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MY JOY IS HEAVY is just around the corner here at the Workshop, and our Education & Engagement team has partnered with nine organizations to reflect on the conversations around love, joy, and care that The Bengsons open up through their piece. These themes of the show are embodied in the impacts our partner organizations have on families, caregivers, and artists. From groups working at the intersection of the arts and healing, to health service and advocacy organizations, to performance groups for artists of all backgrounds and identities, we are honored to be working with these partners. We invite you to join us for a post-show conversation or community gathering to get to know them more, and read more below in the meantime.
Rod Rodgers Dance Company, known as RRDC is a modern based company located in the heart of the East Village on Fourth Arts Block. We are dedicated to creating work about the human experience that is constantly evolving, and work that reflects upon the society that we live in today. Our aim is to not only use dance as our medium to speak out and of our experiences, but to allow relationships to form throughout and beyond our community of the East Village.
Rod Rodgers NeuroArts Wellness Lab
The Rod Rodgers NeuroArts Wellness Lab is the first community-based lab, bringing together scientists and teaching artists to research and create evidence-based programs, classes, and workshops exploring how the arts can measurably improve brain and body health, and address public health challenges in local communities.
Join us on March 1st from 11AM-1:30PM for our Arts & Community Day, featuring family-friendly arts workshops with RRDC and the NeuroArts Wellness Lab!
Autistic Theatremakers Alliance
The Autistic Theatremakers Alliance seeks to reduce stigma and increase inclusion of autistic persons in all aspects of theatremaking by providing support, encouraging conversations among stakeholders, educating theatremakers about including autistic persons, and providing financial grants for training for autistic persons wanting to learn about theatre.
At CO＿LAB, artists with developmental disabilities don’t just participate in theater—they lead it, create it, and transform it. We build judgment-free, neurodiverse spaces where every actor discovers their voice and develops their talents while belonging exactly as they are. Through the magic of theater, we’re proving that what’s made possible on stage is possible in life.
EPIC Players (Empower, Perform, Include, Create), founded on August 25, 2016, is a nonprofit, neuro-diverse theatre company dedicated to creating professional performing arts opportunities and supportive social communities in the arts for Neurodivergent and Disabled artists. Via inclusive mainstage productions, musical cabarets, original showcases, skills-based classes and career resources, we hope to increase critical employment opportunities, pioneer increased inclusion in the arts, and break down social stigmas surrounding neuro-diverse communities.
Louis Armstrong Center for Music & Medicine at Mount Sinai
The Louis Armstrong Center for Music and Medicine at Mount Sinai is at the forefront of research and clinical practice. Funded by the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation, the NIH and NEA, our board-certified music therapists serve people of all ages and diagnoses whose treatment can benefit from the healing, evidence-based sounds of live music. Our music therapy sessions include songs of kin for pregnant mothers and premature infants.
Stay after the show on March 5th for AfterWords: The Role of Music in Resilience & Resistance, a conversation with CO_LAB, Autistic Theatremakers Alliance, and The Louis Armstrong Center!
Community Service Society of New York
Community Service Society of New York (CSS) has worked with and for New Yorkers since 1843 to promote economic opportunity and champion an equitable city and state. We power change through a strategic combination of research, services, and advocacy to make New York more livable for people facing economic insecurity.
Mae makes pregnancy, birth, and postpartum healthier and more equitable by connecting mamas and their families to trusted resources, including community-based doulas, through a seamless, digitally-enabled, insurance-covered experience.
Repose is an innovative and immersive therapy practice that honors the inseparable connection between mind, body, and spirit. Our mission is to help you find your innate wisdom to cultivate resilience, gain clarity, and overcome challenges so that you may live with greater ease. Our methodology intersects Eastern wisdom and Western science to heal emotional wounds beyond the cognitive mind. By integrating psychotherapy with somatic techniques and education, Repose offers a uniquely transformative therapeutic approach.
Learn more about Mae and CSS on March 18th during AfterWords: Self-Advocacy in the Medical Office, and be in conversation with Repose on March 25th during our ShopTalk: Processing Grief through Storytelling.
The Poetry Society of New York is a 501(c)3 art-led nonprofit that creates fun, innovative poetry experiences. Our mission is to bring the transformative impact of poetry to those seeking a more creative life. We envision a world where poetry is not just celebrated, but vital and accessible to all: breaking down barriers, inspiring joy, and uplifting diverse voices. Our geographical focus is on New York state, but our programs serve audiences of all ages both nationally and internationally. Rooted in the belief that poetry belongs to us all, we create experiences of poetry where people from all walks of life can explore, express, play, and find a sense of belonging. By prioritizing accessibility, experimentation, collaboration, and undeniable fun, we foster innovation and community in the often stale and isolating literary sphere. Each of our programs offers an invitation into a vibrant poetry world specifically designed to stimulate discovery, wonder, and life-long friendships between creative souls.
NYTW is proud to partner with Poetry Society of NY for another Open Salon on March 12th at 8:30PM. Join us as an attendee or performer!
For the Culture brings together community workshops, partner events, and post-show talkbacks designed to deepen your experience of MY JOY IS HEAVY. Through shared conversation and connection, this series invites us to reflect on the world we live in—and the one we’re trying to build together.
Check out our exciting lineup of upcoming events, then get your tickets to see the show before performances begin on February 25 if you haven’t already!
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Categories: 2025/26 Season and For The Culture. Tags: Community Partners, For The Culture, and My Joy is Heavy.
