A dance work by Rwandan-French dancer Dorothée Munyaneza that revives the spirit of Tituba from the Salem witch trials, exploring memory, history and resistance.
Dorothée Munyaneza brings Toi, moi, Tituba... to the Walker Art Center's McGuire Theater from October 28 to 30, 2026. It's a dance work that centers on Tituba, an enslaved woman who was among the first accused during the 1692 Salem witch trials. Munyaneza, a Rwandan-French dancer, singer, and choreographer born in Kigali in 1982 and based in Marseille, draws on Maryse Condé's 1986 novel I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem and the writing of philosopher Elsa Dorlin to revisit her story.
She describes the piece as a "collective solo"âa danced archive that confronts erasure and explores memory, history, and resistance. It's not just about the archives Tituba inhabits, she says, but also the archives that inhabit her. On stage, she works with neon beams of light, movement, shadow play, and emotive vocals, and the audience sits onstage in a room of limited capacity, which puts you right in the space between the performer and the performance.
She isn't alone on stage: composer and oud player Khyam Allami provides the music, and visual artist Sophie Coudert handles the set and costumes. The work is part of the Walker's Embodying Lost Histories series, which falls under the 2026-27 Performing Arts Season, and it's supported by Albertine Dance, a program of Villa Albertine and the Albertine Foundation.
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Shows run October 28, 29, and 30 at 7:30 PM at the McGuire Theater, 725 Vineland Pl, Minneapolis, MN 55403. Tickets start at $35.
Date
28 October â 30 October
19:30
Price
Paid
Recommended Age
+14 years
