Fuerza Bruta

The picnic was fantastic. We brought a loaf of sundried tomato bread, homemade veggie wraps, marinated olives, basil and black olive bread twists, San Pellegrino sparkling water, "vintage" English cider, sea salt and pepper potato chips, and some mixed nuts. They brought various cured meats, a couple of cheeses, tomatoes and basil, a small carrot cake, mixed berries with mint leaves, sparkling wine, and a small bottle of muscat. We spread ourselves out on a big blanket underneath a laurel tree in Regent's Park and stayed there for about 3 hours.
















Then we headed up to Chalk Farm (a suburb of London) to see Fuerza Bruta. Very unique. Very filmic and kinetic. We're still trying to decide what it meant. We came to the conclusion that parts of it symbolize the fast pace of modern life and that you have to break out of the drudgery to just enjoy yourself from time to time. And I think there's an allusion to our video game culture in there somewhere (having three lives so you can try the game over again
if you die). It was a good show, but we both agreed that Blue Man Group is a much better show overall and more value for money (Fuerza Bruta was a little over an hour, while Blue Man is an hour and a half or more). Though these are two completely different shows, they share a common grounding in audience involvement, primal music, and filmic action.

It was a perfect day in London. Just what I needed to help me forget about the old job and get ready for the new one!