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Kenneth MacMillan did not renew his contract as Ballet Director of the Deutsche Oper Berlin after 1969. The correspondence in this files includes letters from Gert Reinholm asking for a note to say that their relationship had nothing to do with his decision to leave, 1971-1978, a letter from Igor Kosak asking permission to dance the pas de deux from Concerto 12 Jan 1980, a letter from Gotz Friedrich asking whether Kenneth MacMillan will come and create new choreography for The Sleeping Beauty and a fax asking for permission to reuse the costumes and sets for a new production without MacMillan, 1985, a letter from Steven Scott with details of the fee payable for Anastasia, 1990, correspondence and a contract for Different Drummer, 1991, and a handwritten fax to Peter Schaufuss, Ballet Director, thanking him for releasing Leanne [Benjamin] to dance at a Gala, 1991

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