Somali pop duo FAARROW was hosted by The Cedar in a four-week residency from the end of March to mid-April. The two sisters, Iman and Siham Hashi, performed with local backing band, Astralblak, and met with elders and students alike across three communities in Minnesota: Minneapolis, St. Cloud, and Mankato.
Aar Maanta September 13 - October 14 2018
Ifrah Mansour Mini-Residency April 7-14 2018
In April 2018, theater artist Ifrah Mansour toured her show “How to Have Fun in a Civil War” to St. Cloud and Mankato as part of a Midnimo mini-residency. In the show, Mansour revisits her childhood memories from the 1991 Somali civil war to confront violent history with humor and provide a voice for the stories of children.