A dance work inspired by Sinéad O'Connor’s uncompromising voice and spirit

Tony award-winning choreographer and director Sonya Tayeh brings her singular vision to a new dance work set to the music of Sinéad O'Connor. 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.

O’Connor’s voice vibrates and guides us through the work, through both her music and narration from her memoir Rememberings. Sinéad, with her depth of emotion and restless faith, is the tether that weaves and connects audiences and dancers in this evening of mesmerising dance.

The Surge is conceived, choreographed and directed by Sonya Tayeh – a creative visionary whose work relating to the body in motion explores many different worlds. An internationally celebrated artist, she is the dance backbone behind numerous stage and screen projects, most notably Moulin Rouge The Musical!, for which she won the Tony Award for outstanding choreography. Her work powerfully weaves together different styles – creating onstage worlds celebrated for her chameleon-like choreography and ability to adapt her storytelling to any scale.

With The Surge, Tayeh draws on Sinéad O’Connor’s uncompromising voice and spirit to create a bold new dance work.

Please note the performance on Friday 26 June includes a post-show talk in the Hall with members of the creative team.