Justice Dance Performance Project Blog

April 1, 2023

April 2023 Letter From Judy

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

February 2023 Letter From Judy

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
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
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 – […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]