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One article from The Budapest Sun on the first performances of Mayerling by the Hungarian National Ballet, 2004, large

Two full colour soft back souvenir publications celebrating the 1987-1988 season by Houston Ballet. The season includes performances of Song of the Earth (large)

Gary Dunning, Executive Director of Houston Ballet, forwarded information about the Company to Kenneth MacMillan, with a covering typed memo 22 Sep 1989. The information pack included:

1. List of the Board of Trustees
2. Booklet Houston Ballet A Vantage Point giving an overview of the Company's achievements
3. Plans for the 1990-1991 season
4. Minutes of meetings of the Board of Trustees, Executive Committee and of the Members Jan - Jun 1989
5. Photocopies of press reviews for the Company's performances at the Edinburgh Arts Festival, Aug 1989 and in Houston, Sep 1989
6. Press releases including a brief history of Houston Ballet and Houston Ballet Academy, biographies of Ben Stevenson, Christopher Bruce, Kenneth MacMillan and Gary Dunning, and press quotes about dancers Janie Parker and Li Cunxin
7. 20th anniversary souvenir brochure, 1989-1990

Kenneth MacMillan became Artistic Associate of Houston Ballet in August 1989, the Company having previously performed Song of the Earth in 1987. They performed Gloria in 1989, Elite Syncopations in 1990 and Solitaire in 1991. The correspondence in this file is largely concerned with agreements and arrangements for these ballets and for MacMillan's role as Artistic Associate. It includes a letter of agreement for Manon which was ultimately not performed until 1993, the year after MacMillan's death. It also includes handwritten cast lists for Song of the Earth and Elite Syncopations

This file contains the draft budget presentation for the financial year 1990 mentioned in the memo from Gary Dunning in RAD/2/MAC/17/14/2

Photographs of Houston Ballet in Song of the Earth and colour photograph of Kenneth MacMillan [and Li Cunxin] standing in from of a Houston Ballet banner

One file of press cuttings of reviews of performances by Houston Ballet including large cuttings of the premiere of Manon, 1994, and of the Ballet Ball following the Houston Ballet premiere of The Rite of Spring, which includes a photograph of Ben Stevenson greeting Deborah MacMillan, 1997

Kenneth MacMillan was awarded the Honorary Degree of Doctor honoris causa by the University of Edinburgh in 1975. The material in this file includes the letter offering the Honorary Degree and Kenneth MacMillan's reply, 4 and 16 Dec 1974, arrangements for the Graduation Ceremonial, including providing child care for two-year old Charlotte MacMillan, four copies of the Graduation Ceremonial and one menu for the Dinner for Honorary , 1975

This file contains a letter from Jocelyn Stevens, Rector of the Royal College of Art, to Kenneth MacMillan inviting him to accept the Honorary Doctorate of the Royal College of Art at their 1992 Convocation ceremony, 19 Mar 1992, a letter from Alan Selby, Registrar, enclosing Order of Proceedings 11 May 1992, another letter from Selby enclosing a copy of the speech given by the Public Orator, 16 Jul 1992, a letter from Professor Christopher Frayling, enclosing a signed copy of the speech he gave, with a copy of Kenneth MacMillan's reply, 24 Aug 1992.
There are three copies of the printed Order of Proceedings at the Royal Albert Hall and two tickets, 10 Jul 1992