Justice Dance Performance Project Blog

October 17, 2024

Her Body Speaks

Her Body Speaks Expression through dance is the poetry of movement language. It is the foundation upon which JDPP’s work is built. Giving voice, ensuring […]
September 19, 2024

For the Love of Books

Reading transports me—it removes me from the present moment and expands my understanding of people in so many different contexts, of nature, of this world […]
August 22, 2024

Color of Hope

August is the ending of summer and its green and the beginning of fall, with leaves showing small hints of color growing more brilliant in […]
July 18, 2024

Are All Americans Really Free?

The month of July always brings up the question of freedom for me. With the proliferation of flags flying and fireworks bursting, I wonder – […]
July 18, 2024

With These Hands…Performance at York C.I.

In a world that feels shadowed in darkness, a bright light shone from York Correctional Institution with the three performances of ‘With these Hands’ culminating […]
July 18, 2024

Moms & Kids Summer Wrap-Up

This past weekend we welcomed 32 family members for an extended visit through our Moms & Kids program at York C.I. This was the first […]
July 6, 2023
Moms & Kids Together Again!
Last month we held our second Moms & Kids special visit. The visiting room at York CI was filled with excitement and love as children […]
July 6, 2023
Thoughts About Freedom
Thoughts about Freedom July 4—Independence Day—is a day when we in America celebrate our freedom. Somehow the spirit of this day has never rung completely […]
August 7, 2023
Honoring the Earth
To breathe again! After days of dense clouds filled with hot, humid air and smoke residue, followed by torrential rains, we can finally breathe and […]
September 5, 2023
Bridging Boundaries Programming Resumes Full Force this Fall
Our Bridging Boundaries programs resume in-person this month. We are excited to return to Manson YI for two 10-week Dads & Kids sessions after a […]
September 5, 2023
About Books
As I look at the growing pile of books read this past summer, I am aware of the silver lining of having a broken foot. […]