Last night Greg and I went to see Fuerzabruta. I had taken my brother to this show two months ago when he was up here and we both freaked out. If you haven't seen or heard anything about this show, you should look into it. It's by the same people from De La Guarda.
It's a mind explosion.
They bring you into this warehouse-type space where you stand for the duration of the show. You're moved around several times and asked to stand in different places, all while looking up at what's going on over 
your head. Dancers are strapped to lines and are running head first into walls, being blown around by jet powered fans with pieces of cardboard and paper flying around them. A man is running on an enormous treadmill with water, wind and a movable wall are being pounded against him. I'm not even doing this justice...No one can even describe what you see during this show. You have to see it in person.
your head. Dancers are strapped to lines and are running head first into walls, being blown around by jet powered fans with pieces of cardboard and paper flying around them. A man is running on an enormous treadmill with water, wind and a movable wall are being pounded against him. I'm not even doing this justice...No one can even describe what you see during this show. You have to see it in person.There was a portion of this show that is performed on a ceiling- sized piece of plastic filled with water above your head. There are women playing in the water, sliding, diving, 
flipping...all over your head. They put their heads under water, opening their eyes and smile at you, make kissy faces. The ceiling lowers until it's over your head and you're encouraged to touch the piece of plastic. You can feel the water, you can feel them swimming above you. My mind wanted to explode. And explode it did.
flipping...all over your head. They put their heads under water, opening their eyes and smile at you, make kissy faces. The ceiling lowers until it's over your head and you're encouraged to touch the piece of plastic. You can feel the water, you can feel them swimming above you. My mind wanted to explode. And explode it did. Having seen this show before, I knew what to expect and it was fun to watch Greg's reaction. The best, (read sarcastically) part was listening to the yahoo's who drove in from Long Island to watch this show behind us. Clearly they had misread the description and thought there would be free beer or at least free sex all wrapped up in a water show. We listened to them for about five minutes before trying to disappear into another part of the crowd. When the ceiling of water was lowered over our heads, the bald yahoo who looked like Harry from Sex and the City, only not awesome, touched the plastic and yelled, "I'm grabbing your boobies!"
So you've been warned that there are some idiots who have rolled out the bed and ventured through the tunnels to see this masterpiece. But take note that you are able to move around the crowd. Wear sneakers and any other clothing that you don't mind getting wet. Oh yeah, there's water. And there's dancing. And there may even be magic. But I've said too much already.
Go see it. Leave your E at home, you won't need it.
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