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Kenneth MacMillan joined the Sadler's Wells Ballet School in 1945 and the Sadler's Wells Ballet in 1946. He created his first choreography for the Sadler's Wells Choreographic Group in 1953.

The material in these files relates primarily to Kenneth MacMillan's work as choreographer with The Royal Ballet, 1957-1969

The material in these two folders covers the years when Kenneth MacMillan was Artistic Director of The Royal Ballet, 1970-1977

Following his retirement as Artistic Director of The Royal Ballet, Kenneth MacMillan was appointed Principal Choreographer. He continued to create new ballets for the Company as well as being responsible for supervising the revivals of existing works.

The material in this folder is of unidentified and/or undated items. It includes a compliments slip from Michael Wood, press officer for the Royal Opera House, tickets for a performance of a triple bill in a Royal Opera House envelope addressed to Kenneth MacMillan, a plan of the stage of the Royal Opera House indicating the groups of staff being presented to the Royal Party, an invitation to a party in Studio 45 [Floral Street] possibly from Andy [Warner, Occupational Health Nurse] and Val [Connell, Dye Shop], handwritten notes relating to unidentified ballets, one typed and one handwritten letter from John [?] re setting up a production company

This file contains:

1. Typed letter from Douglas F Weare, Hon. Business Manager of The Vic-Wells Dance, thanking Kenneth MacMillan for his performance as Captain Belaye in the Ballet-Cabaret at the 1953 Vic-Wells Ball, 17 Feb 1953
   2.Typed letter from Sadler's Wells Theatre enclosing a cheque for royalties for performances of Danses concertantes in 1955, 8 Mar 1955
2. Envelope from Denis de Marney, photographer, with handwritten note from Denis, enclosing photographs of Danses concertantes, 12 May 1955 (no photographs enclosed at time of cataloguing)
3. Typed letter from Sadler's Wells Trust Ltd re agreement and payments for House of Birds, 25 May 1955
4. Typed letter from John Field, on Sadler's Wells Theatre headed notepaper, to Kenneth MacMillan. Discusses Valse eccentrique, Danses concertantes, Solitaire and MacMillan's concern about Theatre Ballet retaining the work, and House of Birds. Mentions meeting with Nicholas Georgiadis. 15 Apr 1957

This file contains:

1. Typed list of the addresses of 'Founder Members of Sadler's Wells Theatre Ballet', n.d.
2. Typed letter together with the protocol of the Sadler's Wells Royal Ballet Gala Performance at Sadler's Wells Theatre in the presence of HRH The Princess Margaret, 18 Apr 1977
3. Interdepartmental communication and compliments slip from SWRB Press Officer re interview for Round Midnight on BBC Radio 2, 25 Jan 1982, with envelope
4. Report on the Company's activities 1 Apr - 30 Sep 1982
5. Handwritten letter from Peter [Wright], 24 Oct 1983
6. Typed letter from Christopher Nourse, General Manager, re Quartet coming back into the repetoire, 19 May 1986
7. List of 'MacMillan Ballet for SWRB' 1989 - 1993/94 season, with some annotations by Kenneth MacMillan, n.d.