With support from the California Arts Council, Urban Jazz Dance Company will produce the 10th annual Bay Area International Deaf Dance Festival. Held August 2022 in San Francisco, two weekends of performances will highlight Deaf and Hard of Hearing artists. Funds will be used for artist and production fees.
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.