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Theatre & Dance

Yinka Esi Graves

The Disappearing Act

Thu 9 Oct 2025, 7.30pm

Djanogly Theatre

£10

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Running time

1 hour, no interval

Age range

Suitable for ages 12+

Content advice

Coming soon
Sold out
The Disappearing Act has sold out

Priority booking Wed 9 Jul, 11:00am

On general sale Wed 16 Jul, 11:00am

On general sale Wed 16 Jul, 11:00am

This event is sold out. Please contact our box office on 0115 846 7777 to be added to the waiting list.

In her first solo production, Yinka Esi Graves draws on her experience as a flamenco dancer of Afro-Caribbean descent and the questions this has raised throughout her career.

In a three-part performance, she explores notions of removal, absence and invisibility through camouflage and crypsis. Combining dance, live flamenco music, text and live video, the work takes the form of a reimagined Ghanaian Concert Party.

This performance is followed by a post show talk.

The Disappearing Act is part of Nottdance festival. 

Photo © Jérôme Quadri

 

Watch the trailer...

Production photos

A woman dressed in purple dances flamenco on stage
Three people performs on stage while one of their faces is projected in big behind them
A woman performs flamenco on stage
A woman performs flamenco on a dark stage with a musician in the background

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