▁Institution s ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁La ▁Ma Ma ▁resident ▁director ▁Leon ardo ▁Sh api ro ▁and ▁Tr inity ▁College ▁professor ▁and ▁perform er ▁Jud y ▁D wor in ▁sought ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁performing ▁arts ▁program ▁under ▁Tr inity ▁College ▁in ▁partners hip ▁with ▁La ▁Ma Ma . ▁When ▁approached ▁with ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁collaboration , ▁Ellen ▁Stewart ▁respond ed ▁enthus iast ically , ▁offering ▁space ▁for ▁students ▁to ▁take ▁classes ▁at ▁ 4 7 ▁Great ▁Jones ▁St . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁Tr inity / La ▁Ma Ma ▁Perform ing ▁Arts ▁Program ▁formed , ▁initi ating ▁La ▁Ma Ma ' s ▁first ▁of ▁many ▁collabor ative ▁vent ures ▁with ▁educational ▁institutions . ▁Ex amples ▁of ▁additional ▁institutions ▁that ▁have ▁worked ▁with ▁La ▁Ma Ma ▁include ▁Sarah ▁Lawrence ▁College , ▁which ▁holds ▁courses ▁that ▁allow ▁students ▁to ▁eng age ▁in ▁work sh ops ▁with ▁La ▁Ma Ma ▁artists ▁and ▁attend ▁performances . ▁ ▁La ▁Ma Ma ▁K ids ▁ ▁Work sh ops ▁for ▁children ▁and ▁families ▁occur ▁month ly ▁and ▁are ▁coordin ated ▁and ▁taught ▁by ▁La ▁Ma Ma ▁resident ▁artists . ▁The ▁bas ics ▁of ▁story t elling , ▁dance , ▁mask ▁and ▁pu ppet - making ▁are ▁common ▁them es ▁at ▁the ▁work sh ops . ▁In ▁addition , ▁performances ▁specifically ▁ge ared ▁to ▁children ▁are ▁present ▁in ▁the ▁La ▁Ma Ma ▁season . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 s ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 ,