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Two typed letters from Jiri Kylian, Artistic Director of the Netherlands Dance Theatre, and a carbon copy of Kenneth MacMillan's reply, about the possibility of creating a ballet for the Company, May 1976
One handwritten letter from Jiri Kylian reporting on having seen Wayne Eagling and Jennifer Penney dancing a pas de deux from Manon and inviting Kenneth MacMillan to create a work for the Company, 6 Oct 1982

The first season of the New World Festival was planned for June 1982 in Miami, Florida. The letters in this file are from Howard Dando, Director of Dance Programs, and Norbert Vasek, Choreographer and Artistic Director of the Festival, discussing the possibility of a work by Kenneth MacMillan for the Festival, Jan - May 1981, and one handwritten letter from Margaret Swarthout praising Norbert Vasek, 11 Jun 1981

Two typed letters from Karin Altmann, Nielsen-Ferns Inc., about a film she is making on Lynn Seymour and asking for Kenneth MacMillan's participation. There is a copy of the treatment for the film plus the budget, May - June 1978

One typed letter inviting Kenneth MacMillan to the opening night of Northern Ballet Theatre's production of Don Quixote at Sadler's Wells Theatre, with the booking leaflet and an invitation, 24 Jan 1989. One typed letter from Christopher Gable, Artistic Director, commenting on the South Bank television film about him that Kenneth MacMillan participated in, and asking if Kenneth MacMillan would be well enough to create a work for the Company, 17 Mar 1989

One handwritten letter from Brenda Last, Artistic Director of the Norwegian National Ballet, asking if Kenneth MacMillan could create or mount an existing work on the Company, possibly Solitaire, 13 Oct 1971, signed Birdie

One handwritten fax from Kenneth MacMillan to Gian Paolo Cresci at the Opera di Roma in response to his fax about Manon, 5 Oct 1992

One typed letter from Werner S. Wagner of the Oranizacion de Conciertos Gerard with reference to an earlier letter, 24 Nov 1969

Kenneth MacMillan was invited to be a member of the jury for the Annual Examination of dancers at the Paris Opera Ballet in 1977. The material in this file includes the invitation, instructions and list of the jury, a printed folder with an history and introduction to the Annual Examination with the names of dancers and roles for 1977, and seven typed forms with Kenneth MacMillan's handwritten comments. Dancers that year included [Patrick] Dupond, [Monique] Loudieres and [Elizabeth] Platel

Kenneth MacMillan was invited to present an evening of one act ballets by the Paris Opera Ballet in 1978. This file contains 12 pages of Kenneth MacMillan's handwritten notes about each ballet with four photocopies of typed descriptions of the ballets written by Kenneth MacMillan

The material in this file relates primarily to An Evening of Ballets by Kenneth MacMillan, staged by the Paris Opera Ballet in 1978. It includes a printed booking form, casting details, rehearsal schedules, a telegram from Rolf Lieberman referencing the difficulties that have occurred, agreements and payments, an invitation to the reception after the first night, and two handwritten cards from Violette [Verdy] one with praise for the dancers in Chant [Song of the Earth], 1978-1979
Other material relates to the impossibility of proceeding with Vivandiere, 1976, the possibility of performing Danses concertantes, 1983-1984, a typed letter from the Bureau de Musique Mario Bois about the possibility of administering the rights of choreographers, a handwritten breakdown of characters in Manon with two copies of typed versions from the Royal Opera House Wardrobe Department, 1989, and a handwritten fax from Deborah MacMillan with a list of fees paid by the Paris Opera Ballet, 1979-1985, 6 Aug 1990