Elizabeth Parkinson is currently the Director of MTI Concert Dance, bringing unparalleled expertise in professional dance and choreography to concert dance licensing.

Her extensive performance background spans some of the dance community’s most prestigious companies giving her firsthand understanding of how choreographic works are created, owned, and transferred. Her direct involvement in the reconstruction and preservation of historical works by choreographic masters has given her the foundational knowledge so important to protecting licensing agreements and choreographic authenticity.

In addition to an extensive concert dance career, Elizabeth’s Broadway credentials include Tony-nominated and Astaire Award-winning performances in Movin’ Out and Fosse. She worked closely with the Verdon Fosse Legacy and is now a reconstructor for their repertory works. This experience has provided her with crucial insights into how choreographic estates manage their most valuable properties for commercial productions and in educational settings.

Elizabeth has been licensing the ballets and works of Jerome Robbins since 2024, her unique combination of artistic credibility, legal knowledge through practice, and deep relationships within the dance community makes her an invaluable asset in securing, managing, and protecting dance licensing agreements across all markets.