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Two postcards from Georgina Parkinson to Kenneth and Deborah MacMillan, comprising

1. Handwritten postcard from Brazil, undated
2. Handwritten postcard from Santa Fe, undated

Georgina Parkinson was Ballet Mistress at American Ballet Theatre and worked on Kenneth MacMillan's production of The Sleeping Beauty. This file comprises typed notes following rehearsals and performances that Georgina Parkinson sent to Kenneth and Deborah MacMillan, plus letters to Deborah MacMillan describing difficulties Georgina Parkinson was facing at American Ballet Theatre

Handwritten postcard from Salt Lake City where she is watching the National Champions on Ice Dance as she is coaching one of the members of the Olympic Team, postmarked 18.1.1984

Handwritten postcard from Maine, Florida, not very happy but sends best wishes, postmarked 6.1.1984

Three letters from Georgina Parkinson to Deborah MacMillan from America, comprising

1. Two page typed letter from New York talking about the pressure of working on Romeo (and Juliet). Julio Bocca is the only new Romeo and he is good, musical and fast to learn. She reports that Kenneth seems well and has just left for Toronto. She goes to Toronto for four days and then details her movements over the summer, 17.4.1988
2. Two page typed letter 'Over a Period of a Few Frantic Days', critical of Mikhail Baryshnikov and the way he is treating Kenneth. Georgina is off to Korea soon, resentful that she can't enjoy her work at ABT, undated
3. Two page typed letter, 'Friday Night', reporting on the toxic atmosphere at ABT and how badly Mikhail Baryshnikov is behaving, undated

Two letters from Georgina Parkinson to Kenneth and Deborah MacMillan, from America, comprising

1. One page typed letter, 'Day Four', typed just before leaving for the theatre, all three working for the same goal of The Sleeping Beauty, undated
2. Two page typed letter complaining about San Francisco and the intolerable atmosphere around the theatre, undated

Six page handwritten letter from San Francisco to Kenneth and Deborah MacMillan before rushing off to rehearse Kevin (McKenzie) and Martine (?), discusses new casts in Wild Boy, Mikhail Baryshnikov's lack of Artistic leadership, and her lack of plans for the coming year, undated

Five page handwritten letter from Osaka, Japan to Kenneth and Deborah MacMillan reporting on the American Ballet Theatre tour to Japan, and looking forward to working with Kenneth on The Sleeping Beauty and Romeo and Juliet when back in New York, with envelope, 25.9.1987

Six page handwritten letter from Los Angeles to Kenneth and Deborah MacMillan, detailing the loft she and Roy (Round) have bought in Manhattan and the successful sale of the house in London, of Alexander Grant's having been fired from National Ballet of Canada, of her involvement with Video Disc - A Ballet Dictionary. a description of every step taken by a ballet dancer, using Kevin (McKenzie?) and Denise Jackson, Merrill Ashley and Georgina herself, 19.7.1982

Nine page handwritten letter from Miami Beach, Florida to Kenneth and Deborah MacMillan where Georgina is teaching for three weeks at a Summer School just outside of Miami, run by an Argentinian dancer who had been a member of (Alicia) Alonso's company in Cuba. Mentions Mikhail Baryshnikov spraining his ankle at the last matinee of the season, giving a mumbled end of season speech to the Company in which he mentioned the forthcoming association with Kenneth MacMillan but not the Company acquiring Romeo and Juliet which is, however, common knowledge amongst the dancers. Also discusses the performances of Triad. Talks about her family and plans for the rest of the summer, undated but with envelope postmarked 23.6.1984