Judy Dworin’s commitment to education has had a thirty-five-year history at Trinity College, where she founded the Dance Program, co-founded the  Trinity/La MaMa Urban Semester in New York City, and presently chairs the Department of Theater and Dance. Judy’s work in performance and teaching is informed by her belief in the wisdom of the body and its spontaneous and creative expression as a foundational element to our growth and development. She is on the Teaching Roster for the State of Connecticut and focuses her work on interarts collaborative performance.

Judy founded the Judy Dworin Performance Project, Inc. (JDPP, Inc.) in 1989 based on her belief in the important role the arts play in challenging and creating change in our universe—personal, educational, and global. Through her artistic vision, the Project provides cutting-edge performance that addresses issues of social justice through the Judy Dworin Performance Ensemble (JDPE); a ground-breaking educational residency program of long standing, Moving Matters!, that supports a collaborative residency with Trinity at Parkville Community School; and a mentoring program for artists, Artists Mentoring Artists.