Justice Dance Performance Project Blog
July 6, 2023
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
On June 26 and 28, JDPP celebrated the return of our Performance Residency at York CI for its 18th year, now live and in person […]
June 1, 2023
On Sunday afternoon I sat on the lawn of the Butler McCook House in Hartford and took in the captivating energy of the Renaissance Gyal […]
May 1, 2023
On May 7, we completed the seasonal cycle of In the Presence of Trees, developing four incarnations of the piece inspired by the trees in […]
April 1, 2023
Do you believe in second chances? I do. And my work in Connecticut’s state prisons since 2005 has only strengthened my belief that people deserve […]
February 1, 2023
In this past year, the JDPP Ensemble and I have been exploring the beauty, power, and wisdom of trees. We have appreciated them viscerally – […]
July 18, 2024
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
The month of July always brings up the question of freedom for me. With the proliferation of flags flying and fireworks bursting, I wonder – […]
August 22, 2024
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 […]
September 19, 2024
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 […]
October 17, 2024
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 […]