Star Tribune: Stage & Arts
Alt text: Rosy Simas is a Native artist, she has medium brown skin, dark black eyes, and dark brown hair.
"The award is, for me, a real recognition of my work cumulatively over the last 30 years," said Simas, 55, founder of Rosy Simas Danse.
An enrolled member of the Seneca Nation, Simas has for decades self-produced her dance works, layered with video she captured and history she researched. Created in conversation with her dancers and collaborators, they unspool in galleries and on stages here and across the country.