Communicating Through Movement
A Bay Area native, Purple Fire Crow, also known as Mx. Antoine Hunter, is a trailblazing artist whose work bridges performance, advocacy, and education. An award-winning African, Indigenous, Deaf, Disabled, Two-Spirit choreographer, dancer, producer, actor, and poet, Hunter’s artistry is as expansive as it is impactful.
An alumnus of the Paul Taylor Dance School in New York and other prestigious organizations, Hunter is the founder and artistic director of Urban Jazz Dance Company, through which he shares his vision across the Bay Area and around the globe, with performances in Cuba, Rome, Hawaii, Peru, and London. He also produces the Bay Area International Deaf Dance Festival, a groundbreaking event that highlights Deaf and Disabled artists from around the world, in existence since 2013.
Whether on stage, screen, or in the lecture hall, Antoine Hunter continues to inspire with powerful stories of identity, resilience, and artistry, amplifying the voices of marginalized communities and offering presenters and audiences alike the chance to foster greater understanding through the arts.
