Canada/USA: First Cirque du Soleil Live Action Thriller “R.U.N“ to Premiere in Las Vegas This Fall

With “R.U.N”, Canada’s Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group has created its first live action thriller, a new show format to be premiered on October 24th this year at the Luxor Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas (USA). Guests can look forward to a live action performance featuring spectacular stunts, state-of-the-art multimedia technology and special effects. According to the storyline, actors and artists will embody bold, rebellious characters, who organize themselves as two clans and go on a fast-paced chase through the fictional dark underground of Las Vegas.

“R.U.N is very different from the other shows within the Cirque du Soleil portfolio. With R.U.N, we will reinvent the concept of a thriller, drawing inspiration from action movies and graphic novels. This action-packed live performance, happening in front of and around the audience, will offer a new form of entertainment to a more diversified Las Vegas guest […],” comments Daniel Lamarre, President & CEO of Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group.

Cliff Atkinson, President & COO of Luxor, adds, “Throughout MGM Resorts’ more than 25-year relationship with the creative geniuses at Cirque du Soleil, we have watched them deliver spectacle after spectacle, wowing visitors from around the world and giving them new reasons to visit. This fall, the launch of R.U.N at Luxor, a show that represents a complete departure from anything Cirque du Soleil has created before, will mark a new and exciting phase of this very successful partnership.”

“R.U.N” is the 47th original production of Cirque du Soleil and its 10th resident show presented in Las Vegas. (eap)