From Judy Dworin

JDPP Executive/Artistic Director

July 3, 2025

Signs and Solidarity

Signs and Solidarity Art is there when you need it the most. And yes, art changes lives. This monthโ€™s story is an immediate oneโ€”it happened [โ€ฆ]
May 22, 2025

Art Saves Lives

Art Saves Lives It is not an understatement. I see it in all the work that we do at JDPP. A significant example comes to [โ€ฆ]

The Justice Dance Performance Project (JDPP) is a critically acclaimed dance and multi-arts organization. Its mission is to educate, inspire, and ignite awareness, bridging the boundaries of art and social justice to create a more equitable society in ways that spark individual growth and collective action.


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Now through Sunday, June 22 at 5 pm, Birdies for Charity sponsored by Webster Bank will donate a 15% bonus on every dollar raised, AND cover 100% of the transaction fees! Make your gift today, and thanks! tinyurl.com/JDPPBirdies2025 ... See MoreSee Less

Now through Sunday, June 22 at 5 pm, Birdies for Charity sponsored by Webster Bank will donate a 15% bonus on every dollar raised, AND cover 100% of the transaction fees! Make your gift today, and thanks! https://tinyurl.com/JDPPBirdies2025

On Juneteenth, we celebrate freedom and recommit ourselves to the work that remains undone. We remember that even in the darkest hours, there is cause to hope for tomorrowโ€™s light. โ€”Barack Obama ... See MoreSee Less

On Juneteenth, we celebrate freedom and recommit ourselves to the work that remains undone. We remember that even in the darkest hours, there is cause to hope for tomorrowโ€™s light. โ€”Barack Obama

There are only 13 days left to donate to JDPP through the Travelers Championship Birdies for Charity by Webster Bank program. As of today, we have raised $8,487 toward our $10,000 goal. Thank you so much to all who have donated!

Donate today and help us earn a 15% bonus thanks to Webster Bank! tinyurl.com/JDPPBirdies2025
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There are only 13 days left to donate to JDPP through the Travelers Championship Birdies for Charity by Webster Bank program. As of today, we have raised $8,487 toward our $10,000 goal. Thank you so much to all who have donated!

Donate today and help us earn a 15% bonus thanks to Webster Bank! http://tinyurl.com/JDPPBirdies2025

We are thrilled to announce our continued partnership with the Travelers Championship Birdies for Charity program for 2025! For 2025, we have an ambitious goal to raise $10,000. tinyurl.com/JDPPBirdies2025 ... See MoreSee Less

We are thrilled to announce our continued partnership with the Travelers Championship Birdies for Charity program for 2025! For 2025, we have an ambitious goal to raise $10,000. https://tinyurl.com/JDPPBirdies2025

JDPP joins hundreds of other nonprofit leaders, staff, clients, and community supporters today at the Capitol to use one unified voice to tell legislators to step up and fight for nonprofits and the funding that is so vital to continue our work! ... See MoreSee Less

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Terrific event!

Thank you all for going to this important event and representing JDPP with class ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿฅฐ

So great seeing all of you today๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’œ

Yesterday JDPP asked the question: Why Do You Love the Arts while proudly standing alongside fellow advocates lifting up the power of the arts at the CT State Capitol for Arts, Culture, and Tourism Day! ... See MoreSee Less

Thank you Hartford Foundation for Public Giving for this beautiful acknowledgment ๐Ÿ’œJudy Dworin is a dance maker and arts programming innovator committed to repairing a fractured world. In 1989, she founded the Justice Dance Performance Project, Inc. (JDPP), the centerpiece of her lifeโ€™s work. Since 2005, she has developed arts residencies in Connecticut correctional institutions, which have grown into a comprehensive outreach to incarcerated individuals, their families, and the broader public through transformative performance.

Believing that art inspires changeโ€”and that small, collective shifts can create powerful impactโ€”Judy uses movement and the arts to foster healing, connection, and social transformation. Her work challenges perceptions of incarcerated individuals and returning citizens across community, educational, and professional settings as well as delving into other social issues through her professional performance Ensemble and long-standing educational residences in Hartford schools.

For the past 20 years, JDPP has cultivated strong partnerships with the Connecticut Department of Correction, prison administrators, and counselors to develop Bridging Boundariesโ„ข, a program serving justice-impacted individuals in three adult prisons, three juvenile detention centers, and the community.

A Professor Emerita of Theater and Dance at Trinity College, Judy established the Dance Program and chaired the Department of Theater and Dance for many years. In 2020, she was awarded an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree from the College.

#JudyDworin #ArtsForChange #SocialTransformation #HealingThroughArt #BridgingBoundaries #TrinityCollege
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Thank you Hartford Foundation for Public Giving for this beautiful acknowledgment ๐Ÿ’œ

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A true Blessing to our world. Congrats!

Fantastic!! ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’œ

Excellent! Congratulations ๐Ÿ‘

So AMAZING!!๐Ÿ’•๐Ÿ’•

A local treasure

Amazing Judy. Congratulations ๐ŸŽŠ๐ŸŽˆ๐ŸŽ‰

This is awesome!! So deserving!! Way to ROCK, Judy!!!

Congratulations Judy! Wonderful just wonderful.

Amazing! So well deserved

Absolutely beautiful! And so well deserved! Congratulations!

Wow! Judy what a terrific tribute AND you are a honorary dr! I didn’t know that xx

Well deserved

Yes! ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’œ

Awesome! A heart and vision like no other!! โค๏ธ๐ŸŽ‰

Wonderful and well-deserved tribute - congratulations๐Ÿ‘โค๏ธ

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Beautiful and well-deserved tribute!! Congratulations Judy!

Congratulations Judy! So well deserved!๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ’•

Congratulations! So well deserved!๐Ÿ’œ

Woohoo! Yes!!!

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Today, April 22, is Earth Day! A day where we must take the time to reflect on our home, the one home that we have. Get outside today and do something small or big for this amazing planet of ours. ... See MoreSee Less

Today, April 22, is Earth Day! A day where we must take the time to reflect on our home, the one home that we have. Get outside today and do something small or big for this amazing planet of ours.
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