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File of Jann Parry's notes about Kenneth MacMillan's early years, including his early dance training. The file includes some reminiscences and correspondence from school friends which includes contact details. There are typed notes about Great Yarmouth during World War II and press cuttings relating to a reunion of evacuees in 2000

Kenneth MacMillan created the one-act ballet Elite Syncopations for The Royal Ballet which premiered at the Royal Opera House on 7 Oct 1974. The material comprises:

1. 11 telegrams wishing Kenneth MacMillan good luck for the first night, including from John Auld and the Touring Group, Barbara Fewster, Ann Jenner, John Tooley, Peter Wright, colleagues at The Royal Ballet, 7 Oct 1974
2. One telegram from Becky with covering note from Ken Davison, Organising Secretary of The Friends of Covent Garden, 8 Oct 1974
3. Two page handwritten letter from Zoe Dominic, photographer, to Kenneth MacMillan expressing her admiration for Elite Syncopations, 20 Oct 1974
4. One card signed 'With Love from The Elite Cast', n.d. (large)
5. One envelope with Kenneth MacMillan's handwritten notes Elite and numbers of girls, boys, men and ladies

Kenneth MacMillan created the one-act ballet Elite Syncopations for The Royal Ballet which premiered on 7.10.1974 at the Royal Opera House, London. This folder is one of two containing pages of a working copy in pencil and pen and ink of the choreographic score prepared for The Royal Ballet by Douglas Stuart. This file contains:

1. A Title page with cast
2. Title page for Sunflower Slow Drag plus 27 numbered pages, one A4 page and one unnumbered page
3. Opening Sunflower Slow Drag - four pages
4. Bethina Waltz pas de deux - title page plus 14 large and seven smaller pages
5. Stoptime Rag - title page plus 14 pages and one empty page
6. Nightingale Rag - title page plus 38 large and 10 smaller pages
7. Golden Hours - five pages

Kenneth MacMillan created the one-act ballet Elite Syncopations for The Royal Ballet which premiered on 7.10.1974 at the Royal Opera House, London. This folder is one of two containing pages of a working copy of the Benesh Movement Notation score in pencil and pen and ink prepared for The Royal Ballet by Douglas Steuart. This file contains:

1. Brown card cover with title Opening with 34 pages Opening Sunflower Slow Drag
2. Brown card cover with Elite Syncopations Nightingale with 21 pages
3. Pas de deux Golden Hours, two pages
4. Brown card cover with Stoptime Rag with six pages and three smaller pages
5. Brown card cover with Bethena Waltz and six pages
6. Friday Night - two pages and two photocopied pages
7. Nightingale - 1 page

This stereo long playing record is of the music by Scott Joplin and others used by Kenneth MacMillan in his ballet Elite Syncopations and was recorded by CRD Records Ltd in 1976 using members of the orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. The record sleeve is decorated with costume designs by Ian Spurling and photographs of the musicians by Richard Holttum. There is a sleeve note by Noel Goodwin

The material in this file comprises:

1. Letter from Beryl Grey, Artistic Director of London Festival Ballet, asking if Kenneth MacMillan could create a ballet for the Company, or allow them to present Requiem, 9 Aug 1977
2. Typed carbon copy of Kenneth MacMillan's reply explaining why neither is possible, 19 Sep 1977
3. Handwritten letter from Beryl Grey asking if Kenneth MacMillan could create a ballet for the Company, 13 Apr 1978, with a carbon copy of a reply from Iris Law explaining that he is very heavily committed for the foreseeable future, 15 Jun 1978
4. Typed covering letter from Richard Jarman, General Administrator of London Festival Ballet, enclosing two copies of a draft contract for Anastasia Act III. One has pencil annotations by Deborah MacMillan
5. Typed letter from Stephens Innocent, Solicitors, to Richard Jarman, re lack of credit to Barry Kay for the design of Anastasia, 20 Jun 1989
6. Typed letter from Peter Schaufuss, Artistic Director of English National Ballet, thanking Kenneth MacMillan for allowing the Company to perform Anastasia, 20 Jun 1989
7. Signed contract between English National Ballet and Kenneth MacMillan and Partner for Anastasia Act III, with no mention of Barry Kay as designer, undated but first performance will be given on 19 Jun 1989. With page of pencil drawings of the motorised bed, by Deborah MacMillan, and with compliments slip (with Contract for Anastasia (Act III) written in biro [by Jann Parry])
8. Stage elevation drawing for Anastasia Screen, 9 May 1989, S. Scott, with handwritten explanatory note in pencil signed by Steven Scott. Scale 1:25

Four envelopes without accompany letters, two addressed to Mr Kenneth MacMillan in West Berlin, postmarked 1967 and 1968, two addressed to Mr and Mrs MacMillan in London, one postmarked New York 1978 and one postmarked L.A., CA postmarked 1979

The Erasmus Prize Foundation was established on 23 Jun 1958 by HRH the Prince of the Netherlands, "to confer one or more monetary prizes ... as awards to individuals or institutions having made a for Europe particularly important contribution in the cultural, social or social-scientific sphere". The 1974 recipients were Dame Ninette de Valois and Maurice Bejart.
This file comprises:

1. Typed letter from the Director of the Erasmus Prize Foundation inviting Kenneth MacMillan to the 1974 prize-giving evening, 11 Apr 1974, with typed programme for the evening on 21 Jun 1974
2. Printed souvenir programme for the prize-giving event illustrated with b/w photographs, 21 Jun 1974
3. Printed souvenir of the Erasmus Prize giving history and purpose of the prize, and speeches from the 21 Jun 1974 event, illustrated with b/w photographs, with a compliments slip

The correspondence in this file is between Kenneth MacMillan and Igor Kosak, Ballet Director of the ballet company at the Theater und Philharmonie in Essen, trying to organise an evening of MacMillan ballets. There is mention of Faith Worth being available to stage a MacMillan work but the size of the company and the timings do not allow for MacMillan's works to be performed by the company