On President’s Day, the First Amendment Troop staged “ResistDance” — a tribute and act of artistic dissent — at the Lincoln Memorial, followed by a guerrilla performance at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

Created by the advocacy arm of Hungryman Productions, led by Bryan Buckley, with Tony Award-winning choreographer Mathew Steffens, the piece honored Renée Good and Alex Pretti.

Twenty-two dancers performed, representing the 22 days between Good and Pretti’s deaths. The Lincoln Memorial ResistDance was peaceful. The Kennedy Center performance was shut down within seconds by more officers than dancers (23 vs. 22.)

The action coincided with the Federal Bureau of Investigation denying access to information in the Pretti investigation, underscoring the campaign’s call for transparency.

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Music: We Could Fly and Following the North Star by Rhiannon Giddens.