Xander Parish: the Brit who ran off to join the Mariinsky Ballet
A dancer from Hull has emerged from the shadows of the Royal Ballet to star in the legendary Russian company's ChopinianaThe current Covent Garden season by the Mariinsky Ballet has been a fine opportunity to see Russia's leading company up close. But not everyone is Russian. Last week a British dancer, Xander Parish, performed the lead role of the Poet in the Mariinsky Ballet's Chopiniana, the opening work in a trip…