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Georgina Parkinson was born in
Brighton, England and studied at
The Royal Ballet School before
being taken into the company in
1955. She became a Soloist in
1959 and was then promoted to
Principal Dancer. She came to
prominence when she created the
title role in Andree Howard's
La Belle Dame Sans Merci
and with her performances as the
Gypsy Girl in The Two
Pigeons and the Wife in
Kenneth MacMillan's The
Invitation.
Known for her strong classical
technique and great dramatic
abilities, Miss Parkinson has been
particularly noted for her
performances as the leading
women in The Song of the
Earth, La Garconne, the
elusive figure in blue in Bronislava
Nijinska's Les Biches, as
well as Juliet in MacMillan's
Romeo and Juliet, and
Odette-Odile in Swan
Lake.
Her other roles included Lady
Capulet in Romeo and
Juliet; the Wife in Jerome
Robbins' The Concert;
Winifred Norbury in Sir Frederick
Ashton's Enigma
Variations, the second
movement in Monotones
and Chloe in John Cranko's
production of Daphnis and
Chloe with the Stuttgart
Ballet, partnered by Erik Bruhn as
Daphnis. Her last role with the
company was the Empress
Elisabeth in MacMillan's
Mayerling, marking the
end of her career with The Royal
Ballet.
Miss Parkinson was appointed
Ballet Mistress with American
Ballet Theatre in 1978. In addition
to her duties as Ballet Mistress, she
performs the roles of the
Stepmother in Fall River
Legend, Madame in
Manon, Lady Capulet in
Romeo and Juliet, the
Queen Mother in Swan
Lake, the Greedy One in
Three Virgins and a Devil,
and created the role of Mrs.
Harriman in Twyla Tharp's
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