Kenneth MacMillan had been a pupil at the Sadler's Wells, later The Royal Ballet School from 1945 to 1946.
The material in this file comprises a handwritten letter from Sherilyn Kennedy and the Concerto cast, thanking him for letting them perform his ballet, letters from Directors Michael Wood, James Monahan, Merle Park and Norman Morrice. There is an invitation to a Garden Party at White Lodge to celebrate the 80th birthday of Ninette de Valois, n.d but 1978, and a three page Director's Report to the Governors of The Royal Ballet, 30 Mar 1981

One black and white photographic print of The Royal Ballet in Danses concertantes at the Royal Opera House, Merle Park centre stage, 1962 (large)

This file contains:

1. Typed letter from Douglas F Weare, Hon. Business Manager of The Vic-Wells Dance, thanking Kenneth MacMillan for his performance as Captain Belaye in the Ballet-Cabaret at the 1953 Vic-Wells Ball, 17 Feb 1953
   2.Typed letter from Sadler's Wells Theatre enclosing a cheque for royalties for performances of Danses concertantes in 1955, 8 Mar 1955
2. Envelope from Denis de Marney, photographer, with handwritten note from Denis, enclosing photographs of Danses concertantes, 12 May 1955 (no photographs enclosed at time of cataloguing)
3. Typed letter from Sadler's Wells Trust Ltd re agreement and payments for House of Birds, 25 May 1955
4. Typed letter from John Field, on Sadler's Wells Theatre headed notepaper, to Kenneth MacMillan. Discusses Valse eccentrique, Danses concertantes, Solitaire and MacMillan's concern about Theatre Ballet retaining the work, and House of Birds. Mentions meeting with Nicholas Georgiadis. 15 Apr 1957

Lucia Chase, dancer, co-founder and co-director of American Ballet Theatre, first met Kenneth MacMillan at the Royal Opera House, London in 1956. She immediately commissioned a new work from him for ABT which premiered the following year. She also took several of his works into the Company's repertoire and wrote often requesting a new work for her Company. The material in this file covers the first performance of Concerto, mentions of Las Hermanas, which Lucia Chase danced in, Danses concertantes, Romeo and Juliet and the creation of Pavane pas de deux for Gelsey [Kirkland] and Ivan [Nagy], and two covering letters enclosing payments for performances of Pavane pas de deux, Danses concertantes and Concerto during the Spring Season, 1978. There is an interdepartmental communication from Kenneth MacMillan to John Tooley about letting ABT perform Pavanne (sic), 14 Nov 1977

The material in this file relates primarily to An Evening of Ballets by Kenneth MacMillan, staged by the Paris Opera Ballet in 1978. It includes a printed booking form, casting details, rehearsal schedules, a telegram from Rolf Lieberman referencing the difficulties that have occurred, agreements and payments, an invitation to the reception after the first night, and two handwritten cards from Violette [Verdy] one with praise for the dancers in Chant [Song of the Earth], 1978-1979
Other material relates to the impossibility of proceeding with Vivandiere, 1976, the possibility of performing Danses concertantes, 1983-1984, a typed letter from the Bureau de Musique Mario Bois about the possibility of administering the rights of choreographers, a handwritten breakdown of characters in Manon with two copies of typed versions from the Royal Opera House Wardrobe Department, 1989, and a handwritten fax from Deborah MacMillan with a list of fees paid by the Paris Opera Ballet, 1979-1985, 6 Aug 1990