Translation could be defined as an unequal mediation or interaction, between the global and the local, or even between the local and the local, following Eugenio Barba’s economic metaphor which serves a the subtitle of this article. This author has commented on the asymmetrical flux between Eastern and Western stages, with the following words: “There remains an undeniable embarrassment: that these exchanges might be part of a supermarket of cultures”. Following this metaphor of the supermarket of cultures; this article reviews interculturalism in stage translation over the last 20 years, with views of translation either as enrichment or as appropriation.