La Fura dels Baus

La Fura dels Baus (Catalan pronunciation: [lə ˈfuɾə ðəlz ˈβaws]) is a Spanish theatrical group founded in 1979 in Moià, Barcelona (Spain), known for their urban theatre, use of unusual settings and blurring of the boundaries between audience and actor.

[1][2] According to a 1985 review of their London performance, published in NME, the group "create a kind of adult adventure playground of fun, danger, slapstick and fantasy".

La Fura performed a section of the opening ceremony of the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, which was broadcast and watched live by more than 3.5 billion viewers.

[9] La Fura dels Baus has worked in the unconventional and risky areas of written drama or Italian style theatre, for example in: F@ust 3.0, a show that examines the classical work of Goethe; Ombra, a reinterpretation of various texts by Federico García Lorca; and XXX, a version of de Sade's Philosophy in the Bedroom,[10] its international tour, which closed October 2000 after almost 3 years.

2001 Euripides tragedy The Trojan Women, co-directed by Irene Papas, music by Vangelis and design by Santiago Calatrava in Sagunt in September 2004 Obit, a performance about life and death.

(October) 2005 Metamorphosis première in Japan (September) 2006 the Design Fair in Milan 2007 Imperium, to mark the celebrations of the Spanish Year in China (1 May) 2008 Boris Godunov[11] (March) These shows have the characteristics that have traditionally defined the work of La Fura dels Baus from the beginning: use of unconventional venues, music, movement, application of natural and industrial materials, including new technologies and the active participation of the audience in the show.

Each new stage production by La Fura dels Baus generates a parallel musical project that eventually leads to a record being produced.