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
2025
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,
13th 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, Arkansas, 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:
Access Information for All Shows is important to UJDC:
•ASL/English interpretation at each show
•Deaf International Sign Language interpretation
• CART LIVE CAPTIONS (SATURDAY AUGUST 10th ONLY)
• WHEELCHAIR ACCESS
and
•AUDIO DESCRIPTION (SATURDAY AUGUST 9th ONLY)
Live Audio Description and Haptic Access Tour on Saturday August 9th, 7:30pm by Gabriele Christian of Gravity Access Services for visually impaired audience members.
Haptic Access Tour begins at 6:30pm
Please call 510-575-9711 or email [email protected] to pre-register and reserve a headset.
13th 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, Arkansas, 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:
Access Information for All Shows is important to UJDC:
•ASL/English interpretation at each show
•Deaf International Sign Language interpretation
• CART LIVE CAPTIONS (SATURDAY AUGUST 10th ONLY)
• WHEELCHAIR ACCESS
and
•AUDIO DESCRIPTION (SATURDAY AUGUST 9th ONLY)
Live Audio Description and Haptic Access Tour on Saturday August 9th, 7:30pm by Gabriele Christian of Gravity Access Services for visually impaired audience members.
Haptic Access Tour begins at 6:30pm
Please call 510-575-9711 or email [email protected] to pre-register and reserve a headset.
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Where:
At Dance mission theater
3316 24th St, San Francisco, CA 94110.
(NEAR 24 MISSION BART STATION)
Where:
At Dance mission theater
3316 24th St, San Francisco, CA 94110.
(NEAR 24 MISSION BART STATION)
URBAN JAZZ DANCE COMPANY TEAM
EXPLAIN OUR FESTIVAL IN ASL
(PLAY THE VIDEO)
Date and Time:
Fri, Aug 8th - 7:30pm
Sat, Aug 8th- 7:30pm
Sun, Aug 10th- 3:00pm
Price:
Purchase General Tickets
at the door cost: Purchase General Tickets
online cost:
$25. ($12 for Youthages 7-16,
and babies cost FREE!)
Youth (under 18) Ask your parent permission!!
!!!IMportant News!!!
Bay Area International Deaf Dance Festival
Thursday, August 7 | 6 PM
Special Event:
California Academy of Sciences NightLife Remix
Come join the festival artists at this very special event featuring live performances & music, Deaf DJs, Deaf socail group dance
and
while you explore everything California Academy of Sciences has to offer!!!
Ticket on sale now
(select August 7):
https://www.calacademy.org/nightlife
Last year was over hundreds people to join us last year-
So here we are for this year
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2025
Location: 55 Music Concourse Dr, San Francisco, CA 94118
The following logos are featured: Intersection for the Arts, ASL interpretation, closed captioning, wheelchair access, Urban Jazz Dance Company, Bay Area International Deaf Dance Festival, California Academy of Sciences, and NightLife.
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Bay Area International Deaf Dance Festival WorkShops
Workshop
&
Artist Panel
Descriptions
Bay Area International Deaf Dance Festival workshop
Come join our 13th Annual Bay Area International Deaf Dance Festival Workshops taught by Deaf artists!
All workshops and presentations are open to both Deaf and Hearing
More details at www.realurbanjazzdance.com
Cost: Free
Access Information for Workshops: ASL, English voice interpretation
Workshop Descriptions below:
Friday Morning Workshop
&
Saturday Morning
Panel
New information
from Artists Panel:
for Streaming in SPanish please click here
&
Sunday Morning
free Youth dance Workshop
Sunday Morning Workshop
Click here for Fred Beam's Workshop
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/
“This activity was supported in part by San Francisco Grants for the Arts, the Fleishhacker Foundation, the Zellerbach Family Foundation and fiscally sponsored by Intersection for the Arts.”
Antoine Hunter PurpleFireCrow Director of festival
The Director's notes:
this year, we enter a sacred chapter--
one of transformation, of loud and quiet celebration, and of deep remembrance.
There are people we’ve lost—beloved souls whose names we cannot say, and some we are not yet ready to share.and some we honor them loudly from the top of our heart. We carry them in our movement, in our silence, in our dance. We celebrate them gently, and we remember them with love.
I’m especially excited for this year’s Bay Area International Deaf Dance Festival. Artists are flying in from all corners of the world—because this festival is more than an event. For many, it’s a lifeline. A space of hope. A sacred circle that reminds us: you belong.
This festival is bigger than me. Bigger than any single artist or administrator. It exists because people believe in the healing power of being seen, being valued, and being heard.
Here, Deaf, Disabled, and hearing people alike come to share their stories, not just to be witnessed—but to witness each other.
As I always say:
Just because you can hear, doesn’t mean you know how to listen.
So listen with your heart.
With your spirit.
With your eyes.
With your whole being.
And I promise--
I will shift to meet you.
With love and purpose,
Antoine Hunter / PurpleFireCrow
Founder & Director
this year, we enter a sacred chapter--
one of transformation, of loud and quiet celebration, and of deep remembrance.
There are people we’ve lost—beloved souls whose names we cannot say, and some we are not yet ready to share.and some we honor them loudly from the top of our heart. We carry them in our movement, in our silence, in our dance. We celebrate them gently, and we remember them with love.
I’m especially excited for this year’s Bay Area International Deaf Dance Festival. Artists are flying in from all corners of the world—because this festival is more than an event. For many, it’s a lifeline. A space of hope. A sacred circle that reminds us: you belong.
This festival is bigger than me. Bigger than any single artist or administrator. It exists because people believe in the healing power of being seen, being valued, and being heard.
Here, Deaf, Disabled, and hearing people alike come to share their stories, not just to be witnessed—but to witness each other.
As I always say:
Just because you can hear, doesn’t mean you know how to listen.
So listen with your heart.
With your spirit.
With your eyes.
With your whole being.
And I promise--
I will shift to meet you.
With love and purpose,
Antoine Hunter / PurpleFireCrow
Founder & Director
Last year we lost two Dance who passed away. Today we still honor them
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Linda Steele II
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Mel Chua
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Just share what Happen at the end of the year for 2023
!!! EXCITING NEW !!!
We Launched
new website!
WWW.DeafDAW.com
#DeafWokeArtisticWellness
Mission Statement
and
Purpose
and
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. |