The Surge: An Ode to Sinéad O’Connor
About the Artists
Sonya Tayeh
Sonya Tayeh (Director/Choreographer) is a creative visionary whose work relating to the body in motion explores many different worlds. She is the dance backbone behind numerous stage and screen projects, most notably in Moulin Rouge! The Musical!, for which she won the Tony Award for outstanding choreography. Produced on stages globally, Tayeh has gleaned many accolades for her distinguished work across genres on both stage and screen including 2 Emmy nominations, an Obie Award, 2 Lucille Lortel Awards, 2 Drama Desk Awards and a Critics Circle Award. Her work has been characterized as a powerful weaving of versatility and theatrical range constructing onstage worlds for which she has been lauded for her chameleon-like choreography and ability to adapt her storytelling to any scale.
Selected credits include: Romeo and Juliet/ Broadway (Circle in the Square Theatre, Dir/ Sam Gold), Moulin Rouge! Broadway/Worldwide (Dir/Alex Timbers, Hirschfeld Theatre), The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window/Broadway (Dir Anne Kauffman, James Earl Jones Theatre), GATSBY (A.R.T/Dir Rachel Chavkin), Is It Thursday Yet? (La Jolla Playhouse, PAC, and Broad Stages), UP HERE (Hulu Series), Sing Street (Huntington Theatre, Boston/Dir Rebecca Taichman), Martha Graham Dance Company (Joyce Theater/Tour), American Ballet Theatre/What Becomes of Love Film, Unveiling with Moses and dancers (Fall For Dance/City Center), Rent Live! (Fox Network/Dir Michael Grief and Alex Rudzinski), The Lucky Ones (Ars Nova/Dir. Anne Kauffman), Face the Torrent for Malpaso Dance Company (commissioned by The Music Center/LA), You'll Still Call Me By Name (commissioned by New York Live Arts and Jacobs Pillow Dance Festival), Martha Graham Dance Company's Lamentation Variation Series (Joyce Theater), Hundred Days (New York Theatre Workshop/Dir. Anne Kauffman), The Skin Of Our Teeth (Theatre for a New Audience/Dir. Arin Arbus), Andrew Lippas' The Wild Party (City Center Encores!/Dir. Leigh Silverman), Kung Fu (Signature Theatre/Dir. Leigh Silverman)
Tayeh has directed and choreographed for world renowned music artists including Miley Cyrus (Directed and Choreographed The Gypsy Heart Tour), Florence and the Machine (Choreographed performances for The Brit Awards, The Voice and American Idol), Kyle Minogue (Aphrodite Tour)
Credits
Directed and Choreographed by Sonya Tayeh
A Joyce Theater and Factory International production
Director and Choreographer Sonya Tayeh
Music Sinéad O'Connor
Lighting and Scenic Designer Tom Visser
Sound Designer Marc Cardarelli
Associate Choreographer Jenn Freeman
Costume Designer Márion Talán de la Rosa
Associate Costume Designer Mieka van der Ploeg
Co-Rehearsal Directors Jenn Freeman, Lauren Gerrie
Dance Artists
Betsy Cooper, Alison Clancy, Gabrielle Malone, Mor Mendel, Amy Miller, Jennifer Nugent, Karine Plantadit, Lisa Race, Monique Smith, Jin Ju Song-Begin
Understudy
Lauren Gerrie
Production Manager Stacey-Jo Marine
Stage Manager Jenna Hanlon
The Surge: An Ode to Sinead O’Connor is commissioned by The Joyce Theater’s Stephen and Cathy Weinroth Fund for New Work and Factory International, Manchester.
Co-commissioned by The Lensic Performing Arts Center (Santa Fe, NM), the Charleston Gaillard Center (Charleston, SC), and ArtPower at UC San Diego (San Diego, CA).