Grantee Database
Urban Jazz Dance Company
Grant Year
2025-26
Grant Program
General Operating Support
Award Amount
$21,300.00
Project Description
With support from the California Arts Council, Urban Jazz Dance Company will sustain and expand our Deaf-led, intersectional programming from October 2025 through September 2026. We will produce our 18th annual Home Season, present the 12th Bay Area International Deaf Dance Festival, deliver performances and workshops at schools across California, and continue our virtual #DeafWoke series, elevating BIPOC Deaf and Disabled stories. CAC funds will support essential staff, artist fees, and production costs, enabling us to meet increased demands for accessible programming that centers Deaf leadership, racial justice, and disability justice. Our work amplifies the voices of those most impacted by systemic oppression, bridges Deaf, hearing, and Disabled communities, and deepens cultural equity in the performing arts. We will ensure our programs remain accessible, inclusive, and rooted in community leadership.
Organization Summary
UJDC educates audiences about current events, empowering minorities, lack of early access to language for Deaf children and social justice. We provide educational workshops/performances at Deaf schools, mainstream programs, Universities, state colleges and seniors homes in the process, creating a healing space for many who have experienced domestic abuse. UJDC passionately visits over 70 schools per year, local to International, working with both hearing and Deaf people of all ages and abilities.
Organization
Urban Jazz Dance Company
Address
1446 Market Street
San Francisco
94102
County
San Francisco
Region
Bay Area – San Francisco
Phone
(510) 575-9711
Congressional District
California's 12th congressional district
State Assembly District
District 17
State Senate District
District 11
