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9 September 2025
Running into the Sun | Theatre, Dance and Music
A whirlwind performance with two actors, three musicians and four contemporary dancers.
It’s graduation night. Ash and Mary discover they are pregnant. A flash flood hits their hometown. The war crimes overseas become more horrifying.
Running into the Sun arrives back in Aotearoa after a breakthrough debut at the 2024 Melbourne Fringe, winning Best Emerging Company and Best Theatre from a pool of 400+ shows.
Get ready for a 60-minute whirlwind following Ash (Ben Ashby), Morris (Ethan Morse) and Mary (Jasmine Susic), at their university graduation house party. As they deal with personal heartbreaks, surprises and betrayals they must also reckon with a climate disaster unfolding in their hometown and a global future filled with war and political unrest. Dance, Clown, Live Music, Film and Physical Theatre weave together to catch the feeling of hope in the face of oncoming doom.
Running into the Sun was developed by a2 Company; The Dance & Theatre production house co-directed by Nadiyah Akbar (Footnote NZ Dance, Joel Bray Dance) and Ben Ashby (Artistic Director of Long Cloud Youth Theatre 2020-2022.
It’s graduation night. Ash and Mary discover they are pregnant. A flash flood hits their hometown. The war crimes overseas become more horrifying.
Running into the Sun arrives back in Aotearoa after a breakthrough debut at the 2024 Melbourne Fringe, winning Best Emerging Company and Best Theatre from a pool of 400+ shows.
Get ready for a 60-minute whirlwind following Ash (Ben Ashby), Morris (Ethan Morse) and Mary (Jasmine Susic), at their university graduation house party. As they deal with personal heartbreaks, surprises and betrayals they must also reckon with a climate disaster unfolding in their hometown and a global future filled with war and political unrest. Dance, Clown, Live Music, Film and Physical Theatre weave together to catch the feeling of hope in the face of oncoming doom.
Running into the Sun was developed by a2 Company; The Dance & Theatre production house co-directed by Nadiyah Akbar (Footnote NZ Dance, Joel Bray Dance) and Ben Ashby (Artistic Director of Long Cloud Youth Theatre 2020-2022.
Location
The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora, 2 Worcester Boulevard, Christchurch Central
The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora, 2 Worcester Boulevard, Christchurch Central
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