Mostrar 1393 resultados

The correspondence in this file relates to proposed publications and includes

1. one handwritten letter from Zsuzsi Roboz about a proposed book of ballet portraits, asking to include Kenneth MacMillan and enclosing catalogues for recent exhibitions, 16 Jun 1976
2. three typed letters from Gyles Brandreth, Victorama Ltd., arranging lunch with Kenneth MacMillan and Edward Thorpe to discuss the proposed Everyman's Companion to Ballet, 11 Nov-18 Dec 1981, one handwritten letter from Gyles Brandreth enclosing a copy of the proposed treatment for the book, 8 Jan 1982, and a typed letter from Malcolm Gerratt, Director of JM Dent & Sons, Publishers, about moving the project forward, 8 Apr 1982
3. two typed letters from Robert Penman about the possibility of collaborating on a book, 2 Jul 1983 and 16 Dec 1986; one typed letter from Robert Penman to Deborah MacMillan about the possibility of working on two books about Kenneth MacMillan, 21 Apr 1993
4. one handwritten letter from Roger Schlesinger, Publishing and Literary Consultant, about working together 'on your book', 2 Mar 1987
5. one typed letter from Alistair [Livingstone] of The Image Bank enclosing a proposal for Sir Kenneth MacMillan's Portfolio of Ballet Designs, comprising nine printed pages with black and white illustrations of designs, 1989
6. one typed letter from Linda Saughnessy, AP Watt Ltd, asking if Kenneth MacMillan would be prepared to be interviewed for a forthcoming autobiography from Rudolf Nureyev, 19 Sep 1990
7. one typed letter from Gillian Morton, Origen Arts, about a forthcoming children's book on ballet and asking if Kenneth MacMillan would answer some questions on choreography, 8 Feb 1991. With Kenneth MacMillan's typed reply, 12 Jul 1991

The Royal Opera House commissioned Nigel Gosling (Alexander Bland) to write a history of The Royal Ballet as part of the celebrations for the Company's 50th anniversary. This file contains a letter from Nigel Gosling to Kenneth MacMillan asking some specific questions, 21 Jan 1980, and a letter from Ken Davison enclosing pages from the book and asking for comments which has pencil notes by Deborah MacMillan on it expressing Kenneth MacMillan's concerns, 6 Feb 1980. The 35 pages of Gosling's text have some corrections by Ken Davison, and question marks in pencil and a couple of one word comments by Kenneth MacMillan in the margins

These three files contain a typed letter from Sarah C Woodcock enclosing a copy of her typescript of a History of Sadler's Wells Royal Ballet and asking for any suggestions, 11 Jun 1990. The typescript has not been marked in any way.

Former student at the Royal Ballet School, Robert Penman submitted A Critical Review of the Choreography of Kenneth MacMillan as part of his MA in Dance Studies at The Laban Centre for Movement and Dance. This file contains a copy of the thesis, presented in Nov 1982, and two letters to Kenneth MacMillan about the thesis, one from Ed Victor, Literary Agent, 17 Jun 1983, and one from Robert Penman thanking Kenneth MacMillan for agreeing to read his thesis, 15 Jan 1983. The thesis is illustrated with photocopies of production photographs

Kenneth MacMillan The Man and His Ballets was a collaboration between Kenneth MacMillan and Edward Thorpe and was published in 1985. The correspondence in this file includes a letter from A.J.Lawrence of Berger, Oliver & Co., MacMillan's Agents, with copies of the draft contract, 2 Nov 1978

Richard Austin was commissioned to write a biography of Lynn Seymour and this file contains correspondence from Richard Austin to Kenneth MacMillan, pages of his typescript and one handwritten reply from Kenneth MacMillan, 7 Jul 1979 - 1 Apr 1980

Kenneth MacMillan was asked by Artmusique Publishing Company to provide a Foreword to the biography of Vergie Derman by Robert Clarson-Leach. This file contains a typed letter from the publishers, 2 Jun 1986, and copies of Kenneth MacMillan's handwritten draft foreword and covering letter, 13 Jun 1986

Kenneth MacMillan was asked by Quartet Books Ltd to provide an introduction to a new edition of The Diary of Vaslav Nijinsky. This file contains correspondence and proof pages from Quartet Books Ltd, and Kenneth MacMillan's handwritten notes and workings, and a final typed version of his introduction

Kenneth MacMillan was asked by Studio Vista publishers to write a foreword to Lynn Seymour: A Photographic Study. This file contains Kenneth MacMillan's foreward typed by Clement Crisp, with amendments by Crisp, together with a covering typed letter to Kenneth MacMillan from Clement Crisp, signed Claryce Klimt, 27 Mar [1980], and a typed letter from Studio Vista enclosing a copy of the Foreword on three pieces of photocopy, 30 May 1980