Rosy Simas Danse

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).”

06/02/2026

05/12/2026

Premiering tomorrow! "A:gajë:gwah dësa’nigöëwë:nye:’ (i hope it will stir your mind)," a new contemporary dance work by transdisciplinary artist Rosy Simas.

🌽 May 13–16, 2026
🌽 Walker Art Center, Minneapolis
🌽 Limited tickets remain; ASL, audio described and wheelchair seating is prioritized: https://www.walkerart.org/whats-on/rosy-simas-agajegwah-desanigoewenye-i-hope-it-will-stir-your-mind/

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.

🌽 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 .pierce
🌽 Set Design: Heidi Eckwall, Rosy Simas , Jeffrey Wells

ASL interpretation is offered for the Wednesday, Friday & Saturday 7:30pm performances. Audio description services are offered for the Thursday 7:30pm & Saturday 2pm performances. The Saturday 2pm performance is mask-required & scent-free.

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


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05/08/2026

Thanks to MPR News for highlighting the premiere performances of "A:gajë:gwah dësa’nigöëwë:nye:' (i hope it will stir your mind)" on their MN Shortlist. May 13–16 at the Walker Art Center.

Opera’s saddest clown, “Hollywood in the ceramics world,” Asian Phoenix Fest and a bank of art — find out more in this week’s MN Shortlist.

05/08/2026

World premiere of "A:gajë:gwah dësa’nigöëwë:nye:’ (i hope it will stir your mind)," a new contemporary dance work by transdisciplinary artist Rosy Simas.

🌽 May 13–16, 2026
🌽 Walker Art Center, Minneapolis
🌽 [Link in bio for tickets]

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.

🌽 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 .pierce
🌽 Set Design: Heidi Eckwall, Rosy Simas , Jeffrey Wells

ASL interpretation is offered for the Wednesday, Friday & Saturday 7:30pm performances. Audio description services are offered for the Thursday 7:30pm & Saturday 2pm performances. The Saturday 2pm performance is mask-required & scent-free.

Image: Lela Pierce in "A:gajë:gwah dësa’nigöëwë:nye:' (i hope it will stir your mind)."

Photo: Valerie Oliveiro

05/06/2026

Premiering one week from tonight! "A:gajë:gwah dësa’nigöëwë:nye:’ (i hope it will stir your mind)," a new contemporary dance work by transdisciplinary artist Rosy Simas.

🌽 May 13–16, 2026
🌽 Walker Art Center, Minneapolis
🌽 Tickets: https://www.walkerart.org/whats-on/rosy-simas-agajegwah-desanigoewenye-i-hope-it-will-stir-your-mind/

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.

🌽 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 .pierce
🌽 Set Design: Heidi Eckwall, Rosy Simas , Jeffrey Wells

ASL interpretation is offered for the Wednesday, Friday & Saturday 7:30pm performances. Audio description services are offered for the Thursday 7:30pm & Saturday 2pm performances. The Saturday 2pm performance is mask-required & scent-free.

Image: Charlie Maybee & Talia Dixon in "A:gajë:gwah dësa’nigöëwë:nye:' (i hope it will stir your mind)." Photo: Valerie Oliveiro

05/01/2026

Thanks to Dance Magazine for highlighting "A:gajë:gwah dësa'nigöëwë:nye:' (i hope it will stir your mind)" by Rosy Simas as a "must-see" performance! May 13–16 at the Walker Art Center.

Tickets are almost gone; get yours today: https://rosysimasdanse.com/ihopeitwillstir

Performance calendars are full to bursting over the next two months, with the premieres of ballets, contemporary works, musicals, and immersive-theater productions, surprising collaborations, and a pair of centenary celebrations.