Photo by Dale Penn
Text by Mary Damiano

Adrienne Arsht Performing Arts Center, Miami
Wednesday, June 10

It’s been nearly a week since we’ve seen Fuerza Bruta, the unique show now at the Arsht Center, and we’ve heard some interesting reactions. One friend said he was “gobsmacked” by what he saw; another said gleefully declared the show “a slap in the face.” Yet several rather hip friends said that they didn’t get it, that maybe they were just too old for Fuerza Bruta. Opinions are diverse, but just about everyone we heard from said they were glad they had the experience of watching women play water nymphs in a transparent pool above the audience’s heads, or watch performers do their frenzied scaffold dances. And then of course there’s the Running Man, dressed in white, running to or from…something…but what? Whether or not Fuerza Bruta leaves you feeling old or “gobsmacked”, one thing’s for sure—you’ll have a lot to talk about, and think about..