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R.U.N.
Genre	Contemporary Circus
Show Type	Resident Show
Date of Premiere	October 24, 2019
Final Show	March 8, 2020
Running Time	1 Hour 15 Minutes
Intermission Time	None
Show Location	The Luxor, Las Vegas, NV
Creative Team
Director	Michael Schwandt
Writer	Robert Rodriguez
Composer	Tyler Bates
Performance Designer	Rob Bollinger
Chronology
Preceded by	Messi10 (2019)
Succeeded by	'Twas The Night Before... (2019)
Official Trailer

R.U.N. (pronounced: Run) was a resident Cirque du Soleil production. It is the 47th production from Cirque du Soleil since 1984 and 10th resident show in Las Vegas. R.U.N. also is the third Cirque du Soleil show produced for the Luxor following Criss Angel Believe and Criss Angel Mindfreak Live. R.U.N. premiered on October 24, 2019, at the Luxor Casino, Las Vegas, NV.

R.U.N. was labeled as "the first live-action thriller by Cirque du Soleil" and will contain stunts, chases, extreme-sports, and pyrotechnics. It was the first Cirque du Soleil show to not have any acrobatics.

The story for R.U.N. follows a gangland wedding between two clans that has comes to a halt as a man flees from the scene. The bride of the wedding leads a chase after the man in a stunt-filled action-packed performance.

On February 27, 2020, Cirque du Soleil announced on its social media that R.U.N. will be closing after 5 months. R.U.N. had it's final performance on March 8, 2020.

Set & Technical Information

The RUN stage took place inside the former theater for Criss Angel: Believe and Criss Angel: Mindfreak Live!

Characters

• Me: A cunning heroic man willing to do anything to get back something that was taken from him.
• The Bride: A woman seeking revenge on The Hero who abandoned their wedding.
• The Groom: A man chasing The Hero through the whole show.
• The Professional: An unprofessional clumsy hit-man who accidentally completes the jobs he is assigned. He is the comic relief of R.U.N.
• The DJ: A disc jockey who live mixes the music for R.U.N.
• The Doctor: An insane man who gets paid to capture people and mutilates them.

Trivia

The working title for R.U.N. was called, "The Jump".

R.U.N. had a special live performance at the 4th Annual Fandom Party at the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con.

The show's tagline "Are You In?" is play-on-words on the show's title "R.U.N."

R.U.N. has the shortest closing for any Cirque du Soleil show. R.U.N. lasted only 5 months while the previous shortest closing Banana Shpeel, Cirque du Soleil's Vaudevillian show, only lasted 11 months.

Gallery

Promotional

Performance

4th Annual Fandom Party Preview

Videos

Trailers

R.U.N The FIRST LIVE Action Thriller by Cirque du Soleil at LUXOR Are you in?

The FIRST Live Action Thriller - R.U.N by Cirque du Soleil

Meet the Cast of R.U.N - The First Live Action Thriller by Cirque du Soleil

Cirque du Soleil Does Comic-Con Like A Rockstar

RUN TV SPOT 30 sec

RUN Promo

Behind the Scenes

Playing with FIRE -Test R.U.N Series Episode 1 The FIRST LIVE Action Thriller by Cirque du Soleil

Behind The Scenes Footage Of The NEW Live Action Thriller by Cirque du Soleil RunTheShow

This Is What It's Like to Train for Cirque du Soleil's NEW Show R.U.N

This Is How a Martial Artist and Actor Became The Hero at Cirque du Soleil

Meet the Artist From the BRAND NEW Cirque du Soleil R.U.N

This is How Cirque du Soleil Does LIVE STUNTS on Stage

NEW Cirque du Soleil Artist Was Discovered on YouTube

How This Athlete Became The Lead Female Character at Cirque du Soleil

Extreme Performer Lands Main Role at Cirque du Soleil

Behind The Scenes With The Show Director From Cirque du Soleil

Acts

Cirque du Soleil ACTS REVEALED Boom Brawl act from the World Premiere of R.U.N. in Las Vegas

External Links

Official Website

Luxor Website

R.U.N.'s Facebook Page

R.U.N.'s Instagram Page