Flamboyants!

A vibrant theatrical and musical creation, Flamboyants! by Compagnie Tilawçis brings together the cultures of New Orleans, Réunion Island, and Puerto Rico in a powerful story of memory, identity, and resilience.

Inspired by the traditions of the Mardi Gras Indians and created through a rare artistic collaboration with Big Chief Jwan Boudreaux of New Orleans, this multimedia performance blends live music, theater, dance, storytelling, and documentary elements. Through five languages, Louisiana Creole, Réunion Creole, English, French, and Spanish, the show explores the deep connections between Creole cultures shaped by histories of slavery, resistance, and cultural survival.

Featuring internationally acclaimed musicians and performers from Louisiana, Réunion Island, and Puerto Rico, Flamboyants! is a celebration of cultural resilience, community, and the enduring power of shared stories. .

Plot Summary: Réunion Island. While a cyclone rages, a man curses his name before throwing himself in the Indian Ocean. He has no idea what repercussions this action will have on the other side of the world. From Puerto Rico to New Orleans, Creole peoples will unite to teach him his true history. A work of musical theater, documentary and fictional, even fantastical in certain moments, Flamboyants!

asks us to interrogate what stories our own names carry, the ways we're interconnected, and the cultural resilience of those who fight to not be forgotten.