Witness the chaotic bliss of a three-day rave, condensed into a single hour. Experience the messy sprawl of the rave — all the pain, sweat, and catharsis — with its relentless movement, seamless without pause, and detailed down to every beat.

Oli Mathiesen’s radical 2024 work, The Butterfly Who Flew Into the Rave, is an endurance-based piece set to the pulsating soundtrack of the album Nocturbulous Behavior by Detroit techno giant and Underground Resistance pioneer Suburban Knight. Mathiesen is a Māori choreographer and dancer based in New Zealand whose artistry traverses the dynamic intersections of dance, physical theater, and film, all through the captivating lens of contemporary dance. Joined by Lucy Lynch and Sharvon Mortimer, the three club fiends create an evening of hypnotically intense perpetual motion, nailing “the pure joy and rapture that goes hand in hand with techno and rave culture.” (Fest Magazine, Edinburgh)