Please join us in welcoming Antoine Hunter to campus on October 7, 2024 for two extraordinary, free public events
Panel Discussion 12:30-1:30pm (CDT) – Live-stream (Zoom)
An Evening with Antoine Hunter: Performance, Lecture, & Discussion 6:30-8:00pm (CDT) – Live: Shannon Hall
Both events will be in American Sign Language (ASL)
(spoken English interpretation and live professional captioning (CART) will be provided)
Antoine Hunter (aka PurpleFireCrow) is an award-winning internationally known Black, Indigenous, Deaf, Disabled, choreographer, dancer, actor, instructor, speaker, producer, and Deaf advocate.
Panel Discussion
Deaf Fire: Finding Your Path in a Hearing World
Monday October 7, 2024
12:30-1:30pm (CDT)
Live-streamed (Zoom) – Free registration required
Register for the Panel Discussion
Event Accessibility Features
- American Sign Language (ASL)
- Live professional captioning (CART)
- Spoken English interpretation
For additional disability-related accommodation requests, please email us.
Save the Date Video
The following YouTube video is in American Sign Language
Audio Description Transcript and English Transcript – Panel Discussion
(Note the video indicates that event times are CST, but the times are in the current central time, which is CDT)
Panelists
Panelists are all Deaf professionals who will use American Sign Language (ASL) for the discussion.
Spoken English interpretation and live professional captioning (CART) will be provided.
Moderator: Kate Lewandowski (Strategic Support Coordinator, National Deaf Center)
An Evening with Antoine Hunter: Performance, Lecture, & Discussion
Monday October 7, 2024, 6:30-8:00pm (CDT)
Doors open at 6:00pm
Event Accessibility Features
- Accessible location
- American Sign Language (ASL)
- Assistive Listening Devices (ALDs)
- Live professional captioning (CART)
- Spoken English interpretation
Event spaces should be fragrance-free. We kindly ask you not to use perfumes, body sprays, colognes, etc.
For additional accommodation requests, please email us.
Save the Date Video
The following YouTube video is in American Sign Language
Audio Description Transcript and English Transcript – Performance
(Note the video indicates that event times are CST, but the times are in the current central time, which is CDT)
About ‘An Evening with Antoine Hunter’
This event is being co-hosted by the McBurney Disability Resource Center and the Wisconsin Union Directorate (WUD) Distinguished Lecture Series (DLS) Committee. Antoine Hunter and accompanying dancers will start with a stunning dance performance in the beautiful Shannon Hall at UW-Madison’s Memorial Union. Hunter will then give a 30-minute lecture on stage, presented in American Sign Language (ASL). Finally, there will be a Q&A session with questions from the audience. Audience members can sign or voice their questions.
The lecture and Q&A session will have spoken English interpretation and live professional captioning (CART).
Reserve your free tickets for ‘An Evening with Antoine Hunter’
‘An Evening with Antoine Hunter’ Location
Shannon Hall at Memorial Union
800 Langdon Street, Madison, WI 53706
Parking across Park St to the west:
HC White Garage (Lot 6)
600 N Park St
Madison, WI 53706
Shannon Hall is located in the northwest corner of Memorial Union, with an entrance on N. Park Street.
Who is Antoine Hunter?
Antoine Hunter
Founder and Director of the Urban Jazz Dance Co.
Oakland native, Antoine Hunter, aka PurpleFireCrow, is an award-winning internationally known Black, Indigenous, Deaf, Disabled, choreographer, dancer, actor, instructor, speaker, producer and Deaf advocate. He creates opportunities for Disabled, Deaf and hearing artists, produces Deaf-friendly events, and founded the Urban Jazz Dance Company in 2007 and the Bay Area International Deaf Dance Festival in 2013.
Awards include the 2023 Dance Magazine Awards, 2022 Disability Futures Fellowship, 2021 Dance Teacher Award, 2019 National Dance/USA fellowship recognized by the Mayor of Oakland, 2018 inaugural Jeanette Lomujo Bremond Humanity Arts Award and 2017 Isadora Duncan (Izzie) for BAIDDF.
In response to Covid-19 in July 2020, Hunter founded #DeafWoke, an online talk show that amplifies BIPOC Deaf and Disabled stories as a force for cultural change.
