19-652: Parkinson may refer to: Parkinson (surname) Parkinson (TV series) , British chat show, presented by Sir Michael Parkinson Parkinson, Queensland , suburb of Brisbane, Australia The Parkinsons (fl. early 20th century), American father-and-son architects The Parkinsons (band) , a Portuguese punk rock band The Parkinsons, a broadcasting partnership of Michael Parkinson and his wife Mary Donald Parkinson , founder and editor-in-chief of Cosmonaut Magazine See also [ edit ] Parkinson's (disambiguation) Parkinson's disease , degenerative disorder of
38-480: A former ballet dancer and Herbert Ross' wife, invited Parkinson to teach classes at the American Ballet Theatre . She returned to London in 1979 to stay with her family, before moving to New York in 1980 to assume the position permanently. She primarily worked with principal dancers and soloists. Julie Kent , a principal dancer at American Ballet Theatre, said she "learned everything from" Parkinson. At
57-579: A guest appearance with the Stuttgart Ballet to dance Cranko's version of Daphnis and Chloé as Chloé, partnering with Erik Bruhn . She created roles in some of Kenneth MacMillan 's earlier works, including Symphony (1963) and as Rosaline in Romeo and Juliet (1965), in which she later danced the title role. In 1964, Ashton introduced Parkinson to Bronislava Nijinska , when the company acquired Nijinska's Les Biches . Nijinska chose Parkinson to dance
76-679: Is a surname, and may refer to: People [ edit ] Amber Parkinson (born 1976), Australian fencer Amy Parkinson (1855–1938), Canadian poet Art Parkinson (born 2001), Irish actor Bob Parkinson (footballer) (1873–after 1901), English footballer Cecil Parkinson (1931–2016), Baron Parkinson of Carnforth, British politician C. Northcote Parkinson (1909–1993), historian and author who formulated Parkinson's Law Colby Parkinson (born 1999), American football player Dave Parkinson (1923–1978), Australian rugby league footballer Don Parkinson (politician) , Guamanian politician Dian Parkinson (born 1944), cast member of
95-471: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Georgina Parkinson Georgina Parkinson (20 August 1938 – 18 December 2009) was an English ballet dancer and ballet mistress . She joined The Royal Ballet in 1957 and was promoted to principal dancer in 1962. Best known for dancing 20th-century works, she was a frequent collaborator of choreographer Kenneth MacMillan , and had also created roles for Frederick Ashton . In 1978, she accepted
114-845: The American Ballet Theatre , she had also performed character roles, including the Queen in The Sleeping Beauty , Madam Larina in Cranko's Onegin , and the Stepmother de Mille's Fall River Legend . She also created the role of Mrs. Harriman in Tharp's Everlast and the soldier's mother in Ratmansky's On the Dnieper . In 2009, due to financial hardship, she was let go by the company. Prior to her death, she coached actresses Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis for
133-693: The Royal Swedish Ballet debut MacMillan's Romeo and Juliet , MacMillan cast her as Juliet on opening night. After MacMillan's term in Berlin ended, he returned to London and created a few more dramatic roles on her, including the Tsarina in the three-act version of Anastasia (1971) and the gaoler's mistress in Manon (1974). Parkinson had also danced in the Royal Ballet premieres of Balanchine's Apollo , and as
152-953: The Aristocrat in Massine's Mam'zelle Angot , Robbins' The Concert . Despite being known for performing 20th-century works, she had also danced classical ballets such as Odette-Odile in Swan Lake , the title role in Raymonda , solos in La Bayadère , Myrtha in Giselle and Les Sylphides . Parkinson was asked to teach MacMillan's Romeo and Juliet to Mikhail Baryshnikov and Leslie Browne , for Herbert Ross ' 1977 film The Turning Point . In 1978, she created her last role for MacMillan, as Empress Elisabeth of Austria in Mayerling . In 1978, Nora Kaye ,
171-580: The Berlin Opera Ballet, the company he was directing, as Lynn Seymour was injured. She learned the part within two and a half weeks in an apartment. Ultimately, Seymour decided to perform despite MacMillan's anger and Parkinson had to mediate between them. Instead of Anastasia , Parkinson danced Solitaire on the same program. The next year, she originated a role in Ashton's Enigma Variations , as Edward Elgar 's friend Winifred Norbury. In 1969, when
190-1061: The Missouri House of Representatives Matthew Parkinson (born 1972), English cricketer Sir Michael Parkinson (1935–2023), television presenter, famous for his chat show Parkinson Michaël Parkinson (born 1991), Dutch volleyball player Mike Parkinson (1948–2009), New Zealand All Black Nick Parkinson (1925–2011), Australian public servant and diplomat Norman Parkinson (1913–1990), English portrait and fashion photographer Paul Parkinson (Scouting) Phil Parkinson (born 1967), English football manager Richard Parkinson (disambiguation) , multiple people Roy Parkinson (1901–1945), Australian watercolour artist Sacha Parkinson , British actress Stephen Parkinson (1823–1889), British mathematician Stephen Parkinson, Baron Parkinson of Whitley Bay (born 1983), British politician Susan Parkinson : Susan Parkinson (1925–2012), English potter Susan Parkinson (nutritionist) (1920–2012), New Zealand nutritionist working in
