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Rosy Simas Danse: she who lives on the road to war
October 6th, 2022

Performer Lela Pierce in she who lives on the road to war. Photo: Valerie Oliveiro, courtesy of Rosy Simas Danse.

All My Relations Arts is pleased to present SHE WHO LIVES ON THE ROAD TO WAR BY ROSY SIMAS DANSE  OCTOBER 6 – DECEMBER 17, 2022. The project includes a new installation and in-gallery performances throughout the fall of 2022.

she who lives on the road to war is an immersive installation and dance performance created by Rosy Simas in response to global loss and the collective need to come together in peace and reconciliation. It is both a physical space for rest and refuge, and a performative work of Native futurities that imagines a world of relational balance with nature and with each other.

This new work takes its title from the Haudenosaunee historical figure Jigonhsasee, who encouraged war between tribes before becoming an instrument of peace. Jigonhsasee’s wisdom and vision helped Hiawatha and the Peacemaker bring the Nations together as the Haudenosaunee Confederacy. 

Their artist statement reads: “Audiences are invited to gather, rest, grieve, condole with one another, and to consider how we can all work towards reconciliation during the dual pandemics of systematic racism and COVID-19.”

she who lives on the road to war will have a dual premiere at WAM and in the heart of the Twin Cities’ Native community, at All My Relations Arts. After its performance run in Minneapolis, the work will tour to Gibney in New York City, Maui Arts & Cultural Center, and other cities. 

In addition to developmental support from the Weisman and AMRA, she who lives on the road to war is made possible by the New England Foundation for the Arts’ National Dance Project award (2021), and The MAP fund (2020), with lead funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Jessika Enoh Akpaka (L) and Erin Drummond (R) in she who lives on the road to war. Photo: Valerie Oliveiro, courtesy of Rosy Simas Danse.

PROJECT COLLABORATORS

Director: Rosy Simas

Composer: François Richomme

Lighting Designer: Heidi Eckwall

Performers: Jessika Enoh Akpaka, Lelis Brito, Erin Drummond, Sam Johnson, Sam Aros Mitchell, Valerie Oliveiro, Pedra Pepa, Sharon Picasso, Lela Pierce, Rosy Simas, Judee Shui Xian, Jeffrey Wells, Taja Will

Production Manager/Community Engagement Coordinator: Sequoia Hauck

Studio/Production Assistant: Atim Opoka

Rosy Simas, Haudenosaunee (Seneca, Heron Clan), is a choreographer and film and visual artist based in Minneapolis. Her work investigates how culture, history and identity are stored in the body and expressed in movement. For more than twenty years she has created work that addresses a wide range of political, social and cultural subjects from a Native feminist perspective. She has received support from Native Arts and Cultures Foundation, First Peoples Fund, Guggenheim Foundation and McKnight Foundation, and she is a Dance USA Fellow as well as a Joyce Awardee. 

Photograph by Tim Rummelhoff, Courtesy McKnight Fellowships for Choreographers

PERFORMANCES 

WEISMAN ART MUSEUM333 EAST RIVER ROAD, UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA | MINNEAPOLIS, MN
TICKETS GO ON SALE AUGUST 20

  • PREMIERE: WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 6:30 P.M.
  • Sunday, September 25, 2 p.m.
  • Wednesday, September 28, 6:30 p.m.
  • Saturday, October 1, 2 p.m.
  • Wednesday, October 12, 6:30 p.m.
  • Saturday, December 3, 2 p.m.
  • Sunday, December 4 2 p.m.

ALL MY RELATIONS ARTS
1414 EAST FRANKLIN AVENUE | MINNEAPOLIS, MN

  • Thursday, October 6, 7 p.m. 
  • Friday, October 7, 7 p.m.
  • Saturday, October 8, 2 p.m.
  • Monday, October 10 (afternoon, TBD)
  • Saturday, November 12, 6 p,m.
  • Sunday, November 13, 2 p.m.
  • Saturday, November 19, 6 p.m.
  • Sunday, November 20, 2 p.m.