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Robert ParkerIntroduced by David Bintley Born in Hull, Robert Parker trained at the Royal Ballet School and joined Birmingham Royal Ballet in 1994. He received early acclaim when he danced the Second Seminarian in Carmina burana at the Royal Opera House in 1996. His charismatic stage presence and energy have led to the creation of a number of roles on him, including Hamlet in The Shakespeare Suite, Arthur and Mordred in Arthur, the Beast in , Beauty and the Beastthe lead in Kim Brandstrup's Pulcinella and the title role in Cyrano. Robert has also excelled in such varied repertory as the Young Man in The Two Pigeons, Romeo in Romeo and Juliet, the Hoofer in Slaughter on Tenth Avenue, and Twyla Tharp's In the Upper Room. He was promoted to Principal in 1999. He rejoined the Company in 2008, after a 12-month absence to explore the possibility of a new career in aviation. REPERTORY INCLUDES Frederick Ashton: La Fille mal gardée (Colas), The Two Pigeons (Young Man), Scènes de ballet and Voices of Spring George Balanchine: Apollo (title role), Four Temperaments (Melancholic Variation), Prodigal Son (title role), Slaughter on Tenth Avenue (Hoofer), Western Symphony (Fourth Movement) and Duo Concertant David Bintley: Edward II (Edward, Gaveston), Far from the Madding Crowd (Oak), Hobson's Choice (Will Mossop, Fred Beenstock), Carmina burana (Second Seminarian), Choros (Pyrrhic), The Seasons ('Spring', 'Autumn'), Tombeaux (lead role), Dance House, and David Bintley and Galina Samsova's production of Giselle (Albrecht) Kenneth MacMillan: Romeo and Juliet (Romeo), Elite Syncopations ('Friday Night') and Song of the Earth (Messenger of Death) Hans van Manen: Five Tangos Jerome Robbins: Fancy Free (Sailor) Twyla Tharp: In the Upper Room Peter Wright's productions of Coppélia (Franz), The Nutcracker (Prince), The Sleeping Beauty (Prince Florimund, Bluebird), and Peter Wright and Galina Samsova's production of Swan Lake (Siegfried) Spring Waters pas de deux CREATED ROLES David Bintley: Arthur (title role, Mordred) Beauty and the Beast (Beast), The Nutcracker Sweeties (Sailor), The Orpheus Suite (Orpheus), The Shakespeare Suite (Hamlet) and Proctecting Veil Stanton Welch: Powder Lil York: Sanctum AWARDS Olivier Award nomination, 2001; Critics' Circle Award nomination, 2001; Critics' Circle Award for Outstanding Male Artist, 2003. GUEST APPEARANCES The Royal Ballet. Last updated August 2010 |
 Robert Parker; photo: Richard Battye |
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