The New York version of the show has lured such celebs as Usher (who recorded “Scream” amid the artists), Beyoncé, Justin Bieber, Jim Carrey, Bradley Cooper, Leonardo DiCaprio, John Legend, Madonna, Jimmy Page and Kanye West.
That show ran for about a year, leading to the creation of “Fuerza Bruta” in Buenos Aires in 2003. James brought the similarly fashioned “De La Guarda” to the Rio in the fall of 2000. They were suspended by blasts of air in a plexiglass tube, and danced through the happy demolition of a stage set made to look like a studio apartment. They slammed guests over the head with (harmless) Styrofoam rectangles, which exploded into confetti. The show performed a dazzling, 30-minute segment Wednesday.Īcrobats swam across a clear-plastic tarp above the crowd, which stands throughout. James is creative and artistic director of this tented spectacle, which opens Thursday night for a six-month run in the open lot on the east side of Excalibur. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) James describes the “Fuerza Bruta” tent as “strong, elusive, where people don’t know where they are.” The show, which takes place inside of a tent, has no central stage and instead offers a 360-degree interactive experience to the standing crowd. Cast members in 'Fuerza Bruta' perform as part of a media preview at the show's tent outside of the Excalibur in Las Vegas on Wednesday, March 6, 2019.
