Justice Dance Performance Project Blog
January 26, 2024
Is anybody there, is anybody listening? Can anybody hear me, is anybody there? Is my voice put on silence, my life put on mute? Is […]
January 26, 2024
Our Moving Matters! residency at Parkville Community School is now underway. JDPP teaching artists are exploring movement and visual arts with students in the 3rd […]
January 26, 2024
After a short break for the holidays our Bridging Boundaries programs are back in full swing. We are also excited to announce that after almost […]
December 20, 2023
JOINING HANDS FOR JUSTICE AT ARTISTS COLLECTIVE—SO MANY THANKS! As we approach the completion of 2023, we find ourselves in a world torn apart by […]
November 10, 2023
Eyes Wide Open A few weeks ago, I finished reading Sy Montgomery’s The Soul of an Octopus–a captivating personal account of the deep intelligence and […]
November 10, 2023
Sharing Lives Art Matters (SLAM) is our outreach to youth currently residing at the Bridgeport and Hartford juvenile detention facilities. JDPP teaching artists meet weekly […]
April 16, 2024
As we move into the month of April, the old adage of April showers bringing May flowers springs to mind. And we certainly had a […]
May 20, 2024
May always brings mothers to mind. And in 2001, it brought forward a particular group of mothers—the Mothers of the Disappeared in Chile and Argentina. […]
June 18, 2024
During May and June, several of our Bridging Boundaries programs held their culminating share days and family visits. The SLAM Step-Down program, which is a […]
June 18, 2024
As we move into the month of June and the celebration of Juneteenth, a particular story from the JDPP repertory comes to mind—that of the […]
July 18, 2024
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 […]