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Rosy Simas
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Rosy Simas by Tim Rummelhoff Courtesy McKnight Fellowships for Choreographers, 2016
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Rosy Marie Simas
April 4, 1967 |
| Occupation | transdisiplinary artist, choreographer, performer, artistic director |
| Years active | 1992-present |
| Current group | Rosy Simas Danse |
| Former groups | Shattering Feet |
| Dances | she who lives on the road to war, yödoishëndahgwa’geh (a place for rest), WEave:Here, Weave, Within Our Skin, Transfuse, Skin(s), We Wait In The Darkness, Bloodlines, Threshold, i want it to be raining and the window to be open, Birds, Have Gun Will Shoot, Moments In Between, Four Years Later |
Rosy Marie Simas is a talented artist and choreographer from the United States. She is known for her unique way of combining different art forms. Rosy is a member of the Seneca Nation, which is a Native American tribe. She uses her heritage and experiences to create powerful and meaningful dance pieces.
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Rosy Simas: An Artist and Choreographer
Rosy Simas is a special kind of artist called a transdisciplinary artist. This means she works with many different types of art. She is also a choreographer, which means she creates dances. Rosy is the founder and artistic director of her own dance group, called Rosy Simas Danse.
Her Seneca Heritage
Rosy Marie Simas is a proud Haudenosaunee Heron Clan woman. She is an official member of the Seneca Nation of Indians. Her background and culture are very important to her art. They often inspire the stories and themes in her dance works.
Creating Dance and Art
As a choreographer, Rosy Simas makes amazing performances for the stage. She also creates art installations. Her work brings together movement, which is dance, with other things. These include videos, sounds, and even sculptures. It's like a big puzzle where all the pieces fit together to tell a story.
Since 2012, Rosy has worked closely with a French composer named François Richomme. They have created many beautiful pieces together. Some of their famous works include We Wait In The Darkness (2014) and Skin(s) (2012). They also made Weave (2019) and WEave:HERE (2019) with Heid E. Erdrich. Rosy also made a film called Threshold (2013) with photographer Douglas Beasley.
Rosy has also worked with another dancer, Deborah Jinza Thayer. In 2016, they toured together. They performed in 14 cities across the U.S. Their tour ended with a show at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota.
Where Her Art Has Been Shown
Rosy Simas's art has been displayed in many places. Her solo exhibitions have included:
- We Wait In The Darkness, at All My Relations Art in Minneapolis, MN (2014).
- All My Relations: A Seneca History, at the Mitchell Museum of the American Indian (2015).
- Blood Lines: Images of Attachments, at the Seneca Iroquois National Museum in Salamanca, NY (2020).
- she who lives on the road to war, at the Weisman Art Museum in Minneapolis, MN (2020).
Her work has also been part of group exhibitions, such as:
- SKEW LINES: a residency and installations, with Heid E. Erdrich at SOO Visual Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN (2019).
- Waasamoo-Beshizi (Power-Lines), at the Plains Art Museum in Fargo, ND (2019).
- Identity/Identify, at the Iroquois Indian Museum in Howes Cave, NY (2020-2021).
Awards and Recognitions
Rosy Simas has received many important awards for her work. These awards show how much her art is valued. Some of her honors include:
- Native Arts and Cultures Foundation Artist Fellowship (2013)
- Twin Cities City Pages Artist of the Year (2014)
- Sage Award for Film and Set Design (2014)
- Guggenheim Creative Arts Fellowship for Choreography (2015)
- McKnight Fellowship for Choreography (2016)
- First People's Fund Artists in Business Leadership Fellow (2016)
- Joyce Award from the Joyce Foundation with the Ordway Center of the Performing Arts (2018)
- Dance/USA Artist Fellowships (2019)
- Twin Cities City Pages Best Choreographer (2020)
- McKnight Fellowship for Choreography (2022)
- United States Artists Artist Fellowship (2022)
- Doris Duke Artist Award (2023)
