About Jann Parry
Born 1942. Jann Parry is a critic, ballet critic, art critic and writer.
Jann Parry is a British ballet critic and writer. She was ballet critic of The Observer from 1983 to 2004. Her biography, Different Drummer: a Life of Kenneth MacMillan, was the Society for Theatre Research’s book of the year in 2010.
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Who is Jann Parry?
British ballet critic
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Jann Parry was born on 12 February 1942 in Harare.
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Jann Parry is a critic, ballet critic, art critic and writer.
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