Francesca Harper on Storytelling as Activism

<p>Choreographer and Ailey II artistic director Francesca Harper joins to discuss her upcoming premiere, "The Reckoning," commissioned by Ava DuVernay's Law Enforcement Accountability Project. A response to Detroit police officer Joseph Weekly's killing of 7-year-old Aiyana Mo'Nay Stanley-Jones, "The Reckoning" is both a work of art and a work of activism. </p><p>A transcript of this episode is available here: <a href="http://thedanceedit.com/transcript-episode-148">thedanceedit.com/transcript-episode-148</a></p><p>More about the LEAP Project and Harper's commission:<br><a href="https://www.leapaction.org/">leapaction.org</a><br><a href="https://www.instagram.com/leapaction/">instagram.com/leapaction</a><br><a href="https://www.leapaction.org/francesca-harper">leapaction.org/francesca-harper</a><br>More about the Works &amp; Process premiere of "The Reckoning": <a href="https://www.guggenheim.org/event/works-process-arrays-leap-the-reckoning-by-francesca-harper-music-by-nona-hendryx">guggenheim.org/event/works-process-arrays-leap-the-reckoning-by-francesca-harper-music-by-nona-hendryx</a><br>More about Ailey II's NYC season: <a href="https://www.alvinailey.org/engagement/ailey-ii-nyc">alvinailey.org/engagement/ailey-ii-nyc</a></p><p>Visit/add to the Dance Media Events Calendar: <a href="https://dancemediacalendar.com/">dancemediacalendar.com/</a><br>Get the latest dance news direct by subscribing to our free newsletters. Find the ones that match your interests: <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.dancemagazine.com/subscribe&amp;sa=D&amp;source=calendar&amp;ust=1664205947501184&amp;usg=AOvVaw1TJujWTEjLX8XcbkOmGyX1">dancemagazine.com/subscribe</a></p>