In the heyday of the DISCOTHÈQUE, the hearts of Latino and African-American immigrants, whether they were WHOLE or BROKEN, shared a hopeful 70s GLAMOUR LOOP. All of them died. This is a war. Miss Universe seeks refuge in Copacabana in a bunker that was once a disco during the time of fascism, where she finds gay ghosts.
Drawing from a real archive—her uncle Richard Wagner’s—which blends with fiction, Diego Bragà creates A GENTE NA BOATE SOFRE JUNTO, a “hyperpÓpera” where the bunker becomes a ghostly and utopian disco, reinterpreting homoerotic themes from an androgynous and transfeminist perspective. A theatrical and operatic gesture that embraces suffering and opens the path for a new future.
The premiere will take place at O Espaço do Tempo, as part of the O Espaço do Tempo Creation Grant, with the support of BPI and the ‘la Caixa’ Foundation, in November 2025.