Yorke Dance Project: a fitting celebration of three great pioneers

Amy Thake as Isadora and Pierre Tappon as Beach Boy in MacMillan's Isadora

Jenny Hayes, Luke Ahmet, Pierre Tappon and Abigail Attard Montalto in Bella Lewitsky's Meta 4

Laurel Dalley Smith and Edd Mitton in Martha Graham's Errand into the Maze

By Deborah Weiss, 22 March 2024

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“the potency of the performances feels almost personal”

Reviewed at Royal Opera House: Linbury Theatre, London on 21 March 2024

Isadora (Sir Kenneth MacMillan)

Errand into the Maze (Martha Graham)

Meta 4 (Bella Lewitzky)

A Point of Balance (Yolande Yorke-Edgell)

Yorke Dance Project

Yolande Yorke-Edgell, Director

Amy Thake, Dancer

Edd Mitton, Dancer

Abigail Attard Montalto, Dancer

Pierre Tappon, Dancer

Luke Ahmet, Dancer

Jennifer Hayes, Dancer

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Deborah Weiss

Deb joined Bachtrack in 2022 and commissions reviews and writing on ballet and dance. She was Royal Ballet School-trained and is a former principal dancer for companies including London Festival Ballet (now English National Ballet) and Bayerisches Staatsballett. She has been writing for more than 30 years – publications have included Dancing Times, DanceTabs, Dance for You and Dance Europe. She also interviews for Voices of British Ballet, an oral archive of people who have worked in the industry in the UK. In addition to her writing, since 2016 she has been facilitating programmes that support victims of domestic abuse. Deb is passionate about her rescue dog, Bruce, and daughters (not in that order), swims a mile at least five days a week and is an avid reader.