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Sea of Troubles and Seven Portraits Film Screenings
Sea of Troubles by Kenneth MacMillan
Seven Portraits by Robert Cohan
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California Connections: Three Pioneering Women
A powerful mixed-bill illuminates the ground-breaking work of three icons of contemporary dance.
Touring UK 2023/24
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ON THE AND: HONOURING THE LEGACY OF SIR ROBERT COHAN, CBE
Friday 24th + Saturday 25th March 2023
The Place Theatre
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V&A Screening
Sunday 24th April 2022
V&A Museum
Free Event
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V&A Pop-up Performances
Sunday 24th April 2022
V&A Museum
Free Event
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TAlk: Morley College with Charlotte Edmonds
Yolande Yorke-Edgell will join Charlotte Edmonds to discuss and uncover signature methods of working with movement and spotlight lived experiences within the industry.
Free Event
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National Dance Awards nominations 2022
The nominations are in for the 22nd Critics’ Circle National Dance Awards
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Spring Newsletter 2022
Spring news from YDP
![Phoenix Dance Theatre 40th Birthday Celebration Gala](https://yorkedance.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Nympheas.jpg)
Phoenix Dance Theatre 40th Birthday Celebration Gala
Leeds Playhouse
Leeds
7pm, 12 February 2022
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Ydp at the royal opera house
Past Present premieres at
The Linbury Theatre, Royal Opera House
12-14 November 2021
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![Screening of Robert Cohan’s films at the Barbican](https://yorkedance.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/bob-cohan-barbican.jpg)
Screening of Robert Cohan’s films at the Barbican
Afternoon Conversations with Dancers will screen at Barbican, Sunday 17th October 2021.
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Movement of the Mind — 26+27 March 21
In honour of Sir Robert Cohan's 96th Birthday, we are excited to invite you to a series of special...
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UK Theatre Awards 2019
Yorke Dance Project are honoured and excited to be nominated for Achievement in Dance at the 2019...
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Knighthood for Robert Cohan
Robert Cohan has tonight been awarded a knighthood by Her Majesty the Queen for Services to Dance,...
![Martha Graham Masterclass with Robert Cohan and Laurel Dalley Smith](https://yorkedance.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/martha-graham-masterclass-hdr.jpg)
Martha Graham Masterclass with Robert Cohan and Laurel Dalley Smith
Legend of dance Robert Cohan will direct a master class with current Martha Graham Company dancer,...
![The Cohan Collective Bournemouth 2018](https://yorkedance.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/heritage-matters-1.jpg)
The Cohan Collective Bournemouth 2018
Yorke Dance Project is excited to announce that the 2018 Cohan Collective residency will take...
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20 Year Anniversary Celebrations begin with Sunday Classes
Yorke dance project is kicking off its 20 year anniversary celebrations by offering a year of...
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20th Anniversary Season
2018 marks Yorke Dance Project’s 20/10 Anniversary!! Yolande Yorke-Edgell formed Yorke Dance...
![The 2017 Cohan Collective Development Week](https://yorkedance.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/CC-development-week.png)
The 2017 Cohan Collective Development Week
Following the successful launch of the Cohan Collective pilot in 2015, last year’s Cohan...
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Rewind Forward Hits the Road!
Following the premiere of Rewind Forward at The Mill in Banbury last October. followed by two...
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Dancing Sacred at Winchester Cathedral, 3rd May.
Yorke Dance Project will be performing Dancing Sacred at Winchester Cathedral on 3 May! An...
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YDP receives PRS Grant!
YDP is happy to announce that we have received a grant from the PRS for Music Foundation in...
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Cohan Collective Pilot
A Great Success! The 2015 pilot programme of the Cohan Collective, created by YDP in collaboration...
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New Cohan Work
YDP has been honoured to work with the legendary Robert Cohan these past few years. As many of you...
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Figure Ground Tour
After a wonderful premiere of Lingua Franca at the Merlin Theatre, Frome the tour has officially...
![YDP will be taking part in Transmission, a Performance Symposium](https://yorkedance.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/News-Banner-image-4.jpg)
YDP will be taking part in Transmission, a Performance Symposium
The company is very excited to be involved in Middlesex University's Performance Symposium on...
![Professional Pathways Participant writes an article for The Wonderful World of Dance](https://yorkedance.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/americano_0274.jpg)
Professional Pathways Participant writes an article for The Wonderful World of Dance
Nickolas Kyprianou joined us again this summer to participate in and observe rehearsals during the...
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Robert Cohan honoured in New York
On the 28th May I travelled to New York to be present and part of the Graham Company 2...
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Figure Ground Tickets Now On Sale
We are excited to announce that tickets for Figure Ground are now on sale. More information coming...
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Seeing Sound Event
This weekend the company will be performing some work in progress based on Larry Cuba's animated...
![Rehearsing Canciones Del Alma](https://yorkedance.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/dancing-sacred.jpg)
Rehearsing Canciones Del Alma
We are now at the end of our three week rehearsal period of reconstructing "Canciones Del Alma"...
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Congratulations Charlotte Edmonds
On Friday the company held a showing of Causeway Artist in Residence, Charlotte Edmonds work from...
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Causeway Young Artist in Residence – Week Two – Robert Cohan Visit
During week two of Charlotte Edmond's residency, legendary choreographer and mentor Robert Cohan...
![Causeway Young Artist in Residence – Expectations](https://yorkedance.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/pro-pathways.jpg)
Causeway Young Artist in Residence – Expectations
After her first week of working with the company I asked our Causeway Young Artist in Residence,...
![YDP Launches Figure Ground Project](https://yorkedance.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/figure-ground-poster.jpg)
YDP Launches Figure Ground Project
Work on our upcoming season, Figure Ground has begun! Figure Ground finds the...
![YDP takes on Stephen Pelton as Associate Director](https://yorkedance.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Stephen-Pelton-©-Daryl-Vides-Kennedy.jpg)
YDP takes on Stephen Pelton as Associate Director
In April, YDP hired renowned choreographer and teacher Stephen Pelton as the company’s associate...
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eBay charity auction is ON
Our fundraising auction to support our Youth Dance Development ptogramme is ON. Already we have...
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Swindon youth dance residency
So the residency is almost finished, with the young dancers looking amazing. Yolande has been...
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Gala Performance SOLD OUT
Our Gala performance to be hosted by Anton Du Beke at Lilian Baylis Studio Theatre on the 15th...
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Thanks Ian Poulter!
At last year's fundraiser, Ian Poulter offered a day's caddying as one of our auction prizes. And...
![Dancing Times Feature](https://yorkedance.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/non-dance.jpg)
Dancing Times Feature
Anton Du Beke's First Contemporary Dance. September 2012's Dancing Times features an article about...
![Causeway Foundation Young Composers Competition-Winners annouced](https://yorkedance.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/4201644121.jpg)
Causeway Foundation Young Composers Competition-Winners annouced
We have the winners – Between them, the winners of this inaugural competition have composed the...
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Words Worth in the press
Our latest mention in the media is on the Culture Critic website; Culture Critic. Have you booked...