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              Anastasia
              RAD/2/MAC/3/3/1 · File · 1971 - 1975
              Part of Kenneth MacMillan Archive Collection

              Kenneth MacMillan created the one-act ballet of Anastasia for the Deutsche Opera which premiered on 25.6.1967 in Berlin. This became Act III in the three-act version that he created for The Royal Ballet, which premiered at the Royal Opera House, London, on 22.7.1971. This file includes an incomplete version of the Benesh Movement Notation score written by Monica Parker. Material comprises

              1. Two page typed cast list for the 1972/73 season, London, with amendments by Kenneth MacMillan in black felt tip pen
              2. Carbon copy of two paged typed cast list for performances in New York, 1972
              3. Two page typed cast list for the 1974/5 season, London
              4. Two pages of score with the cast list (with understudies) in pencil, with some additions in black ink, dated Sept 1971
              5. Cover page Anastasia Act I listing the characters for the 3 movements plus 13 pages of score in pencil, pages numbered both sides 1 - 26 in red biro
              6. Cover page Anastasia Act I listing dancers and the dances plus 24 pages of score in pencil, pages numbered both sides 1 - 48 in red biro
              7. Untitled cover page plus 16 pages of score in pencil with 1st Act -Last Mvt at top of first page, pages numbered 1-37 in red biro
              8. Blue folded card containing one page of rehearsal calls folded in half, with initials and numbers on reverse in black ink with Deutsche Oper's in pencil at top of page; five lined pages with numbers in margins and brief descriptions on each page, in black biro. The first page is titled Anastasia - 3rd Act 1st Movement, page 4 is titled 2nd Movement, page 8 is titled 3rd Movement, page 10 ends with Fin. One page of blue card with pencil notes on the front for Act III (tbc), seven pages title 1st Movement, two empty pages, seven further pages, one last page with 1st Movement Anastasia at top, 2nd Mvt and 3rd in margin, all in pencil
              MacMillan, Kenneth
              Diversions
              RAD/2/MAC/3/3/2 · File · 1961 - 1971
              Part of Kenneth MacMillan Archive Collection

              Kenneth MacMillan created the one-act ballet Diversions for The Royal Ballet which premiered on 15.9.1961 at the Royal Opera House, London. This file contains the Benesh Movement Notation Score recorded by Faith Worth in 1961. It comprises 91 pages of score, the pages numbered 1 - 182, with front cover giving production details and copyrights, and back cover with notes in pencil which are very faded. There are two pages of score containing handwritten notes in black biro and four empty pages. The full score has annotations in pencil, dated 1968, and blue biro dated 1971.

              MacMillan, Kenneth
              Elite Syncopations
              RAD/2/MAC/3/3/3 · File · Undated
              Part of Kenneth MacMillan Archive Collection

              Kenneth MacMillan created the one-act ballet Elite Syncopations for The Royal Ballet which premiered on 7.10.1974 at the Royal Opera House, London. This folder is one of two containing pages of a working copy in pencil and pen and ink of the choreographic score prepared for The Royal Ballet by Douglas Stuart. This file contains:

              1. A Title page with cast
              2. Title page for Sunflower Slow Drag plus 27 numbered pages, one A4 page and one unnumbered page
              3. Opening Sunflower Slow Drag - four pages
              4. Bethina Waltz pas de deux - title page plus 14 large and seven smaller pages
              5. Stoptime Rag - title page plus 14 pages and one empty page
              6. Nightingale Rag - title page plus 38 large and 10 smaller pages
              7. Golden Hours - five pages
              MacMillan, Kenneth
              Elite Syncopations
              RAD/2/MAC/3/3/4 · File · Undated
              Part of Kenneth MacMillan Archive Collection

              Kenneth MacMillan created the one-act ballet Elite Syncopations for The Royal Ballet which premiered on 7.10.1974 at the Royal Opera House, London. This folder is one of two containing pages of a working copy of the Benesh Movement Notation score in pencil and pen and ink prepared for The Royal Ballet by Douglas Steuart. This file contains:

