Rosy Simas: A:gajë:gwah dësa'nigöëwë:nye:' (i hope it will stir your mind)

May 13–16, 2026

Performances

A dancer wearing all black extends her arm backward against a black background. — Rosy Simas, *A:gajë:gwah dësa’nigöëwë:nye:' (i hope it will stir your mind)*. Photo: Irmanda Ward. Courtesy the artist.

Event Details

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When May 13–16, 2026

Where McGuire Theater

Price Tickets start at $30 ($24 Walker members)

Part of: Performing Arts Season 2025–26

Part of: Performing Arts Season 2025–26

“Rosy Simas Danse’s Weave … washed over the audience like a wave. It was a tactile piece, summoning the senses.” —Minnesota Star Tribune

Created by transdisciplinary and dance artist Rosy Simas (Seneca Nation of Indians, Heron clan), A:gajë:gwah dësa’nigöëwë:nye:’ (i hope it will stir your mind) is a dance work, an installation, and a community engagement project. From Simas’s movement practice of deep listening to the earth, stars, ancestors, and each other comes a dynamic Native contemporary dance work that draws the audience into a space of relationality.

For A:gajë:gwah dësa’nigöëwë:nye:’, French composer François Richomme has created an immersive sound score of sounds from Seneca lands, which bathes the audience and performers in a shared aural experience.

A:gajë:gwah dësa’nigöëwë:nye:’ (i hope it will stir your mind) weaves a mind of peace into every aspect of its creation—every stitch of the set, every movement, sound, and image is imbued with a “good mind” and a peacemaking state of being.

Simas’s abstract, transdisciplinary universe rejects false dichotomies between the traditional and contemporary, the sonic and somatic, the visual and the physical, even the separations between life and art

The Walker will present a related visual art exhibition by Simas (on view February 12–July 5, 2026). Community engagement activities will accompany the performances and exhibition throughout 2026. These events bring the community together to experience peace, rest, and actively engage in community actions that cultivate peace.

Accessibility, Content, and Sensory Notes

ASL interpretation is planned for the Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday 7:30 pm performances.

Audio description services are planned for the Thursday 7:30 pm and Saturday 2 pm performances.

The Saturday 2 pm performance is mask-required and scent-free. Ticketholders should avoid wearing lotions, colognes, and perfumes.

For more information about accessibility, visit our Access page.

For questions on accessibility or to request additional accommodations, call 612-375-7564 or email access@walkerart.org.

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Rosy Simas: A:gajë:gwah dësa’nigöëwë:nye:’ (i hope it will stir your mind) is made possible with support from Cinda Collins and the Serendipitous Leverage Fund. Walker commissioning support provided by Lois and John Rogers.

This activity is made possible by the Bridge Fund for Dance program through the City of Minneapolis Arts & Cultural Affairs Department.