OMI TUTU: Cool Waters By Kimberly Miguel Mullen with Special Opening Performance by Samba do Mar Humboldt - Eureka Premiere (1-Night Only)

Cinematography by Oscar Nominated Filmmaker Craig Renaud 

Original Music by Yemaya Ache Ire

Saturday, April 25th, 2026 

SYNAPSIS, 1675 UNION STREET, EUREKA, CA 

Showtime @ 8:00 PM PST, Doors Open @ 7:45 PM PST

TICKETS: General Admission $20 or Children $10 (Suitable for All Ages)

All Sales Final. There are no refunds. A small service fee of $1.25 is added to cover processing costs. 

🏆 Award-Winning Performance | Beyond Border(lands) Award - 2026 Tucson Fringe Festival 

"⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ This one-woman show was profoundly moving and very, very impressive. The cinematography added such depth." - Tucson Fringe Festival Audience Review

{Eureka, CA} - Award-winning performance OMI TUTU: Cool Waters arrives in Eureka for one night only, presenting an immersive evening of multi-media dance & film. Created by Dance Artist & Cultural Ethnologist, Kimberly Miguel Mullen, M.A., in collaboration with Oscar-nominated filmmaker Craig Renaud, this special engagement includes an opening set by Samba do Mar Humboldt celebrating the rhythm and spirit of Brazilian Samba. 

The full program runs approximately 50-minutes, combining both the opening set and OMI TUTU: Cool Waters into a continuous immersive experience, offering audiences a unique and immersive experience into the realms of salt & fresh waters. 

Rooted in over 30-years of research in AfroCaribbean & AfroBrazilian sacred dance practices, the work pays homage to the "las dos aguas" or "the two waters:" Yemaya, the Oricha of the sea & the divine universal mother & Ochun, the deity of the sweet, fresh waters of love & beauty.

Set against Craig Renaud's immersive cinematography; OMI TUTU creates a living altar where film, sound, and movement converge, revealing the deep interconnectedness between water, nature, and the living body. 

The performance also features rare original field recordings from Kimberly Miguel Mullen’s ethnographic work in Eastern Cuba's, Santiago de Cuba with the acclaimed musicians of Ballet Folklorico Cutumba.

OMI TUTU is co-hosted by Samba do Mar Humboldt and is presented as part of an annual AfroBrazilian Dance Workshop Residency (April 23 + April 25) with Visiting Guest Artist, Kimberly Miguel Mullen in Arcata since 2011. For information on the public dance residency please visit: sambadomarhumboldt.org

ABOUT THE ARTISTS 

Kimberly Miguel Mullen, M.A. is a classically trained folkloric dance artist and cultural ethnologist who contributes to a legacy of performers from the Caribbean, Cuba and Brazil. Rooted in 30-years of research, apprenticeship, and training, Mullen expands the reach of African diasporic forms through groundbreaking performances, teachings, cultural travel curricula and artistic collaborations; her first multi-media collaboration with award-winning, Oscar nominated documentary filmmaker Craig Renaud. kmmdancestudio.com

Craig Renaud is an Oscar Nominated, Peabody and DuPont Award winning filmmaker and has spent the past two decades producing films and television programs with his late brother Brent Renaud. The Renaud Brothers are best known for telling humanistic stories from the World's conflict zones and their projects have covered the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the earthquake in Haiti, political turmoil in Egypt and Libya, the fight for Mosul, extremism in Africa, cartel violence in Mexico, and the youth refugee crisis in Central America. renaudbrothers.com 

Samba do Mar Humboldt is an arts education organization which creates learning and community building experiences that deepen the Humboldt community’s passion for studying Brazilian dance, music and culture. The organization is a Dream Maker Project of The Ink People Center for the Arts. sambadomarhumboldt.org