In the play, Mansour revisits her childhood memories of the 1991 Somali Civil War as she explores war from an idyllic viewpoint of a 7-year-old girl. The performance layers poetry, puppetry, video and multiple narratives from community interviews to confront the violent history of war with humor and healing.

The program is designed to build knowledge and appreciation for arts and culture with roots in Muslim majority societies.

Mansour is a Somali, refugee, Muslim and multimedia artist living in Minnesota. She explores trauma through the eyes of children to uncover the resiliency of black people, Muslims and refugees. Her first national museum exhibit “Can I Touch It” is part of the “I am Somali” exhibit on view through May 27 at the Minneapolis Institute of Art.