SURGE: A Participatory Performance on Sea Level Rise

Experience sea level rise through this interactive performance-workshop that combines movement, climate science, and activism at the MIT Museum. Choreographer Jessie Jeanne Stinnett and Boston Dance Theater Core Members will lead a 45-minute participatory workshop. Through guided movement and collective exploration, you'll engage with sea level rise impacts—ocean warming, ice melt, tidal dynamics, and shifting coastlines—and contribute your own perspectives as the workshop builds toward imagining possible futures. No dance experience is needed. A 30-minute performance follows, where audiences mingle with performers to witness, reflect, and dialogue about climate science and coastal change. SURGE creates an accessible space for curiosity, conversation, and collective understanding of climate challenges, where science, art, and community voices intersect. We have a limited number of free tickets available for full-time students with ID. Please reach out to museumregadmin@mit.edu. This program is presented as part of the MIT Museum’s thematic focus on OCEANS. Tuesday, December 1st 2026 6:00PM-7:30PM $15 General Admission | $5 for MIT ID Holders