Judy Dworin Performance Project
Moving for Change Since 1989.
Judy Dworin Performance Project (JDPP) harnesses the arts as a powerful change agent and catalyst for collaboration and community. JDPP’s performances and residencies create spaces that release the imagination and allow deep reflection, constructive action and out of the box exploration of self and society. We celebrate the dignity of all beings, the wisdom of the body, the deep reflective capacity of the mind and the hopeful possibility that through the arts we can together work for and create a more positive world for the present moment and the future. In the darkest places we find inspiration and hope. Come join us!
Yesterday we were filled with joy watching Tyran, who is a past program participant and current performer and teaching artist with JDPP, receive recognition as part of his work with Community Renewal Team’s HEARTeam. This team works with the city of Hartford’s police, EMS, and fire department to respond to non-violent emergency calls for individuals with emotional distress. We are so proud of Tyran!
Fantastic news! Congratulations, Tyran!
This is fantastic! A well deserved award to an extraordinary individual! Way to go Tyran!!
Great job Tyran!
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We are super excited to be a part of this day of fun! Please join us June 11.
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When this happens, it's usually because the owner only shared it with a small group of people, changed who can see it or it's been deleted.We are all set up and ready to begin our family friendly activities! Cone join us at Bushnell Park for an afternoon of art! Everything is free!
Today is the day! Join us in Bushnell Park for the culminating performance of In the Presence of Trees: Spring at 4:00! Come by early for family friendly activities beginning at 2:30! Everything is free!
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When this happens, it's usually because the owner only shared it with a small group of people, changed who can see it or it's been deleted.It's National Teacher Appreciation Day! We love our talented, kind, creative, and inspiring Teaching Artists!!
How awesome!
Meghan McDermott ❤️
JDPP's Executive/Artistic Director, Judy Dworin, recently wrote an Op-Ed piece for the Hartford Courant about April being Second Chance Month and an important bill (SB 952) for those sentenced when they were under the age of 25.
Judy Dworin: Let’s move the Connecticut incarceration conversation forward now
www.courant.com
In Norway and Germany, prison sentences usually cap at 20 years and other sentences are apportioned accordingly. We are not close to being there yet.It’s Arbor Day! Get outside today and spend a little time amongst the trees and then join us May 7 to extend the celebration of trees as we head back to Bushnell Park for the culmination of our In the Presence of Trees series! For more info: give.jdpp.org/event/in-the-presence-of-trees-spring/e412946
Join us May 7 as we bring In the Presence of Trees back to Bushnell Park for the Spring edition! Register here: give.jdpp.org/event/in-the-presence-of-trees-spring/e412946
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When this happens, it's usually because the owner only shared it with a small group of people, changed who can see it or it's been deleted.We are so proud of Mellissa and grateful to have her as part of our JDPP team!!Meet Mellissa Craig, an artist, educator, and activist. A native of Hartford and graduate of Trinity College , Ms. Craig is an ensemble member with the Justice Dance Performance Project, Inc., performing in several major productions that call for social change and give voice, visibility, and justice to the stories of the unheard. For the past 11 years, Ms. Craig has been teaching dance and theater for Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts Full Day and CREC Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts Half Day. She is a dancer, choreographer, and puppeteer for several Hartford-based performing companies including FriendZWorldMusic, Island Reflections Dance Theatre Company, and Nightfallhartford . CONGRATULATIONS Mellissa! Learn more about her accomplishments here: maltahouseofcare.org/ww23-honorees/#mellissa and come celebrate with us on May 3rd — Reserve your tickets today at: bit.ly/malta-ww23 #maltawonderwomen
It’s SHOW DAY!! The students from The Expeditionary Learning Academy at Moylan are here for the culmination of their Moving Matters! Residency!!
A profound and heartfelt thank you to CT Office of the Arts (COA) for this grant award!
That's fantastic news, and so well deserved! Congratulations!
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Happy International Women's Day from the talented, hardworking, compassionate staff of JDPP!
You ladies rock!!🤗🥰💪🌸💕
Fabulous photo!
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JDPP is excited to once again be participating in the Ted Hershey Marathon! For more information or to purchase tickets visit: charteroakcenter.org/event/ted-hershey-dance-marathon-2023/
Join us March 10 at 7pm, live on Zoom for A Response and a Call: Navigating Black Joy. This event is free, but registration is required: give.jdpp.org/event/a-response-and-a-call-navigating-black-joy/e466580
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When this happens, it's usually because the owner only shared it with a small group of people, changed who can see it or it's been deleted.Creating tree collages with JDPP teaching artist Melissa Wright! There’s plenty of time to join us for our two film showings beginning at 2:30!
It may be snowy but we are warming up with a movement workshop with JDPP teaching artist Mellissa Craig! We’ll be at Hartford Public Library’s Park Street Branch until 5pm today! Come join us!
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Judy Dworin Performance Project, Inc. is a 501c(3) organization.
J. Walton Bissell Foundation, Inc. 
Digel Family Foundation Ensworth Charitable Foundation 
Ellen Jeanne Goldfarb Memorial Charitable Trust through Trinity College 
Isabella's Pink Bus George A. and Grace L. Long Foundation 
Sharon R. O’Meara Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving Stewart B. McKinney Foundation 
Charles Nelson Robinson Fund 
Watkinson Prisoners Aid Society Sponsors: BlumShapiro Budwitz & Meyerjack P.C. Hardman Law Offices GeoQuest, Inc. Roger’s Fine Liquors Yankee Discount Liquor … and a huge THANK YOU to the many Friends who have supported JDPP over the years!