• Black-and-white photograph of performers from The Surge in a dance studio, with two dancers locked in an expressive movement while another performer watches nearby, capturing the intensity and collaboration of contemporary dance.
NOV 2026 07 SAT 7:30 PM
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The Surge: An Ode to Sinead O’ConnorBalboa Theatre
  • Tickets: $54–86
  • UCSD Student: Limited free tickets, email artpower@ucsd.edu (Available Sept. 1)

About

Tony Award-winning choreographer Sonya Tayeh brings her singular vision to The Surge: An Ode to Sinéad O’Connor, a world-premiere dance-theater work inspired by her uncompromising spirit. Set to O’Connor’s iconic music and featuring narration from her memoir Rememberings, the performance explores protest, faith, vulnerability, and the courage to defy expectation.

Performed by a company of ten women with more than five hundred years of collective experience, The Surge challenges fear around aging and honors the beauty, strength, and perspective that come with time. Fierce and tender, this evening of dance honors O’Connor’s legacy through artists whose lives bring depth, wisdom, and lived experience to the stage.

Details

Location

Balboa Theatre is located at 868 Fourth Avenue, San Diego.

Parking

Event parking is available at the Westfield Horton Plaza Garage 4th Avenue Entrance. Please visit the Balboa Theatre website for more information.

More Info

If you need additional information and/or assistance, please contact artpower@ucsd.edu.

Fees

All ticket prices listed above are inclusive of ticket and facilities fees.

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