Fuerzabruta – London
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- Dancer
http://www1.roundhouse.org.uk/wh…
From the creators of De la Guarda.
Went to this on Firday – Wow what a show. Anyone else seen it?
If you fancy different night out in London go and see this before it ends. A real treat that touches all of your senses.
- rasko40
no but a friend and I got in there and explored the Roundhouse a couple of years ago when they were renovating, there are these awesome below ground tunnels that run all around under the main space, I guess the ponies and engineers used these. Its an awesome building and the view from the roof is pretty good too (yes we climbed the scaffolding whilst rather drunk).. unfortunately I didn't have my camera.
- monoboy0
Cool. I went to De la Guarda for my B'Day years ago. By far the best stage show I've ever seen. Ace. Got picked out of the crowd and lifted into the rafters n' all.
Ace. If you get the chance, go see them. definately.
- ********0
I went to see it with my girlfriend a couple of weeks back dancer. She'd been to De la Guarda back in the day, and had high expectations.
The production is technically and visually fantastic. We both thought though that there was nothing to tie it together - it was a lot of ideas just strung together, and the "actors" - lets be honest.... came across as a bunch of theater students, and not particularly good ones at that. It also seems they may have been trusted with the whole production because apart from the technically amazing aspects it all seemed a little amateurish. Too much kicking boxes into the wind an all that...
- rasko40
omg it's brian 'moth' sewell
- Dancer0
Aspects of what you say are true moth. When the show started I tried to pin some kind of story onto it. I feel that they are not trying to say much (if anything at all) but awakening your senses to the performance that goes on around you. It was more of a dreamland, visually exciting but with no real reason.
As far as the performers are concerned I do tend to agree with you – it did not bother me though, a bit over excited and rough around the edges but you can really sense their passion for the arts. I love the fact that it happened all around you sifting you from place to place.
I bet the health and safety officer had a field day with all their probs though...
I tried not to read about it before I saw it and I had never seen De La Gaurda, I wanted to the show to unravel in front of me and that it certainly did.
- ********0
If you can get tickets dancer, check this out: http://www.ents24.com/web/event/…
- paraselene0
*performs cpr on dead thread
i thought it was brilliant for what it was; a beautiful and expressive dance piece without much of a narrative at all.
mostly i just kept thinking, 'oooh, i should get me one of those gargantuan plasticene trays to slide around on.'
if i were a boy i'd just go to look at the sopping wet naked argentinian girls. some decent talent, nothing outrageous, brilliant set design and a particularaly good use of the revamped space and sound system.
- ********0
Tell me more about these naked thing ladies...
- Dancer0
When did you go and see it Para?
- paraselene0
went on sunday with my mum. bit warm out to walk around covered in flour afterwards, but otherwise enjoyable. my old lady really liked it loads but she's provincial and picks up shiny things off the street.
- ********0
Yeah they weren't naked enough though.
Doing the splits in water, on plastic, above your head is great though.
All girls should try it.
- ********0
thats the killer right there 'not naked enough'
- paraselene0
interesting note on the health and safety red tape quagmire in britain, though. i met the director of woyzeck, gísli gardarsson, after a lecture he gave on press night.
really amazing show, but the cast is basically comprised of acrobats and gymnasts and a lot of it takes place underwater. he was explaining how much of the show he has to change every time he comes to britain.
the audience can't have sparklers, but they can have bubbles. little silly things like that. in britain you have to be stupid and unlucky to get hurt in public.
i imagine that the argentine crew of fuerzabruta were completely baffled by all the rules and regulations, from what i've seen of safety precautions in the average south american spectacle...