'In This House' is a multi-arts collaborative performance project that probes the question of race through the interior spaces of a historic house that still stands in the heart of a largely African-American neighborhood in New London, CT. 'In This House' explores the generational shifts in race relations exemplified by the Hempsted household and its surrounding community as a history that begins in racial servitude and enslavement develops into one of Abolitionist fervor and finally into an integrated, interracial neighborhood. You can read more about this project, and the recent award from the NEA which JDPP received to support this project in an article from The Trinity Tripod.
Emerging from an arts residency at York Correctional Institution for women in Niantic, CT, Dreamings is a multi-arts collaborative
performance piece that connects those behind bars with those who are free, by exploring incarceration through the lens of dreams. Women who
have completed their sentences, along with family members of those currently incarcerated, perform along side JDPE’s professional company
members. Their writings, along with those of the women at York, create a narrative piece along with original songs by composer Leslie
Bird, and dances by the Judy Dworin Performance Ensemble.
Bringing history to life through the stories of 17th-century Hartford-area women accused as witches, The Witching Hour is seen through the
eyes of 14-year-old Addie Avery, who is actually presently pursuing the exoneration of her nine-times-great grandmother with Connecticut Legislature.
The Witching Hour explores what happens in communities in which the tenuous unknowns of life are made tangible by scapegoating and blame, and
where difference becomes dangerous. Larger-than-life-size puppets, sets, and costumes by visual artist Anne Cubberly create a visual
landscape for the innovative blend of dance, text, and music for which the Judy Dworin Performance Ensemble is known.
Through a mix of story, song and dance, Time In brings the humanity of women behind bars and the complex tapestry of feelings they
experience—anger, pain, regret, fear, loneliness, despair and glimmers of hope—to the public. JDPP’s first collaboration with the women of
York Correctional Institution, Time In explores their reflections on time from behind the razor wire.
The fluid and poetic narrative of internationally known Chilean poet, Marjorie Agosin, frames ¿dónde estás?, portraying the gripping
story of the Mothers of the Detained/ Disappeared in Chile and the Mothers of the Plaza De Mayo in Argentina – their courage and their
resistance amidst a world of terror. With live music by Angela Luna Grano (vocalist), Juan Brito (guitar & vocals) & David Giardina (guitar),
and text spoken by Marjorie Agosin.
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'In This House' is a multi-arts collaborative performance project that probes the question of race through the interior spaces of a historic house that still stands in the heart of a largely African-American neighborhood in New London, CT. 'In This House' explores the generational shifts in race relations exemplified by the Hempsted household and its surrounding community as a history that begins in racial servitude and enslavement develops into one of Abolitionist fervor and finally into an integrated, interracial neighborhood. You can read more about this project, and the recent award from the NEA which JDPP received to support this project in an article from 
Emerging from an arts residency at York Correctional Institution for women in Niantic, CT, Dreamings is a multi-arts collaborative
performance piece that connects those behind bars with those who are free, by exploring incarceration through the lens of dreams. Women who
have completed their sentences, along with family members of those currently incarcerated, perform along side JDPE’s professional company
members. Their writings, along with those of the women at York, create a narrative piece along with original songs by composer Leslie
Bird, and dances by the Judy Dworin Performance Ensemble.
Bringing history to life through the stories of 17th-century Hartford-area women accused as witches, The Witching Hour is seen through the
eyes of 14-year-old Addie Avery, who is actually presently pursuing the exoneration of her nine-times-great grandmother with Connecticut Legislature.
The Witching Hour explores what happens in communities in which the tenuous unknowns of life are made tangible by scapegoating and blame, and
where difference becomes dangerous. Larger-than-life-size puppets, sets, and costumes by visual artist Anne Cubberly create a visual
landscape for the innovative blend of dance, text, and music for which the Judy Dworin Performance Ensemble is known.
Through a mix of story, song and dance, Time In brings the humanity of women behind bars and the complex tapestry of feelings they
experience—anger, pain, regret, fear, loneliness, despair and glimmers of hope—to the public. JDPP’s first collaboration with the women of
York Correctional Institution, Time In explores their reflections on time from behind the razor wire.
The fluid and poetic narrative of internationally known Chilean poet, Marjorie Agosin, frames ¿dónde estás?, portraying the gripping
story of the Mothers of the Detained/ Disappeared in Chile and the Mothers of the Plaza De Mayo in Argentina – their courage and their
resistance amidst a world of terror. With live music by Angela Luna Grano (vocalist), Juan Brito (guitar & vocals) & David Giardina (guitar),
and text spoken by Marjorie Agosin.