The Righteous Beauty of the Things Never Accounted For

Dancers performing a martial arts–inspired duet on a coin-covered floor in The Righteous Beauty of the Things Never Accounted For.
Four dancers performing ensemble movement under blue and purple lighting in The Righteous Beauty of the Things Never Accounted For
Four dancers in contrasting floor and standing positions in The Righteous Beauty of the Things Never Accounted For
Ensemble improvisation on a coin-covered floor in The Righteous Beauty of the Things Never Accounted For by J'Sun Howard.
Five dancers improvising together on a yellow floor scattered with coins in The Righteous Beauty of the Things Never Accounted For.
Two dancers performing contrasting movements on stage in The Righteous Beauty of the Things Never Accounted For.
Three performers in a quiet ensemble moment in The Righteous Beauty of the Things Never Accounted For.
Alain Sinandja and Daiki Sogawa performing an acrobatic duet in The Righteous Beauty of the Things Never Accounted For.
Alain Sinandja performing an acrobatic floor movement in The Righteous Beauty of the Things Never Accounted For.
Daiki Sogawa is lying among scattered coins in The Righteous Beauty of the Things Never Accounted For.
Ensemble choreography under purple and blue lighting in The Righteous Beauty of the Things Never Accounted For.
Performers dancing together under purple and pink stage lighting in The Righteous Beauty of the Things Never Accounted For.

The Righteous Beauty of the Things Never Accounted Foris a dance work that moves alongside Black fugitivity—practices of refusal, escape, and persistence in the face of containment. Using movement as an anchor, the work approaches freedom as something practiced rather than possessed. It lingers with beauty that emerges quietly, even when existence itself is under pressure.

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Director: J'Sun Howard
Performers: Solomon Bowser, Damon Green, Alain Sinandja, Daiki Sogawa, and Timothy Tsang
Music: April + Vista, Hijo Pródigo, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Beyoncé, and “El derecho de vivir en paz” by Victor Jara, sung by soprano Ayleen Jovita Romero
Photography: Michelle Reid

The Righteous Beauty of the Things Never Accounted For was made possible with support from Art Theater Dance Box Kobe, Asian Cultural Council, National Endowment for the Arts, National Performance Network, 3Arts Projects, the Center for World Performance Studies and International Institute at the University of Michigan, and the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE).

BEAUTY