: York has noted that while the four lead women require immense physical stamina, the roles also demand significant emotional endurance to portray the daily anguish and suffering of the Handmaids.
The ballet emphasizes the central message of Atwood’s work—the moral and political wrong of controlling women’s reproductive freedom. "The Handmaid's Tale" Ballet(2022)
Praise for the production often centers on its refusal to sugarcoat the source material for the stage. : York has noted that while the four