Join us this Saturday at the Kirk Douglas Theatre as we support our good friend Manuel Oliver, founder of @ChangeTheRef , at his acclaimed one-man show, GUAC, followed by a live panel discussion moderated by hungryman director and Academy Award-winning filmmaker Bryan Fogel.
Funny, heartbreaking, angry, and deeply human, GUAC tells the story of Manny’s son Joaquín “Guac” Oliver and the fight that followed in the wake of the Parkland shooting. The original run sold out completely last fall.
Following the performance, Bryan will moderate a conversation with Manny and legendary artist and activist Shepard Fairey, founder of OBEY.
It will be a powerful night of storytelling, art, activism, and community — and we hope to see you there.
We are grateful that ResistDance was shortlisted in four (4!) categories at the @theaicp awards.
The murders of Renée Good and Alex Pretti were a drop-everything-you’re-doing moment. A make-your-voice-heard moment.
Created by Bryan Buckley and the First Amendment Troop — the advocacy arm of HM — ResistDance was our way of giving people a different way into these events. A way to feel them on a human level again.
It’s meaningful to see that impact land. We’ll keep doing the work.
A powerful day standing alongside Virginia Giuffre’s family, Epstein survivors, and a community that refuses to stop fighting.
We’re grateful to be part of this moment — carrying forward Virginia’s mission for justice, standing against elite impunity, and protecting all the children around the world.
Thank you to everyone who made this moment possible and continues to fight for something better.
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We’re humbled and honored to have been invited by @virginias_voice to perform our ResistDance at Virginia’s vigil this Saturday.
We hope you’ll join us for this special day of remembrance.
“Virginia is an American hero,” says ResistDance creator and director Bryan Buckley. “She fought for our children. Fearless. With every inch of her soul. I feel there’s no greater gift than being able to carry on Virginia’s vital mission while at her family’s side.”
Choreographer Matthew Steffens breaks down the choreography of his powerful piece “ResistDance vs Reactions” by the First Amendment Troop. #dance #protest #epstein #firstamendment #choreography
Grateful for the thoughtful coverage from @washingtonpost on ResistDance vs Redaction, our latest protest dance performance from the @firstamendmenttroop .
The piece — performed by twelve young dancers at the Kennedy Center and Lincoln Memorial — set out to translate harrowing testimony and unanswered questions into something people could feel, not just read.
“How do you do that with a degree of taste that doesn’t offend and doesn’t hurt the cause of justice, but rather furthers that cause?” Bryan Buckley said.
As the article notes, the performance lasted just a couple of minutes, but the response from viewers resonated well beyond that.
Read full article at link in stories.
#resistdance #firstamendmenttroop #resistdancevsredaction
On April 9, the First Amendment Troop returned to the Lincoln Memorial and Kennedy Center with “ResistDance vs Redaction” — a protest performance demanding answers about the allegations that Donald Trump sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl.
Following public statements from Melania Trump making it clear that she wasn’t involved in the Epstein files that same day, the performance made it clear how her husband very much was.
Twelve young dancers performed, anchored by a 15-year-old soloist. Set to Madonna’s “Live to Tell,” performed by a children’s choir, the work is driven by the perspective of young people confronting a system that has failed to protect them.
The dancers were blindfolded, their identities symbolically redacted, with excerpts from the Epstein files printed across their leotards—a reflection of missing records and obscured truth.
Created by the advocacy arm of hungryman Productions, led by two-time Academy Award-nominated director Bryan Buckley alongside choreographer Matthew Steffens, the piece reinterprets Jane Doe 4’s testimony through movement.
The performance comes as scrutiny around the Epstein files continues, including former Attorney General Pam Bondi declining to appear before Congress despite a subpoena tied to the case.
“ResistDance vs Redaction” shifts focus away from political debate and back toward the central issue: children were harmed, and there are still no clear answers.
#ResistDance #FirstAmendmentTroop #ResistDancevsRedaction
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The police tried to shut it down. The White House called it “weak and lame”, but the First Amendment Troop kept dancing. #firstamendment #reneegood #alexpretti #peacefulprotest #dance Photo: Levi Manchak, /wiki/file:rhiannon_giddens_(53972453002).jpg, CC BY 2.0
The White House attacked us. 24 Guards shut us down.
@cnn tells the behind the scenes story of ResistDance that 50 million people willed into the world.
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BREAKING: Protesters took over the steps of the Lincoln Memorial AND the plaza in front of the Kennedy Center yesterday in a powerful “ResistDance” action honoring Renee Good and Alex Pretti — two Americans who have faced retaliation for exercising their First Amendment rights. The First Amendment Troop is sending a message: you can arrest dancers, but you cannot arrest a movement. The resistance is showing up, showing out, and it’s just getting started. 🕺💃🗽
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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.
#FirstAmendmentTroop #ResistDance @firstamendmenttroop
Music: We Could Fly and Following the North Star by Rhiannon Giddens.