Zahna Simon
Assistant Director of the Urban Jazz Dance Co.
Deaf from birth, Zahna Simon is honored 2018 Changemaker for SF Live Oak School, a professional dancer, choreographer, chemist, avid health nutritionist, Deaf advocate and consultant.
Simon received a BS/BFA in Chemistry and Dance at UCI where she trained with Lisa Naugle and Donald McKayle. She is former chemist by day at Vertex Pharmaceuticals and dancer by night in San Diego, including a feature in KPBS TV/Radio special “Deaf Dancer Performs in Trolley Dances.”
Simon is the Assistant Director for Urban Jazz Dance Company, the Bay Area International Deaf Dance Festival and full time office manager at a small Fiduciary Office. She has performed with Kim Epifano, SF Trolley Dances, Alameda ICW, Man Dance Company and more.
Urban Jazz Dance Company
Founded in 2007 by Deaf dancer and choreographer Antoine Hunter, Urban Jazz Dance Company’s (UJDC) mission is to uplift and provide opportunities for Deaf, Hard of hearing (Hoh) and Disabled artists from marginalized backgrounds.
Featuring the syncopation of urban jazz rhythms, the company values the importance of play and performance to connect cultures of all races, ages, abilities, and backgrounds. UJDC performs all over the Bay Area and beyond, including at festivals, such as at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Black Choreographers Festival, CubaCaribe Festival, Art and Soul Festival, DeafNation, DisneyLand Disney’s Signin’ in the Street, Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s Green Show, and the Ethnic Dance Festival.
Its programs thrill Deaf and Hearing audiences alike. UJDC is also the producer of the annual Bay Area International Deaf Dance Festival and views Deafness as a human experience with its own values, principles, and cultural norms.
FAQs
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I am not a student, can I attend the events?
Yes.
Everyone is welcome and encouraged to view the live-stream of the Panel Discussion: Deaf Fire. The Panel Discussion is at 12:30-1:30p (CDT) on Zoom. Pre-registration is required.
An Evening with Antoine Hunter is open to the public and all are welcome to attend. This is a free ticketed event.
How much do the events cost?
Both events are free to attend.
Are these events remote or on campus?
The Panel Discussion: Deaf Fire will be live-streamed via Zoom.
An Evening with Antoine Hunter will be on UW-Madison’s campus at Shannon Hall.
I don't know sign language, Will interpreters and live professional captioning (CART) be provided?
Yes. Both events will be presented in ASL. Spoken English interpretation and live professional captioning will be provided.
Wisconsin Union Theater (Shannon Hall) also offers assistive listening devices (ALDs) for audience members. Ask for the Theater House Manager if you desire to use an ALD.
Is there parking?
Yes. The Wisconsin Union Theater is located in Memorial Union, which is an accessible building with multiple accessible entrances, including one on North Park Street by Shannon Hall as well as another on Langdon Street by the Box Office. There are parking spaces for people with Disabled Parking Identification hang tags in nearby Helen C White Garage (Lot 6) at 600 N. Park Street. Campus visitor parking information can be found at Transportation Service’s Website.
Whom should I contact if I have a question?
For information regarding the events:
Clara Culligan
clara.culligan@wisc.edu
(608) 225-0789 (voice/text)
For information regarding Shannon Hall:
union@union.wisc.edu
Is Shannon Hall ADA accessible?
Shannon Hall is located within the Memorial Union, which has multiple accessible entrances, including on the west end from N. Park Street by Shannon Hall.
Shannon Hall has ADA-accessible spaces with companion seats in the orchestra section. These spaces are accessible without stairs. Seats in the mezzanine and balcony are accessed with some stairs.
Memorial Union has both ADA-accessible and single-occupancy restrooms. There are two single-occupancy, ADA accessible restrooms in the hallway outside of Shannon Hall. There is an additional, small single-occupancy restroom located in the hallway between Shannon Hall and the box office.
More information about accessibility at Shannon Hall (part of the Wisconsin Union Theater)
Contact Us
For additional info or questions:
Clara Culligan
clara.culligan@wisc.edu
(608) 225-0789 (voice/text)
Disability-related accommodations: