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One typed letter from Mark Featherstone-Witty inviting Kenneth MacMillan to the launch of the School for Performing Arts on 6 Feb 1989 at Abbey Road Recording Studios, London. Speakers will include Kenneth Baker, Secretary of State for Education, and the Chairman of the British Phonographic Society and George Martin from Abbey Road Studios

This file contains:

1. Correspondence from Peter Darrell asking if Kenneth MacMillan would create a ballet for the Company in 1977, and asking him to release Anthony Dowell to dance with them, 28 May 1976
2. Typed letter from Sue Weston, Director of The Scottish Ballet Workshop, asking if Kenneth MacMillan will create a work for them, 20 Mar 1980, with envelope

A typed script of The Seagull by Anton Chekhov translated by Michael Frayn, Sep 1985, 84 pages including title page, 14 pages of introduction with a note on the translation by Michael Frayn, one page of characters, one page on the pronunciation of names and 67 pages of the play, Sep 1985, with compliments slip from Fraser & Dunlop Scripts Ltd,

Kenneth MacMillan choreographed three versions of the one act ballet The Seven Deadly Sins between 1961 and 1984. The purpose of this Benesh Movement Notation score was to record the choreographic content of excerpts from Kenneth MacMillan's three existing productions of The Seven Deadly Sins as a resource for the creation of a new, site-specific production at Wilton's Music Hall, London in 2019. This file comprises

1. 15 pages comprising a title page, background to the project and details of cast and actions and a stage plan of Wilton's Music Hall, 2019
2. A copy of the master score, 71 pages

Piano vocal score for Die 7 Todsunden der Kleinburger (The Seven Deadly Sins) by Kurt Weill and Bertold Brecht, published by Edition Schott, printed in Germany. The front cover has an image of the two Annas, in black and white with blue highlight, the back cover has an image of the house. With some annotations by Kenneth MacMillan on the contents page, in black felt pen. There is a typed interdepartmental memo slipped into the volume at page 115 which gives the names of the Seven Deadly Sins Singers

Kenneth MacMillan was commissioned by Granada Television to create a new version of the Bertolt Brecht/Kurt Weill The Seven Deadly Sins specifically for the cameras. It was titled The Seven Deadly Sins of the Bourgeoisie following Brecht's original 1933 German title, and included music from The Threepenny Opera. The work was first transmitted on 22.4.1984. Material in the files includes handwritten notes by Kenneth MacMillan, research material, correspondence, rehearsal schedules and camera scripts

Kenneth MacMillan was appointed Artistic Associate to American Ballet Theatre in 1986 and created a new production of The Sleeping Beauty that premiered on11 Feb 1987 in Chicago. The material comprises one page of handwritten notes about numbers of performers, in purple felt tip pen, undated, three pages of cast lists showing additional characters and name changes (large), and six telegrams of best wishes and congratulations, 10-12 Feb 1987. There is an envelope with some handwritten notes by Kenneth MacMillan on the back that may relate to this production, undated but postmarked 1 Jul 1988

Kenneth MacMillan was appointed Director of the ballet of the Deutshe Oper Berlin in 1966. He created a new production of The Sleeping Beauty for the Company which had its premiere on 8.10.1967. The material comprises:

1. Three handwritten pages by Kenneth MacMillan describing his experience of The Sleeping Beauty and his vision for this new production. With a typed version with handwritten corrections. Undated
2. Double page spread from a souvenir programme (?) of magazine with Kenneth MacMillan's article in German. There are also articles by Horst Koegler and Clement Crisp, and b/w illustrations of designs by Barry Kay. Undated but gives the premier date of 8.10.1967
3. Carbon copy of three typed pages of a review by Clement Crisp of the opening of The Royal Ballet season, comparing it unfavourably with Kenneth MacMillan's new production of The Sleeping Beauty in Berlin, undated
4. One typed letter from Michael Anderson, London International agents, to Kenneth MacMillan, enclosing a photocopy of a review from the Daily Express, 13.10.1967

Kenneth MacMillan became Director of The Royal Ballet in 1970 and mounted a new production of The Sleeping Beauty for the Company which had its premiere on 15.3.1973 at the Royal Opera House, London. The material comprises:

1. Five handwritten pages in unidentified handwriting, giving the cast for La Belle au Bois Dormant, Sadler's Wells Theatre Ballet, incomplete and incorrect. In black biro, undated
2. A sheet of self-adhesive labels with two labels with handwritten notes by Kenneth MacMillan in pencil, undated
3. One photocopy of a sketch for a carnival character with writing top right of the sheet, by Peter Farmer (identified by Deborah MacMillan), undated
4. One page of fabric swatches stapled to the paper, with handwritten details of the fairies names, some casts and additional handwritten notes by Kenneth MacMillan
5. 11 greetings telegrams to Kenneth MacMillan for the first night, 15 and 16.3.1973