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Material in this folder relates to the 1980 premiere of Gloria and the 1985/86 revival by The Royal Ballet, and the staging for Houston Ballet in 1989. The material comprises:

1. Catalogue for The Slade School of Fine Art Postgraduate Sculpture Show in 1979, featuring the work of Andrew (Andy) Klunder
2. Handwritten letter from Peter S[now] to Kenneth MacMillan apologising that he found the Stage Design Show closed but praising Andy Klunder, 2 Aug 1979
3. Envelope addressed to Kenneth MacMillan in Stuttgart, with many drawings for headdresses and hairstyles, in blue biro, undated
4. One handwritten letter from Richard Ralph thanking Kenneth MacMillan for the interview 17 Oct 1979, and two handwritten compliments slips from Richard Ralph to Kenneth MacMillan, attaching the proof of Ralph's article and a photocopy of the article in Vogue, 17 Jan 1980 and 14 Feb 1980
5. Sheet of paper with random notes on
6. Typed sheet of optional casting for Gloria, February 1985/86, London. With covering sheet with Gloria and some numbers in pencil
7. Handwritten letter from Andy Klunder to Kenneth MacMillan, enclosing photos of the set and describing what he has done to the set in Houston, 23 Apr 1989. The letter is written on the back of one of three pages of photocopied notes for a recording of Socrate by Erik Satie that Klunder has sent to MacMillan and which he thinks he will like (the recording is not in the file)
8. Greetings card signed by members of [Houston Ballet] thanking Sir Kenneth for the opportunity to appear in his ballet (large)

Kenneth MacMillan created this one-act ballet for The Royal Ballet which premiered at the Royal Opera House on 13 Mar 1980. Kenneth MacMillan staged this ballet for Houston Ballet in 1983

Kenneth MacMillan worked with Granada Television on several projects including broadcasts of his ballets. The material in this file includes:

1. A silver coloured folder containing three pages from the Granada Music Catalogue listing Gloria, Isadora and The Seven Deadly Sins, and five pages of Programme Information on a broadcast of two ballets by Frederick Ashton and the series of programmes Man and Music
2. The majority of correspondence in the file is from Denis Foreman and subjects include explaining the difficulties of having Kenneth MacMillan direct his own ballets for television 28 Feb 1980, Isadora, Let's Make a Ballet piece with Jack Gold 13 Aug 1981, the reasons for not recording Rite of Spring and the disappointment of not being able to capture Monica Mason's performance 27 Nov 1981, suggesting Kenneth MacMillan mount a 25 minute ballet on Sherlock Holmes using Margaret Dale's original choreography for The Great Detective 23 May 1984. There is a letter from Zanna Northam thanking Kenneth MacMillan for agreeing to be interviewed for a film on Christopher Gable, 19 Jan 1989
3. Press Release announcing Two Nights with Kenneth MacMillan, A Lot of Happiness and Isadora, broadcast on 15 and 16 Dec 1981
4. Two pages of photocopies of reviews of the broadcast of Gloria, 13 and 14 Nov 1982, with covering handwritten note from H [Helen McMurray]

Kenneth MacMillan's one-act ballet Gloria was nominated for the Outstanding Achievement in Ballet for 1980. This file contains one typed letter from Eddi Kulukundis, 25 Nov 1980, one photocopy of typed parking instructions, two souvenir programmes and two tickets to the Presentation and Dinner, 7 Dec 1980

Kenneth MacMillan created this one-act ballet for The Royal Ballet which received its premiere at the Royal Opera House on 13 Mar 1980. The ballet was performed in New York as part of The Royal Ballet's 50th anniversary season in 1981. The material comprises:

1. Post card from Wendy Ellis wishing Kenneth MacMillan good luck and thanking him for a marvellous part, 13 Mar 1980
2. Post card from Jill Bennett congratulating Kenneth MacMillan on Gloria, with envelope postmarked 18 Mar 1980
3. Nine telegrams wishing Kenneth MacMillan good luck, including from Frederick Ashton, John Tooley, Norman Morris, John and Anya Sainsbury, friends and colleagues at the Royal Opera House, 12 and 13 Mar 1980
4. 12 letters to Kenneth MacMillan expressing appreciation and admiration of Gloria after the first night at the Royal Opera House, including from Joan Lawson, Lois Hainsworth, Royal Academy of Dancing, Richard Ralph, Principal London School of Contemporary Dance, Robin Howard, Director General Contemporary Dance Trust, Norman Morrice, Artistic Director The Royal Ballet, Claus Moser, Chairman of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Anya Sainsbury, John Tooley, General Director Royal Opera House, Mark Bonham Carter, Chairman of Ballet Subcommittee of the Royal Opera House, and Peter Snow, March 1980
5. Letter from Philip Semark, Executive Vice President Foundation for the Joffrey Ballet, following the performance at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, with envelope. 9 Jul 1981

The material in this file contains correspondence and agreements relating to works by Kenneth MacMillan performed by the National Ballet of Canada. It includes

1. A handwritten letter from Celia Franca relating to Solitaire, 20 May 1965
2. Correspondence and agreements for Song of the Earth, 1977-1988
3. Correspondence and agreements for Elite Syncopations, 1978-1992
4. Correspondence and agreements for Gloria, 1989
5. An agreement for Concerto, 1987
6. Two handwritten letters from Alexander Grant
7. One fax from Reid Anderson re Karen Kain in Song of the Earth, 31 Jan 1991

Photographs of the first production of Gloria