What’s it like?
Remember that dream you used to have, where you were running as fast as you could but you never seemed to get anywhere? Fuerzabruta starts off like this, with a man jogging full force on a treadmill as the world rushes past him. Then he flings himself through a wall of boxes and you’re thinking, hmmm, nope, that was never part of my dream. That’s just weird.
And the truth is, the whole 60 minute show is a bit like that dream that never quite made sense, but left you awake in your bed, staring up at the ceiling, thinking only how amazing it was anyway.
What’s it about?
You could spend hours and hours trying to read a deeper meaning into the series of metaphors that make up the story o
f Fuerzabruta. But the truth is, it’s probably better if you don’t. It probably doesn’t even have a deeper meaning. Just like that dreamlike train of unconscious thoughts it unfolds before you, bypasses all logic and captures your imagination.
Who’s in it?
It’s put together by the same Argentinian performance group who brought us the incredible De Le Guarda and the Roundhouse’s previous hit Villa Villa, but as the for the cast, a bunch of total randoms. Well you wouldn’t get the likes of Patrick Swayzee or Ewan McGreggor hanging themselves on cables and swinging upside down in an indoor rain shower, would you? Oh, there are some HOT looking guys for the ladies though, check out the guy eating his dinner in the runaway restaurant, (don’t ask). Don’t worry, there’s plenty of knicker flashing and wet-t-shirt style antics going on for the lads too.
What should I look for?
Well, the whole show is sensory overload so wherever you look, you’re going to see something weird or wonderful. Here’s a tip for you though, when you go in, try to get as near to the middle as possible. Pretty much everything goes on above you or on podiums so if you’re short, you’ll be ok, but when the ceiling lowers and the water nymphs are gliding above your heads, you’ll have to be in the middle to reach up and touch them through the Perspex. Sounds freaky just writing it, but trust us, it’s cool.
Verdict
It’s definitely not a play, not a musical, not a poem or a piece of drama. Fuerzabruta is more of an experience. With loud music and rhythmic chaos, strobe lighting, hot nude bodies, a lot of water and strange inhuman languages, it’s one you won’t forget in a hurry. Have a beer in the Roundhouse roof garden before you go in and get ready to enter a dream-world you never thought you could visit with your eyes open.
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