the production, explained
The show: cast, acts and the crossroads story
Nomad is built around a single idea — Gran Canaria as a meeting point of three continents — carried through music, dance, acrobatics and the menu together.
Choose a date for Nomad ↗The three continents on the menu
| Continent | Course | On the plate |
|---|---|---|
| Europe | Appetiser and starter | Handmade Italian tortello |
| Africa | Main course | Spiced chicken skewer with couscous |
| America | Dessert | Mango and white chocolate bar |
The idea behind Nomad
Nomad is built around the cultural fusion of Europe, Africa and the Americas, meeting on a volcanic island in the Atlantic. Rather than a plot with characters, the show is structured as four acts of live music, dance and acrobatics, each pulling from one of those three continents, with a fourth connecting thread the production ties to Gran Canaria itself.
The cast
More than thirty international performers fill the stage across the evening, working in music, dance and acrobatics rather than a single discipline. Creative direction is by Israel Reyes, with choreography by Toni Espinosa, music by Germán García, and audiovisual production by Dani Pinedo.
Four parts, three continents
The show runs roughly three hours in four parts, moving through live music, dance and acrobatics, while the menu's three courses follow the same crossing from Europe to Africa to America.
The technology on stage
Sala Scala describes the production as using the largest LED screen fitted to a dinner show, feeding into the staging alongside live musicians and a large cast — a bigger technical setup than the restaurant-floor format the venue started from over three decades ago.
A production, not a single dish
The venue describes the menu as part of the show rather than alongside it: each course arrives at a specific moment on stage, with the kitchen and the performers working to the same running order.
What isn't part of the show
Nomad is a staged production with a paying audience, not a cultural demonstration or a folk troupe representing any one country — treat the three-continent framing as the show's own artistic premise rather than a claim about any specific tradition it's performing.