Rosy Simas Danse

07/08/2026

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07/03/2026

A:gajë:gwah dësa’nigöëwë:nye:’ (i hope it will stir your mind) exhibition by Rosy Simas. Photo: Kameron Herndon, courtesy Walker Art Center.

07/02/2026

Tonight 6–7pm at Walker Art Center's Cargill Lounge: a Smoke Dance performance led by Sherri Waterman-Hopper (Onondaga Nation, Beaver Clan). Smoke Dance is a Haudenosaunee social dance that involves storytelling, quick footwork, and spins. Originally a war dance practiced by men, a graceful women’s dance style has since evolved.

ASL interpretation will be offered.

This program is presented in partnership with the exhibition, performance, and community engagement project, "A:gajë:gwah dësa'nigöëwë:nye:' (i hope it will stir your mind)," by Rosy Simas (Seneca Nation, Heron Clan) at the Walker.

Come see the exhibition before it closes on July 5—galleries are free Thursdays 5–9pm!

06/29/2026

Join us for two special Smoke Dance performances led by Sherri Waterman-Hopper (Onondaga Nation, Beaver Clan). Smoke Dance is a Haudenosaunee social dance that involves storytelling, quick footwork, and spins. Originally a war dance practiced by men to demonstrate their agility, stamina, and strength, in the last 70 years a graceful women’s dance style has since evolved.

⭐️ Wednesday, July 1, 6–7pm, Minneapolis American Indian Center, 1530 E Franklin Ave
⭐️ Thursday, July 2, 6–7pm, Walker Art Center's Cargill Lounge, 725 Vineland Pl

Both performances will feature Sherri as the MC, singer Travis "Huggy" John, and dancers Monique Powless, Lumhe "Micco" Sampson, Kenlyn Skye, and Mae Redeye. The 7/2 date will include ASL interpretation.

This program is presented in partnership with the exhibition, performance, and community engagement project, "A:gajë:gwah dësa'nigöëwë:nye:' (i hope it will stir your mind)," by Rosy Simas (Seneca Nation, Heron Clan) at the Walker Art Center.

⭐️ Don't miss the final week of the exhibition, closing July 5!

06/16/2026

Thanks to Hyperallergic for highlighting "A:gajë:gwah dësa’nigöëwë:nye:’ (i hope it will stir your mind)," on exhibit at the Walker Art Center through July 5.

From Indigenous survivance to quilting to modernism, these exhibitions and projects reframe and challenge the story of the United States.

06/11/2026

🌽 Tomorrow, June 12, 10am–1pm! Join us in the Walker Art Center's Sculpture Garden for drop-in style art-making with guest artist Penny Minner (Seneca). Minner will lead attendees of all ages through the making of dolls and flowers with corn husks, while sharing about the significance of corn husk dolls in Haudenosaunee culture and history.

🌽 Free! Materials provided on a first-come, first-served basis; supplies are limited. Info: https://www.walkerart.org/whats-on/corn-husk-dolls-flowers-with-penny-minner/

🌽 This program is presented in partnership with the exhibition (open through July 5) of "A:gajë:gwah dësa’nigöëwë:nye:’ (i hope it will stir your mind)" by Rosy Simas, at the Walker Art Center.

🌽 Corn husks and the traditional Haudenosaunee art form of corn husk twining are central to the exhibition.

Image: Penny Minner, corn husk dolls

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06/05/2026

Tonight 7pm at New Dance Alliance's Performance Mix Festival 40! We will share 12 minutes of being together in the questions we have been asking, and sharing the answers to those questions that manifest as gestures, movement and expressions. Bare Hill is a place. And the title of this 12 minutes. It is a birthplace and a gathering place.

Performance Mix Festival 40
Abrons Arts Center, NYC
Friday, June 5, 7pm
Tickets: https://newdancealliance.org/performance-mix-festival/artist-roster/rosy-simas/

Images by Kameron Herndon courtesy of the Walker Art Center from “A:gajë:gwah dësa’nigöëwë:nye:’ (i hope it will stir your mind).”