A Pelo [a ˈpe.lo] – adv. phrase

1. Done without protection or preparation, without giving it much thought.

2. Naked; without disguise.

3. Colloq. Without a saddle, barefoot.

4. Fig. To face something unarmed, often impulsively.

In this raw, physical duet, which serves as a prequel to We play so hard it hurts, Fernando Troya takes you back to a darker period in his past. A time marked by hypersexualisation, when he often felt ugly and judged. The piece reveals how queer desire becomes the conflict, and the body its battleground.

Unashamedly intimate: it demands to be seen, felt and endured.

A Pelo is not here to please you. It is here to possess you.

To surround you with sweat and exposure – until nothing remains but skin, breath and exhaustion.