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Two faxes from Loretto Productions discussing the possibility of works being performed for two galas, with Kenneth MacMillan's handwritten replies

London Weekend Television's the South Bank Show recorded a documentary of the making of Mayerling in 1978. The material in this file includes an invitation to a private supper hosted by LWT in the Crush Bar at the Royal Opera House after a performance of Mayerling, 13 Mar 1978, correspondence from Melvyn Bragg about Mayerling, it being the official entry for the Prix Italia, the possibility of working together on an Isadora project, 1979, of MacMillan creating a piece for television for Jane Torvill and Christopher Dean, ice dancers, 1984, from Michael Grade, Director of Programmes, re Mayerling, 1978, and Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd, 1980, from Rosie Alison, Associate Producer, re using some excerpts from MacMillan ballets for documentaries, 1992, and from Greg Dyke, Group Chief Executive, a proposed agreement for sales to overseas broadcasters, 1992

One typed letter from Richard Ralph, Principal of the London School of Contemporary Dance, talking about video rights and inviting Kenneth MacMillan to visit the new school, 2 Oct 1979, with accompanying envelope

One black and white photographic print of Kenneth MacMillan rehearsing the dancers of London Contemporary Dance Theatre in the Venusburg ballet for The Royal Opera's production of Tannhauser in 1984 (large)

One typed letter from Harold King, Artistic Director of London City Ballet, asking if the Company could perform a work by Kenneth MacMillan, existing or new, 14 Jun 1983

One handwritten letter from Angela Kane to Kenneth MacMillan asking to meet to discuss her article for The Dancing Times on GCSE and A Level examinations in Dance and the ballets by Kenneth MacMillan that will be used as set pieces. She encloses papers from the Examination Boards detailing the aims of the examinations, the syllabus for the new A Level, and specimen and past papers for both GCSE and A Level, which include questions on MacMillan and his work

This file contains several lists of the works of Kenneth MacMillan taken from a variety of sources, some with additions in pencil or pen. There is a list of Benesh Movement Notation scores held at the RAD, with some markings by Jann Parry

One typed letter from Genevieve Oswald, Curator of the Dance Collection at the Library and Museum of the Performing Arts, New York Public Library, introducing Dale Harris, oral historian, and asking if Kenneth MacMillan will be available to be interviewed as part of the Library's oral history project, 23 Jun 1978, with accompanying envelope

This Library series contains printed material collected by Kenneth and Deborah MacMillan. The material primarily documents the life and career of Kenneth MacMillan, with some material that has been collected for research and personal interest.
Additional material collected by Deborah MacMillan, includes books on ballet from the Ursula Moreton Library that were purchased from a book seller.
Books have been added to the RAD Library, except where they duplicated existing copies, and can be found through the RAD Library Catalogue. Books with dedications have been retained. A list of Books in the Kenneth MacMillan archive collection can be found:
Programmes and periodicals have been retained where they did not duplicate existing holdings in the RAD Library so the extent of the Archive was originally greater than is recorded here.
Press cuttings include interviews with and articles on Kenneth MacMillan, previews and reviews of the ballets and plays he worked on, obituaries and tributes following his death.
This series also contains commercial recordings of vinyl records of music used by Kenneth MacMillan for his ballets.

The material in this file includes negotiations between Kenneth MacMillan and Partner and the Paris Opera Ballet for the production of Manon by the Company. There is correspondence with the Bureau de Musique Mario Bois concerning copyright in the choreography and in the score prepared by Leighton Lucas. There is also correspondence concerning the law suit taken out by Mme.Besson Massenet, a descendent of the composer Jules Massenet, and the National Video Corporation, and between Kenneth MacMillan and Partner agreeing to the ballet being performed as L'Histoire de Manon in France, 1990-1992