''Fuerza Bruta'' is a
postmodern theatre
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show that originated in
Buenos Aires
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in 2003 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 has been running downtown, Off-Broadway in New York at the Daryl Roth Theater since 2007. The New York cast has been extended to 16 people, and more than 500,000 people have seen the show.
The show has since travelled over the world. It has been performed in Buenos Aires, Seoul,
Cordoba,
Bogota,
Queretaro,
Miami
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Chicago
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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Lisbon,
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Berlin
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Moscow
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Shanghai
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London
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Edinburgh
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Antwerp,
Lima
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Taiwan
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Macau
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and
Madrid
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and is scheduled for
Istanbul
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Tel Aviv
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Manila
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Las Vegas
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Tokyo
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,
Limerick
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and
Heerlen
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Direction and production
*
Diqui James
*
Gaby Kerpel
* Fabio Dáquila
* Alejandro García
* Agustina James
* Lincoln Juán Morallez
Noted castmembers
* R&B musician
Usher performed in ''Fuerza Bruta'' as part of the promotion for his 2012 album ''
Looking 4 Myself''.
*
Daniel "Cloud" Campos
* Kpop boy group
Super Junior member
Eunhyuk
Lee Hyuk-jae (born April 4, 1986), better known by his stage name Eunhyuk, is a South Korean rapper, singer-songwriter, dancer and television host. He is a member of the South Korean boy group Super Junior and its subgroups Super Junior-T and ...
*
H.O.T member
Jang Woo-hyuk
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Filmography
The show/company acts in a sequence of the film ''
Tesis sobre un homicidio
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'' (H. Goldfrid,
2013
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References
External links
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Broadway show
Theatre in Argentina
Postmodern plays
Postmodern theatre
2005 plays
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