A Pelo [a ˈpe.lo] - adv. phrase 1. Carried out without protection or preparation, without much thought. 2. Naked; without disguise. 3. Colloq. without a saddle, bareback. 4. Fig. To face something unarmed, often on impulse.
In this raw physical duet that serves as a prequel to We play so hard it hurts, Fernando Troya takes you through a darker time in his past. A time of oversexualization, often leaving him feeling ugly and condemned. The piece shows how queer desire becomes the conflict and the body its battlefield. Unapologetically intimate: it wants to be seen, felt, and endured.
Two bodies trapped. As one tries to escape, the other becomes the jailer.
What if the only way out is through each other?
A Pelo is not here to please you.
It’s here to own you.
Edging you with sweat and exposure - until nothing is left but skin, breath, and exhaustion.
After talk
After the performance there will be a after talk. Led by moderator Vincent Wijlhuizen, Fernando Troya will discuss the creative process, the themes of the work, and the personal background behind it. There will also be an opportunity for the audience to ask questions.
Location: This performance takes place at Theater Utrecht, Boorstraat 107, 3513 SE Utrecht.
Maker Fernando Troya | Performance Fernando Troya @fernandotroya.nl & Nacho Sanz @nsfer | Music by Marko Ivic @markoivic.music | Assistant Quentin Roger @quentin.movesandtales | Dramaturge Gerben Vaillant @gerbenjhonvaillant | Light design Cerian Mason (@akacerian) & Fernando Troya | Scenography by Cerian Mason, Dana Claasen & Fernando Troya | Business coach Martijn Schipper | Marketing Joren Lefebvre | Picture Ferran Sanchez Castillo | Production Assistant Rosanna Freda | Special thanks to Ignacio Sanz, Barnaby Savage and partners ICK Dans | Amsterdam, Free Willie, Club Church and Amsterdam Fringe Festival (especially to | Willem van Rossum and Farnoosh Farnia)
