Fuerzabruta at the Roundhouse, Camden
pic by Adrian Fitch @ Flickr
As it was recommended to me: I can't recommend this highly enough. Although the remainder of it's run in the Roundhouse is sold out, if I get an opportunity, I'm there... again!
As you enter, staff usher the audience into a dense red fog in the centre of the venue, surrounded by urban sound effects. There is a huge sense of anticipation, as you wait for something to happen. Spotlights appear at random, illuminating huge fans that blow mist on to the crowd. A final spotlight appears, framing the silhouette of a suited man walking but going nowhere, a conveyor belt as his stage. As it slowly moves through to the centre of the crowd, accompanied by a thumping electronica heartbeat and a spray of wet mist, the figure quickens his pace, going from walk to jog, from jog to run. At full sprint, a shot rings out and a bloody squib explodes on his back.
What follows is an hour-long spectacle that maintains childlike grins on the faces of the audience throughout, as they are immersed in this man's dreamlike ascension to heaven. This is a not a show observed, but experienced.
Check out the videos linked above.
As you enter, staff usher the audience into a dense red fog in the centre of the venue, surrounded by urban sound effects. There is a huge sense of anticipation, as you wait for something to happen. Spotlights appear at random, illuminating huge fans that blow mist on to the crowd. A final spotlight appears, framing the silhouette of a suited man walking but going nowhere, a conveyor belt as his stage. As it slowly moves through to the centre of the crowd, accompanied by a thumping electronica heartbeat and a spray of wet mist, the figure quickens his pace, going from walk to jog, from jog to run. At full sprint, a shot rings out and a bloody squib explodes on his back.
What follows is an hour-long spectacle that maintains childlike grins on the faces of the audience throughout, as they are immersed in this man's dreamlike ascension to heaven. This is a not a show observed, but experienced.
Check out the videos linked above.
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