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This file contains:

1. Handwritten letter from David Gayle, Founder Director of the Yorkshire Ballet Seminars, thanking Kenneth MacMillan for granting permission for dancers to perform from Concerto pas de deux and Romeo and Juliet balcony pas de deux, 14 May 1980
2. Typed letter from David Gayle giving details of the forthcoming Seminar and asking permission for Gail Taphouse and Michael Crookes to perform Concerto pas de deux, 28 Feb 1984

One typed letter from Lord Londonderry requesting permission to include Concerto slow movement pas de deux and Romeo and Juliet balcony pas de deux in performance at Wynyard Park on behalf of the World Wildlife Fund, 23 Sep 1974. Performers would be Georgina Parkinson and Donald MacLeary, Doreen Wells and David Wall, with envelope

In 1990 Universal Arts Management, New York, on requested permission on behalf of the Universal Ballet Company to perform the Romeo and Juliet balcony pas de deux. This file contains :
One handwritten fax from Kenneth MacMillan asking about the length of the license and who would dance Romeo, 27 Aug 1990
One typed fax explaining that as the Company currently does not have a permanent male principal strong enough to portray the role of Romeo, they will postpone the staging, 18 Oct 1990

This file contains:

1. Agreement for Concerto, 1968
2. Two letters from Brigitta Bergrren-Hedin, one including a request for two dancers to perform the Romeo and Juliet balcony pas de deux at Varna, and comments on Erik [Bruhn], 14 May 1970
3. Christmas postcard with black and white photograph of the Company in Les Noces (Robbins), 1971
4. Letter from Ivo Carmer re casting Romeo and Juliet, 7 May 1979
5. Letter from Veil Bethke re performing Manon in 1980, a typed list of the opera/ballet dancers in the 1979/80 season, with Kenneth MacMillan's note for corps de ballet roles, double page leaflet with head shots of the company members for the 1979/80 season with K. MacMillan's notes re roles
6. Invitation to a meeting of The Ballet Club of the Royal Opera, 13 Nov 1980, with envelope
7. Good luck telegrams from Norman [Morrice] and Iris [Law] for the first night of Manon, 22 Nov 1980
8. Greetings card from The Royal Swedish Ballet thanking K MacMillan for Manon, 22 Nov 2980
9. Letter from Gunilla ? enclosing a photocopy and a translation of a review of Manon during The Royal Swedish Ballet's tour to the Soviet Union,1981
10. Handwritten postcard from Desmond Reid re Princess Lillian of Sweden attending the opening performance, with envelope, n.d.
11. Correspondence between Kenneth and Deborah MacMillan, Kenneth MacMillan's Agent Kenneth Ewing and Solicitor David Ashby, and The Royal Swedish Ballet concerning performing rights for Romeo and Juliet and Manon, including copies of agreements, 22 Oct 1987-29 Jun 1988
12. Letter from Nils-Ake Haggbom inviting Kenneth MacMillan to look at the Company, do new casting for Manon, and discuss a new work, 20 Feb 1990, including a schedule of performances

This file contains correspondence from members of The Royal Ballet and Royal Opera House management and technical teams relating to the staging of his works by The Royal Ballet. It includes letters from David Webster, John Tooley, Ninette de Valois, Frederick Ashton, John Field, John Copley and Adrian Grater. There are two contracts from the Royal Opera House for Kenneth MacMillan to create a work and to mount Concerto for The Royal Ballet, Ninette de Valois talks about working in Turkey and on seeing the film of Romeo and Juliet, Frederick Ashton sends congratulations on Concerto, thanks for performing Scenes de Ballet in Berlin, casting for Song of the Earth. There is a strongly worded letter from Kenneth MacMillan to Ninette de Valois complaining about 'the disastrous performances of my ballets in Edinburgh', tendering his resignation and enclosing press cuttings, 24 Aug 1960

