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Two figures dancing on stage with a mountain of clear plastic tubs behind them.
Brian Hartley
Sat 18 Oct 2025
Plastic Drastic Fantastic by Akademi | Children & Their Grown Ups Festival
Dance
Family friendly
Event organiser:
Yorkshire Dance

Plastic. Is it friend or foe? Remarkable or rubbish? Helpful or harmful? Plastic Drastic Fantastic is a dance show for families exploring our complex relationship – from the molecular to the planetary – with all things plastic.  

Plastic Drastic Fantastic draws from the Indian classical dance forms, Bharatanatyam and Kathak, to explore plastics and the dangers of their misuse through intricate movement, gestures and playful audience interaction.   

Akademi worked with children & young people and material scientists at UCL to create the show, which was initially co-produced with Polka Theatre.  

Plastic Drastic Fantastic is an inclusive experience, accessible for D/deaf young people and children. 

About Children & Their Grown Ups Festival 

This is a Pay What You Can event as part of Yorkshire Dance’s Children & Their Grown Ups Festival, a playful one-day festival about falling in love with the planet.

Yorkshire Dance

3 St Peter's Building
St Peter's Square
Leeds
LS9 8AH
United Kingdom

53.797261, -1.533226

    Date
    Sat 18 Oct 2025
    Show all dates/times
    Sat 18 Oct 2025
    3:00pm - 4:00pm

    Ticket price

    £
    0.00
    £
    12.00
    Pay what you can
    Box Office
    0113 243 8765

    At Yorkshire Dance, we’re committed to making our work affordable for everyone so all our events are Pay What You Can. When booking you can either click on the full price of £12.00 or you can enter your own amount. If you cannot afford to pay anything you are very welcome to attend simply enter £0 as you checkout. 

     

    Once you have booked your ticket your name is added to our register. Just head to the welcome desk at Yorkshire Dance at least 10 minutes before your event to sign in. 

    Accessibility

    There is step free access throughout the building and wheelchair spaces are available. Our building contains baby changing, free drinking water and a rest space. A room to leave prams is available throughout the festival. Chest or breast feeding is welcome throughout the venue. Full access information for Yorkshire Dance is available here.

     

    Yorkshire Dance aims to be an accessible and inclusive place for all. We create a ‘braver space’, where you feel able to express yourself in a supportive and empowering way. You will be welcomed and treated with respect by Yorkshire Dance staff and we expect and encourage everyone at Encounters to do the same. Learn more about our Braver Spaces Policy here. 

    Baby changing facilities
    Buggy friendly
    Wheelchair access

    Yorkshire Dance

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