A work of dance on film, commissioned by Ava Duvernay's LEAP Initiative

Commissioned by Ava Duvernay's Law Enforcement Accountability Project (LEAP), The Reckoning is multidisciplinary choreographer and director Francesca Harper's response to the 2010 killing of seven-year-old Aiyana Mo'Nay Stanley-Jones at the hands of Detroit law enforcement. In collaboration with composer Nona Hendryx, Harper creates an expressive historical record of injustice as she explores the relationship between erasure and commodification in the media's coverage of brutality against bodies of color. Dancers from Ailey II and FHP Collective perform in costumes by Elias Gurrola, with lighting design by Itohan Edoloyi. The Reckoning exists as both a short dance film and a live performance, which premiered at the Guggenheim Museum New York in 2023.

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Choreographed and Directed by: Francesca Harper

Original Music: Nona Hendryx

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Lighting Designer: Itohan Edoloyi

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Costume Designer: Elias Gurrola

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Projection Designer: Allison Costa

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Assistant Choreographer: Eriko Iisaku

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Production Stage Manager: Joshua Gustafson

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Cast: Nicholas Begun, Spencer Everett, Eriko Iisaku, Raven Joseph, Timothy Stickney, Christopher Taylor, Brena Thomas

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Co-Director: Redha Medjellekh

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Assistant Director: Shuhan Xie

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Director of Photography: Sebastian Rogers

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Assistant Camera: Jules Rico

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Hair and Makeup: Danielle Alyce

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Editor: Evy Garcia

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Consulting Editor: Derrick Belcham


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