Matt Hurley

Making its Canadian debut, The Butterfly Who Flew Into The Rave created by the award winning trio Oli Mathiesen with Lucy Lynch and Sharvon Mortimer is in Toronto for one night only all the way from New Zealand.

Condensed into 1 hour, feel the atmosphere, heat and intensity of a 3-day rave set to the adrenaline-pumping techno album ‘Nocturbulous Behaviour’ by Suburban Knight. The Butterfly Who Flew Into The Rave is an endurance-based dance work with relentless movement detailed down to every beat without pause.

Exploring the movement used in techno and rave culture, witness the destruction of 3 humans. Indulge in the pain, the sweat; a display of pure endurance to achieve a goal. A spectacle of the human body as a victim to music, to passion, to our endless desire to achieve more. To win and win again.

“It’s like firing a machine gun for an hour and remembering the name of every bullet.” reviewed Mark Harding for the Broadway Baby in August 2025.

Creator, Choreographer & Performer: Oli Mathiesen (Ngāti Manu, Ngāti Hine, Ngāpuhi)
Choreographer & Performer: Lucy Lynch (Ngāti Kahungunu) & Sharvon Mortimer (Ngāti Porou)
Producer & Stage Manager: Gina Heidekruger
Music: Suburban Knight
Lighting Designer, Production Manager & Technical Operator: Shanell Bielawa (Te Ātihaunui-a-Pāpārangi)
Lighting Design Collaborators (2024): Oli Mathiesen, Shanell Bielawa, Bekky Boyce, Jazmin Whittall, Jacobus Engelbrecht (Legit Events)
Creative Producer (2024 – 2026): Abbie Rogers (Kāi Tahu, Te Arawa)
Production Designer and Technical Operator (2024 – 2025): Bekky Boyce
Artistic Advisor (2024): Lulu Qiu 邱詩露