Join us for a performance, lecture and Q&A featuring Antoine Hunter, also known as PurpleFireCrow, an award-winning internationally known Black, Indigenous, Deaf, and Disabled choreographer, dancer, actor, instructor, speaker, producer, and Deaf advocate.
The lecture will be presented in American Sign Language (ASL), with spoken English interpretation and live professional captioning available.
Hunter is the founder of the Urban Jazz Dance Company, a San Francisco-based company that creates opportunities for Deaf and Disabled artists from marginalized backgrounds, as well as the Bay Area International Deaf Dance Festival and “#DeafWoke,” Hunter's live-streamed talk show that amplifies Deaf voices, raising awareness about Deaf culture and intersectionality through conversations with diverse guests.
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While this event is in-person-only, individuals may attend a free livestreamed panel featuring Hunter and other Deaf professionals, titled "Deaf Fire: Finding Your Path in a Hearing World," at 12:30 p.m. on Oct. 7.
This event is presented in partnership with the McBurney Disability Resource Center, with support from the Anonymous Fund Grant, Division of the Arts, Associate Vice Chancellor Fernie Rodriguez, Disability Cultural Center, UW–Madison Language Sciences Event Committee and Dance Department.
