) Ask your parent permission!!
Antoine Hunter PurpleFireCrow Director of festival
The Director's notes:
during the beginning of COVID-19 (coronavirus disease) we notice Deaf people did not have access to same information on what was going on until at least 3 weeks later than hearing communities.
When the pandemic began, government officials began holding daily press briefings to update the public on television and online. Interpreters were not present for Deaf Communities and even when they were provided they were often unqualified and unable to communicate effectively. We understand what it like to be left out so therefore we will do our best to make sure no one feel left out!
As founder of Bay Area International Deaf dance festival -
My dance company lost over 30 thousand dollars worth of opportunity, to give to our dances, business, and community.
We had not given up.
I want to be honest. I did not thik the festival was going tolast because of the price of everything going up. Even access went up higer. many people think that deaf folk get discount for everything like theater cost and interpreter but we here to tell you no we deaf and disabled artists struggle the most because arts plus access need cost extra. We are still here even when it get hard every year but now it is 2023- we made it to 11 year of the bay area international Deaf dance festival !!!!
#DeafWoke !
please join us for an amazing event!
We are bringing our heart and passion and making it virtual for all to join us!
We love you communities!!!
-Antoine Hunter/PurpleFireCrow
during the beginning of COVID-19 (coronavirus disease) we notice Deaf people did not have access to same information on what was going on until at least 3 weeks later than hearing communities.
When the pandemic began, government officials began holding daily press briefings to update the public on television and online. Interpreters were not present for Deaf Communities and even when they were provided they were often unqualified and unable to communicate effectively. We understand what it like to be left out so therefore we will do our best to make sure no one feel left out!
As founder of Bay Area International Deaf dance festival -
My dance company lost over 30 thousand dollars worth of opportunity, to give to our dances, business, and community.
We had not given up.
I want to be honest. I did not thik the festival was going tolast because of the price of everything going up. Even access went up higer. many people think that deaf folk get discount for everything like theater cost and interpreter but we here to tell you no we deaf and disabled artists struggle the most because arts plus access need cost extra. We are still here even when it get hard every year but now it is 2023- we made it to 11 year of the bay area international Deaf dance festival !!!!
#DeafWoke !
please join us for an amazing event!
We are bringing our heart and passion and making it virtual for all to join us!
We love you communities!!!
-Antoine Hunter/PurpleFireCrow
Intersection for the Arts
is the fiscal sponsor for
Urban Jazz Dance Company’s Bay Area International Deaf Dance Festival. Visit: https://www.theintersection.org/
!!! EXCITING NEW !!!
We leached new website!
WWW.DeafDAW.com
#DeafWokeArtisticWellness
Mission Statement
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Purpose
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Deaf Woke Artistic Wellness (#DeafWokeArtisitcWellness) focuses on the community of Deaf, Hard of Hearing (HOH), DeafBlind, and Plus-Disabled BIPOC people who face challenges in their daily lives, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.
#DeafWokeArtisticWellness enlightens them to share their daily resources to support, uplift, and raise awareness with each other, including with others who come to this center of self-help and educational resources. This ideal brings the BIPOC community to learn and thrive creatively in their daily lives, improving wellness and becoming better in their mental health. |
ALSO, THIS CENTER OF SELF-ADVOCATE RESOURCES ENCOURAGES THEM TO GAIN NEW KNOWLEDGE ABOUT BECOMING INDEPENDENT. THE ACCESS TO COMMUNICATION WITH CLOSED CAPTIONS AND TRANSCRIPTS IN FRIENDLY VISUALS GIVES FULL ACCESS TO THE BIPOC COMMUNITY OF DEAF, HOH, DEAFBLIND, AND PLUS-DISABLED PEOPLE OF ANY AGE, EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND, GENDER, AND RELIGION.
#DEAFWOKEARTISITCWELLNESS BRINGS TO THEM THE GREAT BENEFITS OF IMPROVED LIVING SKILLS FOR THEIR MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS CREATIVELY IN EVERY INSPIRATION IN WELL BEINGS. |