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Typed and printed material recording the Service of Thanksgiving for the Life and Work of Sir Kenneth MacMillan held at Westminster Abbey, London on 17 Feb 1993, comprising

1. Four press cuttings: from The Times 21 Dec 1992 announcing the date of the service of thanksgiving and details of how to apply for tickets with two names and a phone number handwritten by Deborah MacMillan, from The Times and The Daily Telegraph 18 Feb 1993 Court Circular and Memorial Service, giving details of who attended, from The Observer 21 Feb 1993 with anecdote given by Nicholas Hytner during his address
2. Two tickets for admission to the North Lantern and two parking tickets with instructions for parking and display of the tickets
3. Two copies of the programme for the Service of Thanksgiving
4. One copy each of Pegasus, the poem read by Lynn Seymour with covering note from Deborah MacMillan to Peter Brownlee at The Royal Ballet, typed copy of Ninette de Valois' tribute with annotations by Deborah MacMillan and covering letter from Helen Quinnell, secretary to Dame Ninette, typed copy of Peter Wright's address with minor changes by him in pencil and biro, and typed copy of Nicholas Hytner's address with minor changes by him in black felt pen and annotation by Deborah MacMillan

A Service of Thanksgiving for the Life and Work of Sir Kenneth MacMillan was held at Westminster Abbey, London on 17 Feb 1993. The files in this series comprise:

1. One file of organisational details
2. One file of requests for tickets
3. One file of material relating to the Service itself

One typed letter from Martin L. Pinsky to Kenneth MacMillan enclosing an audio cassette with music that Kenneth MacMillan might find suitable for choreography, 8 Aug1987. The audio cassette includes music by Gabriel Faure and Claude Debussy, undated
One typed receipt and carbon copy from B.Schott's Sonne, Maine, Germany, for one audio cassette recording of Three Songs by Hans-Jurgen von Bose, 10 Apr 1982, cassette not included

Three page typed letter from Martin D. Pring to Kenneth MacMillan enclosing two audio cassettes of some possible music for a new work for Dance Advance for 1988, 25.9.1987. The music on the two audio cassettes includes pieces by J.S.Bach, Witold Lutoslawski, Leos Janacek and Bela Bartok

The material in this file consists of typed cast lists for Romeo and Juliet, with Kenneth MacMillan's annotations in pencil, cast lists and weekly schedules, some with handwritten annotations, three typed letters including one from Twyla Tharp, and one fax of a marketing leaflet for the 1989 Spring Season

The material in this file consists mostly of casting details for performances of The Sleeping Beauty during the 1987-1988 season and includes

1. One copy of a staple bound typed booklet American Ballet Theatre National Tour 1987-1988, giving details of venues, travel arrangements, performances and doctors in each tour city, 30.11.1987-27.6.1988, with handwritten annotations by Kenneth MacMillan in blue biro and pencil
2. Five typed pages with cast lists and nine large scale templates for casting in Orange County, California and Chicago, some photocopies, some with details in pencil, two empty forms
3. Two typed letters, one typed note and one handwritten note
4. An invitation to a Gala Dinner at the Metropolitan Opera House with a colour reproduction of a costume design by Christian Lacroix for Gaite Parisienne on the cover, 20.4.1988

In his third season as Artistic Associate, Kenneth MacMillan mounted a new production of the three-act ballet The Sleeping Beauty. The material in this folder comprises draft cast lists with annotations by Kenneth and Deborah MacMillan, correspondence with Nicholas Georgiadis, correspondence re conductors, cost comparisons and a draft budget, one issue of On Point, the magazine of the Friends of American Ballet Theater with an article on The Making of The Sleeping Beauty and one 1987 Special Edition Book on The Making of The Sleeping Beauty with articles and black and white photographs

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

In March 1987 there was an exchange of correspondence between Kenneth MacMillan, his agent Michael Oliver, and Charles France at American Ballet Theatre about Monica Parker's involvement in casting decisions for The Sleeping Beauty. The material includes three pages of handwritten notes by Deborah MacMillan about 'Things objecting to', a handwritten draft by Kenneth MacMillan to Charles France with things he took exception to, and a four page handwritten letter from Charles France to Kenneth MacMillan with apologies and explanation of events

American Ballet Theatre first performed the full-length The Sleeping Beauty in 1976 in a production by Mary Skeaping in costumes and scenery by Oliver Messel that were from The Royal Ballet's production of 1946. The folder in this file contains biographies of the creators of the work and the 1976 production, and articles and excerpts from publications covering the source of the story, the music, Marius Petipa and the original version, and historical context. Later additions to the folder include photocopies of notes from the programme for The Royal Ballet's 1977 production, and press reviews of performance by various companies. A full bibliography of the material is available