Barehill is a 12-minute excerpt of A:gajë:gwah dësa’nigöëwë:nye:’ (i hope it will stir your mind), the new contemporary dance work by transdisciplinary artist Rosy Simas that premiered last month at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis.

Simas’ movement practice of deep listening to the earth, stars, ancestors, and each other creates a dynamic performance work that draws the audience and performers into a shared space of relationality. Layers of movement, sound and visuals create an environment intended to facilitate a refocusing of attention, so that we may be together in a more engaged way.

A:gajë:gwah dësa’nigöëwë:nye:’ weaves a mind of peace into every aspect of its creation—every movement, every stitch of the set, every sound and image is imbued with a “good mind,” the Seneca notion of a peacemaking state of being.

Performance Credits
Composer: François Richomme

Lighting Design & Production: Heidi Eckwall

Performers: Sam Aros-Mitchell (Texas Band of Yaquí Indians); Talia Dixon (Pauma Band of Luiseño Indians); Charlie Maybee (Seneca Nation Descent); Lela Pierce; Rosy Simas (Seneca Nation of Indians)

Set Design: Heidi Eckwall, Rosy Simas, Jeffrey Wells

Image: Talia Dixon & Lela Pierce, A:gajë:gwah dësa’nigöëwë:nye:' (i hope it will stir your mind). Photo: Valerie Oliveiro.