During this time, Ms. Yatkin worked with such leading choreographers as Donald McKayle, Eleo Pomare, Anzu Furukawa, Katherine Dunham, and Ron Brown among many others.
Her work has toured the world: Austria, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Germany, Guatemala, El Salvador, England, France, India, Italy, Mexico, Russia, Scotland, Serbia, Santo Domingo, Taiwan, Ukraine, the United States and Yugoslavia.
For example, as a Guest Choreographer with the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Company, her work was commissioned and presented at Lincoln Center Out of Doors (2001) as well as the Joyce Theater (2003).
[3][4] In her choreography, she explores the beauty as well as complexity of memory, migration, transformation, identity and multiculturalism through movement.
“This is achieved by drawing upon diverse traditions of dance, cultures and medium as well as utilizing subjects that are at once universal and timeless.
“This lies at the core of our existence and it has done so since the birth of humanity, predating even speech as a means of expression.” Second, Ms.Yatkin draws from history.
[10] Fourth, she draws on ancient myths but also upon modern theatre traditions, cinematic techniques, poetry as well as physical and psychological theories.
2002 “Vaslav Nijinski Award” for Contemporary Choreography (Kiev, Ukraine).2002 Winner of the category “best female modern solo” at the Music World 2000 (in Fivizzano, Italy).