The former sheriff of a tiny island decides to hold a concert to make his homeland known to the world. He hires a former boxer, exiled on the same island, as MC, to play an instrument or two, or simply say “good evening”. After a long period scattering the memories of the island around the world, they are met with a disaster many times larger than their tiny homeland: their island can no longer be found.
Creating scenes, stories and characters in a delicious, fictional concert, La Isla Flotante takes us on a musical foray into a realm of different soundscapes.
Created in 2007, the company is a centre for the research and production of shows with original dramaturgy and intense performance work. Além do que se vê (2008), Adaptaçao (2013) and A vida impressa em xerox (2012) received several nominations to the SESC Teatro Candango award and won the categories of Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Dramaturgy, Set design and Show. The company’s CV also includes the pieces Movie about the City, Surf a Seco, Biograficçao and Naufragé(s), a coproduction between Teatro de Açúcar and La Comedie de Saint Étienne (France). Teatro de Açúcar’s shows express their ideas with humour, music and energy, exploring human complexity in a way that is both biographical and universal.