A:gajë:gwah dësa’nigöëwë:nye:’ (i hope it will stir your mind)
Walker Art Center, Minneapolis
Performance Program
Accompanying the performances and installation are a series of community engagement activities (workshops, discussions, lectures, demonstrations) with Hodinöšyö:nih artists and scholars that aims to share Hodinöšyö:nih art and culture with the local Native and broader Twin Cities communities.
Wednesday 7:30pm, Friday 7:30pm & Saturday 7:30pm shows are ASL interpreted.
Thursday 7:30 pm & Saturday 2pm shows are audio described.
A pre-show sensory tour will occur at 1 pm before the 2 pm matinee performance on Saturday, May 16.
The Saturday 2 pm show is scent free and masks required performance.
Reserved wheelchair seating is available for every performance.
Performance Credits
Lead Artist: Rosy Simas
Composer: François Richomme
Performers: Sam Aros-Mitchell (Texas Band of Yaquì Indians), Talia Dixon (Pauma Band of Luiseño Indians) , Charlie Maybee (Seneca Descent)& Lela Pierce
Set Design: Heidi Eckwall, Rosy Simas & Jeffrey Wells
Benches: James Simas
Costume: Eliza Erdrich, Descendant of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians
Lead Access Consultant & Audio Description: Barak adé Soleil
Video Assistant, Audio Describer & Stage Manager: Sequoia Hauck, Hupa/White Earth Nation
Deaf ASL Interpreter: Cindi Martin, Red Lake Nation
Accessible Ramps: Alex Kermes & Jeffrey Wells
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Rosy Simas: Rehearsal Drawing
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Rosy Simas: Rehearsal Drawing
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![Against a dark brown background, a digital abstract kinetic drawing of line figures embodies several dancers in shades of tan, black, white and brown, at times poised or moving through space. The many figures are often layered on top of each other.]()
Rosy Simas: Rehearsal Drawing
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Rosy Simas: Corn
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Rosy Simas: Salt Bottle and Salt
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![Against a dark grey background, a digital abstract kinetic drawing of line figures embodies several dancers in shades of tan, black, white and brown, at times poised or moving through space. The many figures are often layered on top of each other.]()
Rosy Simas: Rehearsal Drawing
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Performer: Lela Pierce
Support for A:gajë:gwah dësa'nigöëwë:nye:' (i hope it will stir your mind) is provided by the Mellon Foundation, Good Relatives Collaborative, National Performance Network’s Creation Fund and Documentation & Storytelling Initiative, the Map Fund, and the New England Foundation for the Arts' National Dance Project, with lead funding from the Doris Duke Foundation and the Mellon Foundation.
A:gajë:gwah dësa’nigöëwë:nye:’ (i hope it will stir your mind) is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.
A:gajë:gwah dësa’nigöëwë:nye:’ (i hope it will stir your mind) co-commissioned by the Walker Art Center and Jacob’s Pillow.
Rosy Simas is a 2023 Doris Duke Artist.
