Fuerza Bruta

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Fuerza Bruta is a postmodern theatre show that premiered in Buenos Aires in 2005 and was created by Diqui James. It is also the name of the company that brings the show. Members of the company that created Fuerza Bruta were co-creators of a previous company called De La Guarda, which presented a similar show named Villa Villa. It is a very energetic spectacle under the motto Brute Force, features interaction between the performers and the public, and is described as a 360 degree experience.

The show opened Off-Broadway in New York City at the Daryl Roth Theater in 2007 and closed August 28, 2016.^[1]

The show has since travelled over the world. It has been performed in Buenos Aires, Seoul, Cordoba, Bogota, Queretaro, Miami, Chicago, Lisbon, Bilbao, Berlin, Moscow, Shanghai, London, Edinburgh, Antwerp, Lima, Taipei, Macau^[2] and Madrid and is scheduled for Istanbul, Tel Aviv, Manila, Las Vegas, Tokyo,^[3] Limerick, Heerlen, and London again in 2024.^[4]

Direction and production

Diqui James
Gaby Kerpel
Fabio Dáquila
Alejandro García
Agustina James
Lincoln Juán Morallez

Noted cast members

R&B musician Usher performed in Fuerza Bruta as part of the promotion for his 2012 album Looking 4 Myself.
Daniel "Cloud" Campos
Super Junior member Eunhyuk
H.O.T member Jang Woo-hyuk
First Filipino American Rockette and original North American cast member of De La Guarda, Rose Mallare
Monsta X member Shownu^[5]

Filmography

The show/company acts in a sequence of the film Tesis sobre un homicidio (H. Goldfrid, 2013).

References

^ "Sensory Spectacular Fuerza Bruta Will Shutter Off-Broadway". Broadway.com. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
^ "FUERZA_BRUTA_LOOK_UP_REVIEW".
^ "フエルサブルータ (FUERZA BRUTA) オフィシャルサイト - 東京".
^ "Global Phenomenon Fuerza Bruta to return to London with new show".
^ Jeong, Hee-yeon (2023-11-17). 몬스타엑스 셔누, 푸에르자 부르타 스페셜 게스트 합류 [공식] [MONSTA X's Shownu joins Fuerza Burta as a special guest [Official]]. Sports Dong-A (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-11-25 – via Naver.