209-549: The South Pacific Sydney Parkinson (1745–71), Scottish natural history artist Fictional characters [ edit ] Pansy Parkinson , fictional character in Harry Potter franchise [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Parkinson . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding
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247-785: The episode from the past in Tudor's Jardin aux lilas . Other ballets she had performed include MacMillan's Song of the Earth , as the wife in The Invitation , Ashton's Birthday Offering , Cinderella , as Lykanion in Daphnis and Chloé , as Friday entry in Jazz Calendar , Symphonic Variations , Scènes de Ballet , as the Gypsy Girl in The Two Pigeons , Howard's La Belle Dame sans Merci , as
266-1253: The game show The Price is Right Eugene D. Parkinson (1850–1936), American politician Frank Parkinson (1887–1946), British industrialist Georgina Parkinson (1938–2009), English ballet dancer and ballet mistress Jack Parkinson (footballer born 1869) (1869–1911), English footballer James Parkinson : James Parkinson (1755–1824), physician, provided first complete description of Parkinson's disease James Parkinson (1730–1813) , English land agent and museum proprietor James Parkinson (footballer) , English footballer John Parkinson : John Parkinson (botanist) (1567–1650), 17th-century English botanist John Parkinson (physician) (1885–1976), English cardiologist remembered for describing Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome John S. Parkinson , American biologist Katherine Parkinson (born 1978), English actress Keith Parkinson (1958–2005), American fantasy artist and illustrator Kenneth Parkinson , member of Watergate Seven Lucy Jane Parkinson , English actor Mark Parkinson : Mark Parkinson (Kansas politician) (born 1957), Lieutenant Governor of Kansas, Governor of Kansas Mark Parkinson (Missouri politician) (born 1972), Missouri politician, Member of
285-653: The invitation to become a ballet mistress at the American Ballet Theatre for a year, before assuming the position permanently in 1980. She also performed character roles with the American Ballet Theatre. Parkinson was born on 20 August 1938 in Brighton , England. She went to a convent school in Rottingdean , where she took weekly ballet classes. The nuns at the school noticed the shape of her feet and encouraged her parents to send her to pursue ballet training outside of
304-413: The lead role of La Garconne, and the two spent weeks working rehearsing. In 1966, she worked with Nijinska again, this time for a revival of Les Noces . The same year, she created a role in Ashton's Monotones I . In 1967, Parkinson was requested by MacMillan, who had become a close friend, to withdraw from the Royal Ballet's Canadian tour to take over as the lead in his new work Anastasia with
323-420: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Parkinson&oldid=1170986766 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Parkinson (surname) Parkinson
342-2675: The person's given name (s) to the link. v t e Surnames associated with the given name Peter Baltic Pētersons Petraitis Petravičius Petrusevičius [REDACTED] Celtic McFetridge McPhedran Germanic Parkin Parkins Parkinson Pearce Pearse Pearson Pedersen Pederson Peer Peers Peeters Peirce Perkin Perkins Perkinson Persson Peter (surname) Peters Peterson Petersson Petersen Piech Pierce Piers Pieters Pieterse Pietersen Pietsch Pietzschke Pötschke Pötzsch Hellenic Petridis Petrou Petropoulos Romance De Pietro Di Pietro Pedrazzini Pedrelli Pedretti Pédrez Pedrini Pedroni Pedrotti Peiris Pérez Peres Peris Perotti Petrazzi Petrelli Petrencu Petrescu Petri Petrini Petrone Petrocelli Petroni Petrozzi Petrucci Petrucelli Petruzzi Pieri Pieroni Pierotti Pierucci Pietri Pires Pirez Píriz Slavic Petrak Petrakov Petráš Petrash Petrashov Petrashevsky Petrek Petrecki Petrenko Petrić Petříček Petrick Petrik Petrikov Petrishin Petrof Petrov Petrovič Petrović Petrovich Petrovski Petrovsky Petrovykh Petrowski Petrunin Petrusewicz Petrushin Petryak Petryuk Petryk Petunin Pietrusiewicz Piotrowicz Piotrkowski Piotrowski Other Peterffy Petras Petre Petriashvili Petrosyan (multiple spellings) Petrus Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Parkinson_(surname)&oldid=1193233558 " Categories : Surnames Patronymic surnames English-language surnames Surnames from given names Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
361-598: The school. She trained with a local teacher before entering the Sadler's Wells Ballet School (now The Royal Ballet School ) on scholarship, after an audition with Ninette de Valois , the founder of The Royal Ballet . At her graduation performance, she danced the role of Odette in Swan Lake . Parkinson joined The Royal Ballet in 1957, at age 19. When she joined the company, it was run by Frederick Ashton . In 1962, Ashton promoted her to principal dancer. The same year, she made
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