              1. Brown card cover with title Opening with 34 pages Opening Sunflower Slow Drag
              2. Brown card cover with Elite Syncopations Nightingale with 21 pages
              3. Pas de deux Golden Hours, two pages
              4. Brown card cover with Stoptime Rag with six pages and three smaller pages
              5. Brown card cover with Bethena Waltz and six pages
              6. Friday Night - two pages and two photocopied pages
              7. Nightingale - 1 page
              MacMillan, Kenneth
              Gala pas de deux
              RAD/2/MAC/3/3/5 · File · Undated
              Part of Kenneth MacMillan Archive Collection

              Kenneth MacMillan created the Gala pas de deux for Natalia Makarova and Donald MacLeary which premiered by The Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House on 17.7.1974. It was danced to the second movement of Symphony in Three Movements by Igor Stravinsky. The material comprises one page of incomplete Benesh Movement Notation score

              MacMillan, Kenneth
              Manon Act I
              RAD/2/MAC/3/3/6 · File · Undated
              Part of Kenneth MacMillan Archive Collection

              Kenneth MacMillan created the three-act ballet Manon for The Royal Ballet which premiered on 7.3.1974 at the Royal Opera House. The ballet was recorded in Benesh Movement Notation by Monica Parker and there are four files of the score in the Kenneth MacMillan Archive Collection. This file contains Act I of Monica Parker's working score and comprises

              1. Two pages titled Manon Act I scene 1, with a list of music and dancers' names and a list of characters, in pencil
              2. One lined page with notes for the music for Act I scene 1 in biro, with corrections in pencil
              3. 42 pages of notation, in pencil with some notes in red biro
              MacMillan, Kenneth
              Manon Act II
              RAD/2/MAC/3/3/7 · File · 1975, undated
              Part of Kenneth MacMillan Archive Collection

              Kenneth MacMillan created the three-act ballet Manon for The Royal Ballet which premiered on 7.3.1974 at the Royal Opera House. The ballet was recorded in Benesh Movement Notation by Monica Parker and there are four files of the score in the Kenneth MacMillan Archive Collection. This file contains Act II of Monica Parker's working score and comprises

              1. One lined page with a list of the music excerpts plus some dancers' names, in red biro and black ink. Dated 6.2.1975
              2. One page of Act II scene 1 and Act II scene 2 list of the scenes and the music, in blue biro
              3. 56 pages of Benesh Movement Notation score, 2 pages of photocopied score and three smaller unlined pages with notes. Mostly in pencil with page numbers in blue biro
              MacMillan, Kenneth
              Manon Act III
              RAD/2/MAC/3/3/8 · File · Undated
              Part of Kenneth MacMillan Archive Collection

              Kenneth MacMillan created the three-act ballet Manon for The Royal Ballet which premiered on 7.3.1974 at the Royal Opera House. The ballet was recorded in Benesh Movement Notation by Monica Parker and there are four files of the score in the Kenneth MacMillan Archive Collection. This file contains Act III of Monica Parker's working score and comprises

              1. One lined page with a list of the music and dances, some with dancers' names atttached, in blue biro and pencil
              2. Two typed pages, one with instructions for filing the document, one with a typed list of the scenes in Act III by number, and the page number for the music score
              3. 39 pages of the Benesh Movement Notation score in pencil
              4. 39 pages of Benesh Movement Notation score, in pencil with some pages numbered in black ink
              MacMillan, Kenneth
              Manon Acts I, II and III
              RAD/2/MAC/3/3/9 · File · 1974 - 1975, undated
              Part of Kenneth MacMillan Archive Collection

              Kenneth MacMillan created the three-act ballet Manon for The Royal Ballet which premiered on 7.3.1974 at the Royal Opera House. The ballet was recorded in Benesh Movement Notation by Monica Parker and there are four files of the score in the Kenneth MacMillan Archive Collection. This file contains photocopies of Monica Parker's working score and includes some material that is not in the original score. The material comprises

              1. A typed note giving instructions for arranging the score in the folder
              2. Act I, 40 pages of photocopied Benesh Movement Notation score
              3. Act II, 48 pages of photocopied Benesh Movement Notation score
              4. One typed page giving details of Act II, scenes 1 and 2 dances and page numbers for the music score
              5. Act II, 83 pages of photocopied Benesh Movement Notation score, some duplicating item 3 above
              6. Act III, 15 pages of photocopied Benesh Movement Notation score
              MacMillan, Kenneth