AN INTERNATIONAL SENSATION COMES TO
FUERZA
BRUTA: LOOK UP
ARRIVES MAY 2010
Audiences in
"A
visit to Fuerza Bruta will provide an evening of jaw-dropping sensation." -
Variety
CHICAGO
(January 21, 2010) -
Broadway In Chicago is thrilled to
announce the Chicago premiere of the international hit FUERZA BRUTA: LOOK UP (from the creators of De La Guarda), a non-stop collision of dynamic
music, visceral emotion and kinetic aerial imagery that resembles nothing less
than a fantastic mash-up between aerial theater and a late-night dance party.
FUERZA BRUTA: LOOK UP begins May 21, 2010 at
the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University (50 E. Congress). The historic landmark theatre will have its
stage and lobby transformed into an alternate universe, filled with flying performers,
pumping beats, engaging dream sequences and a multidimensional swimming pool
above the heads of an audience who is on stage in the middle of the action.
"We are excited to
bring this show to
in partnership with the Auditorium Theatre," says Lou Raizin, President of
Broadway In Chicago. "It is an
extraordinary experience that may never have come to
physical requirements of this show.
Thinking out of the box was necessary to have this amazing event come to
our city."
"After amazing success
with FUERZA BRUTA: LOOK UP in major
cities around the world, we are thrilled to bring this very special show to
Chicago, one of the country's premiere cities for live theater and
entertainment," said Steve Howard, President of Exhibitions and Live Shows for S2BN
Entertainment.
FUERZA BRUTA: LOOK UP
premiered in Buenos Aires in 2005 and has been seen in Lisbon (2005), London
(2006), Buenos Aires (2006), Bogota (2007), Berlin (2007), Mexico (2008), Sao
Paulo (2008), Caracas (2009), Miami (2009) and at the prestigious Edinburgh
Fringe Festival (2007), where it earned critical praise and was honored with
the Bank of Scotland Herald Angel award for "the
biggest and best show on the Fringe - the must see event of 2007" (The Herald). In October 2007, FUERZA BRUTA:LOOK UP debuted at New
York City's Daryl Roth Theatre where De
La Guarda played a smashing six-year off-Broadway run. The
York
media attention and quickly extended its run due to overwhelming demand. FUERZA BRUTA: LOOK UP recently launched
in Taiwan and broke the record for the most performances of a single show in
Taiwanese history for its performances in Taipei.
Individual
tickets for FUERZA BRUTA: LOOK UP
range from $50 - $80 and will be a part of the Broadway In Chicago Season
Series that will go on sale in February. Group tickets of 15 or
more are available now by calling (312) 977-1710 or
visiting BroadwayInChicago.com. The
performance schedule for FUERZA BRUTA:
LOOK UP is as follows: Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 7:30 PM, Fridays
and Saturdays at 7:30 PM and 10:00 PM, and Sundays at 3:00 PM and 6:30 PM.
Celebrity followers of
James' De La Guarda included Leonardo DiCaprio, Justin Timberlake,
Madonna, Cameron Diaz, Sting, Britney Spears, Harrison Ford, Tyra Banks, Robert
DeNiro, Catherine Zeta Jones, Sandra Bullock, Lucy Liu, Demi Moore and Drew Barrymore among others. Celebrities who have visited FUERZA BRUTA include Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, Jessica
Alba, Fergie, Beyonce, Rachel McAdams, Jude Law, John Legend, Tyra Banks,
Shakira, Alexis Bledel, Amber Tamblyn, Kelly Rowland, Michelle Williams and
Serena Williams.
FUERZA
BRUTA: LOOK UP was founded
by some of the creators of the international sensation De La Guarda,
including Diqui James (De La Guarda Artistic Director & Co-founder/Co-creator); Gaby
Kerpel (De La Guarda Composer/Musical Director); Agustina James (De La Guarda
General Producer), Alejandro Garcia (De La Guarda Technical Director)
and Fabio Daquila (De La Guarda Production Supervisor).
FUERZA BRUTA: LOOK UP is presented in
Chicago by Broadway In Chicago, S2BN Entertainment and Ozono Produccciones.
ABOUT FUERZA BRUTA:
LOOK UP
Breaking
free from the confines of spoken language and theatrical convention, FUERZA BRUTA: LOOK UP is an event where
worlds collide and reality takes a back seat. At show time, audiences are
ushered onto the main stage where they are engulfed in a 360 degree spectacle
featuring mind-blowing visual effects just inches above the audience that must
be seen to be believed - a man running full throttle on a giant treadmill,
bursting through a series of moving walls; performers suspended in mid-air
surrounded by a vast sea of mylar; and gorgeous women twisting ethereally in a
lucite pool above the audience.
Argentinean creative genius Diqui James, one of the creators of the
smash hit show De La Guarda, created the original scenes and magnificent
customized staging.
About
S2BN Entertainment
S2BN Entertainment is a
diversified international family show and event entertainment company
specializing in the acquisition, development and production of high caliber
touring exhibitions, unique live music tours and events, theatrical
performances, and consumer and multimedia product offerings. Our experienced
management team executes activities across all types of global venues - from
stadiums to theaters. S2BN Entertainment delivers extraordinary
experiences for our clients and our customers.
About
Ozono Producciones SRL
Ozono Producciones SRL
is an Argentinean company devoted to the production & promotion of live
shows and events, artists, TV and radio shows. Ozono's members were pioneers in
show business in Argentina. In recent years, Ozono has carried out the integral
production of local shows, like Fuerza Bruta, which has already been staged in
various cities around the world such as New York, London, Lisbon, Edinburgh,
Berlin, Bogota, Sao Paulo and Mexico City. The success of our international
concerts, festivals, musicals, plays and family events are the result of a professional
and enthusiastic hard working team.
For more information, please visit us at www.fuerzabruta.net or www.BroadwayInChicago.com
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