One photograph of the first production of Romeo and Juliet, one photograph taken from the wings of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, during a curtain call for Margot Fonteyn and the cast of a performance given in her honour, one colour photograph of the tomb scene (large)

The material in this file relates to the filming of a performance of Kenneth MacMillan's Romeo and Juliet at the Royal Opera House by the BBC. It comprises

1. Three letters re arrangements for filming, including concern about the state of the costumes, props and sets
2. Technical Requirements Document from Colin Nears, Producer, 10 pages, 16 Jul 1984
3. Recordings of Captions with full details, eight pages, 24 Jul 1984
4. Second Draft Camera Script, 54 pages, 23 Jul 1984
5. Script for Richard Baker's introductions, with filming instructions, six pages, n.d.
6. Camera Script for recording on 8 Aug 1984, 112 pages
7. Printed cast sheet for the television recording at the Royal Opera House, 8 Aug 1984, with instructions to the audience

The material in this file consists of typed cast lists for Romeo and Juliet, with Kenneth MacMillan's annotations in pencil, cast lists and weekly schedules, some with handwritten annotations, three typed letters including one from Twyla Tharp, and one fax of a marketing leaflet for the 1989 Spring Season

In Kenneth MacMillan's second season as Artistic Associate, he created a new one-act ballet for the Company, Requiem to music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. The material in this file includes references to that work and to his one-act version of Anastasia, that was also performed that season. It includes

1. Two copies of a staple bound typed booklet American Ballet Theatre National Tour 1985-1986, giving details of venues, travel arrangements, performances and doctors in each tour city, 16.12.1985-25.8.1986, one annotated with a breakdown of the music and singers for Requiem by Kenneth MacMillan in pencil on the back cover
2. General administrative material including Personnel Contact List, the Company list for the Metropolitan Opera House season, cast lists for Romeo and Juliet in Washington and New York, details of costume fittings, draft programme proposal, itinerary and flight schedule, calendar schedule grid for 1985-1986 season, cast list for Wolf Trap season with covering letter, and 1986 production budget
3. Gala menu for first night of Requiem
4. Correspondence including to Deborah MacMillan concerning her costume jewellery that was copied for Anastasia

Kenneth MacMillan was appointed Artistic Associate to American Ballet Theatre from the 1984-1985 season, and his production of Romeo and Juliet was mounted by the Company in January 1985. The material in this file comprises

1. Staple bound typed booklet American Ballet Theatre National Tour 1984-1985, giving details of venues, travel arrangements, performances and doctors in each tour city, 17.12.1984-26.8.1985, with annotations by Kenneth MacMillan
2. One typed page of Proposed Schedule 1984-1985 season with handwritten annotations by Kenneth MacMillan in pencil and red felt tip pen, 28.3.1984
3. 18 typed pages of cast lists for each ballet in the repertoire, including Triad, 21.6.1984-11.4.1984
4. One typed page of Company List U.S. Tour 1984/85 with crosses by some names, 15.1.1985
5. One page of running times and one page of stage preparations for Romeo and Juliet, Washington 17.12 - 23.12.1984
6. Five typed pages of Costume List for Romeo and Juliet, 27.9.1984
7. One typed office memo re Visiting Designers, details of arrivals of Nicholas Georgiadis and Barry Kay, 23.11.1984
8. One typed office memo re production meeting re Romeo and Juliet schedule in Washington, 30.11.1984
9. One typed office memo from Charles France re the programme for New Year's Eve in Washington, 14.12.1984
10. Two typed pages of performance schedule for the Metropolitan Opera House 22.4.1985-15.6.1985, including Romeo and Juliet, with cast annotations by Kenneth MacMillan, in pencil and blue biro, 13.11.1984
11. 60 typed pages of rehearsal call sheets including for Romeo and Juliet, Anastasia and one for Manon, 29.9.1984-17.12.1984
12. Three typed pages of preliminary props list for Romeo and Juliet, 13.12.1984