The Butterfly Who Flew Into The Rave

From Aotearoa New Zealand, Oli Mathiesen with Lucy Lynch and Sharvon Mortimer present the award-winning The Butterfly Who Flew Into The Rave, an endurance-based dance work set to the booming techno album Nocturbulous Behaviour by Suburban Knight.

Exploring the movement vocabulary used in techno and rave culture, a contemporary nightclub between 3 bodies emerges. Relentless movement, seamless without pause, detailed down to every beat. The atmosphere and culture of a 3-day rave condensed into a high art, streamlined performance where you watch the destruction of 3 human beings commence in front of you. Indulge in the pain, the sweat, the cathartic mess; a display of pure endurance to achieve a goal. A spectacle of the human body as a victim to music, as a victim to passion, as a victim to our endless desire to achieve more. To win and win again.

Reviews:

• "they make it look effortless-dynamic-cool-dare I say… sexy asf?” - Elise Sadlier, Bad Apple Review
• “It’s smart, it’s bespoke, it’s enticing” - Tate Fountain, Theatre Review
• “...an extraordinary dance work; a marvellous simulation of an intensely vigorous, volatile and transcendent rave.” - Sophie Sheaf-Morrison, Theatre Review
• “...three incredibly talented dancers with god-like commitment.” - Katie Hill, Art Murmurs

Awards:

• Winner of the ‘PANNZ - Edinburgh Fringe Festival Summerhall Award’ at PANNZ Arts Market 2024
• Winner of the ‘Melbourne Fringe Tour Ready Award’, ‘Sydney Fringe Tour Ready Award’, and ‘Momentous Movement Award’ at New Zealand Fringe Festival 2024

Duration:
90 Minutes

Ticketing:

Purchase tickets for 3 or more performances at once and enjoy a 20% discount. Liveworks Festival is curated to let you experience multiple shows in a single day—so why not make the most of it and see them all!

You can find the full schedule here, and the Archie Rose Liveworks Bar will be open all week for you to eat and drink before and between performances.

Release 1: 21 August
Standard: $50
Concession: $40
30 Down: $30
Artist: $25
Mob Tix: $20

Release 2: 9 September
Standard: $55
Concession: $45
30 Down: $35
Artist: $30
Mob Tix: $20

Release 3: 7 October
Standard: $60
Concession: $50
30 Down: $40
Artist: $35
Mob Tix: $20

Content Warnings:
Loud Music. Strobe / Flashing lights. Adult Themes. Drug References.

Merchandise:
Shop The Butterfly Who Flew Into The Rave Merch here.