The efficiency at Lincoln Memorial was orchestrated by the advocacy wing of Hungryman Productions, spearheaded by Bryan Buckley, aimed to honour the reminiscence of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. Photograph: Screengrab/ Instagram @firstamendmenttroop
On President’s Day (February 16, 2026), the First Modification Troop staged “ResistDance” at Lincoln Memorial, a strong tribute and act of inventive dissent to commemorate the lives misplaced by the latest actions of Trump’s immigration insurance policies.
The troop included a number of dancers from a number of Broadway reveals together with Hamilton, MJ & Depraved, together with performers from the John F. Kennedy Heart for Performing Arts.
The efficiency was orchestrated by the advocacy wing of Hungryman Productions, spearheaded by Bryan Buckley, aimed to honour the reminiscence of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, in addition to to attract consideration to problems with governmental transparency within the investigation of their killings.
The symbolism of ‘ResistDance’
Choreographed by the Tony Award-winning Mathew Steffens, “ResistDance” featured a forged of twenty-two dancers, symbolically representing the 22 days that elapsed between the deaths of Good and Pretti. The efficiency expressed the gravity of their loss whereas concurrently framing it as a name for justice.
The selection of the Lincoln Memorial because the backdrop was notably vital, contemplating the continuing wrestle for civil rights in America.
Nevertheless, the following guerrilla efficiency on the John F. Kennedy Heart for the Performing Arts was abruptly halted when legislation enforcement intervened, deploying 23 officers to close down the efficiency.
Who had been Renee Good and Alex Pretti?
Renee Nicole Good (37) was a poet, mom of three, and 2020 Academy of American Poets awardee who was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in Minneapolis. Alex Pretti was a 37-year-old intensive care nurse who was shot useless by Federal officers at an anti-immigration rally in Minneapolis on January 24, 2026.
Pretti’s demise by the hands of Federal brokers happened lower than three weeks after Good was shot and killed by an ICE agent, on a avenue about 2 km (1.25 miles) away. Subsequently, Minneapolis has grow to be the point of interest of the immigration coverage backlash, the place pro- and anti-ICE protest teams clashed amidst Trump administration doubling down on immigration enforcement.
Printed – February 18, 2026 11:01 am IST