Xander Parish
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| Born | Alexander Robert Nigel Parish 1986 (age 37–38) North Ferriby, East Riding of Yorkshire, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Education | Royal Ballet School |
| Occupation | Ballet dancer |
| Years active | 2005–present |
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| Current group | Mariinsky Ballet |
Alexander Robert Nigel Parish OBE (born 1986), is an English ballet dancer and the first British dancer to be employed by the Mariinsky Ballet in St Petersburg, Russia.
Biography
Northern Ballet Theatre soloist, Vanessa Hooper. In 1998, he was accepted into the Royal Ballet School, first attending the lower school at White Lodge, Richmond Park
, then continuing his training at the upper school.
He graduated into the Royal Ballet in 2005, as a member of the
Chopiniana as a Coryphee, a corp member who may dance solo or even principal roles. He was promoted to soloist in March 2014 and principal dancer in July 2017 Parish has a sister, Demelza Parish, was previously a dancer with the Royal Ballet.[1]
In early March 2022, Parish decided to temporarily leave Russia due to
Norwegian National Ballet.[3]
Honours
He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2019 New Year Honours for services to dance and UK/Russia cultural relations.
Repertoire includes
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- Giselle – Count Albrecht
- Swan Lake – Prince Siegfried, Friends of the Prince
- La Sylphide – Youths
- The Sleeping Beauty – Prince Desire
- Raymonda – Jean de Brienne, Beranger
- Le Corsaire – Conrad
- Chopiniana– Youth
- Scheherazade– Zobeide's Slave
- The Fountain of Bakhchisarai– Vaslav, Polish Youths
- The Nutcracker – Nutcracker Prince, Elegant Cavaliers
- Spartacus – Satyr
- Romeo and Juliet– Romeo, Paris, Troubador
- Apollo – Apollo
- Serenade
- Etudes
- Symphony in C
- Jewels – Emeralds and Diamonds
- Ballet Imperial
- A Midsummer Night's Dream – Demetrius
- Sylvia – Aminta
- Marguerite and Armand – Armand
- In the Night
- Adagio Hammerklavier
- Variations for Two Couples
- Anna Karenina– Count Vronsky, Tushkevich
- Concerto DSCH
- Without
- La Nuit s'Acheve
- Le Parc- Soloist
- Infra
- Intensio
- Paquita-Andres
- The Four Seasons
- Russian Overture
- Second I
Created roles
- DGV, Danse a Grand Vitesse – Choreographer: Christopher Wheeldon
- Seven Deadly Sins – Choreographer: William Tuckett
- I'm Not Scared – Choreographer: Ilya Zhivou
Awards
- Ursula Moreton Choreographic Award – 1st Prize, 2003
- Ursula Moreton Choreographic Award – 2nd Prize, 2004
- Genee International Ballet Competition– Finalist, 2003
- Genee International Ballet Competition– Silver Medal, 2004
- Young British Dancer of the Year – 2nd Prize, 2004
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Sanderson, David (7 March 2022). "British dancer quits Russia's Mariinsky Ballet over Ukraine". The Times.
- ^ Escoyne, Courtney (1 September 2022). "News of Note: What You Might Have Missed in August 2022". Dance Magazine.
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