THE SURGE

The Lensic is thrilled to co-commission a new production inspired by Sinéad O’Connor’s uncompromising voice and spirit. Tony award-winning choreographer and director Sonya Tayeh brings her singular vision to a dance work set to the O’Connor’s music. Fierce, unflinching, and tender, The Surge: An Ode to Sinéad O’Connor is a meditation on voice, protest, and the courage to live a life that defies the norm. 

The Surge is performed by a company of ten women—ten dance artists cutting right through the notion of age as something to fear. These women total more than five hundred years of collective wisdom, affirming the passing of time as a privilege that carries beauty and experience with it.   

The Surge is conceived, choreographed, and directed by Sonya Tayeh, a creative visionary whose work relating to the boy in motion explores many different worlds.

Commissioned by the Joyce Theater’s Cathy and Weinroth Fund for New Work and Factory International, Manchester. Co-commissioned by the Lensic Performing Arts Center, the Charleston Gaillard Center, and ArtPower at UC San Diego. 

TICKETS

$90-$161 + fees

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VENUE: LENSIC PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

SEATING: Yes 

ALCOHOL: Yes, there are two bars in the inner lobby

OUTSIDE FOOD/DRINK: No

PARKING: Yes, you can pre-pay for parking validation in the Sandoval garage (across the street) during your checkout

ADA: Yes, please notify a box office representative of your accommodations prior to the show

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