The Disappearing Act
Yinka Esi Graves
Royaume-Uni/Espagne
For her first creation, flamenco dancer Yinka Esi Graves explores notions of absence and invisibility through the lens of her own journey. In The Disappearing Act, she examines how History, representation, and the gaze shape the presence of bodies on stage.
Inspired by the figure of Olga Brown — a Black acrobat of the 19th century immortalized by French painter Edgar Degas as Mademoiselle Lala — Yinka Esi Graves reimagines the character of La Lala, a hybrid and elusive figure, to question crypsis: the ability some living beings have to make themselves invisible within their environment in order to survive.
Surrounded by flamenco guitarist Raúl Cantizano, London-based multi-instrumentalist Donna Thompson, and singer Rosa de Algeciras, Yinka Esi Graves signs a collective, vibrant, and richly layered work, where voices, rhythms, and memories intertwine.
Calendar
Tarifs
- Plein tarif 31 €
- 65ans+/Carte prof/Groupe10+ 26 €
- -30ans/Pro/Dem.d'emploi 13 €
- Groupe scolaire 8 €
- -15ans 7 €
- Etudiants Conservatoires Art de la parole 5 €
Distributions
Concept and direction Yinka Esi Graves
Choreography, dance and performance Yinka Esi Graves
Musical direction and guitar Raúl Cantizano
Drums and texts Remi Graves / Donna Thompson
Vocals Rosa de Algeciras
Lighting Carmen Mori
Image and cinematography Miguel Ángel Rosales
Costumes Stephanie Coudert / Roberto Martinez
Sound engineering Enrique Gonzalez
Lighting and video engineering Carmen Mori
Production María González / Trans-Forma Production Culturelle
Co-production Arts Council England, Africa Moment, Horizon: Performance Created in England, Théâtre de Nîmes – Flamenco Festival, Ayuntamiento de Barcelona – GREC, Centro Servicios Culturales Santa Chiara – Trento / Trentino – Alto Adige Südtirol Dance Circuit
Artistic residencies Factoría Cultural – Instituto de Cultura y las Artes – Sevilla, Dance4 – Nottingham, Centro de Creación y Artes Vivas El Graner at Africa Moment’2 – Barcelona, Flamenco Festival – Nîmes, Bienal de Flamenco – Sevilla, Teatro de la Maestranza – Sevilla
Partnership Centre culturel de Huy
With the support of the Liège Festival
