One page, double-sided, handwritten letter to Kenneth MacMillan asking if, now that her role in Manon has been eliminated, she could learn Monica (Mason's) or, failing that, Vergie (Derman's) or Laura (Connor's). She would also like to learn Monica Mason's role in Elite Syncopations, with envelope, 4.4.1975

The material in this file includes negotiations between Kenneth MacMillan and Partner and the Paris Opera Ballet for the production of Manon by the Company. There is correspondence with the Bureau de Musique Mario Bois concerning copyright in the choreography and in the score prepared by Leighton Lucas. There is also correspondence concerning the law suit taken out by Mme.Besson Massenet, a descendent of the composer Jules Massenet, and the National Video Corporation, and between Kenneth MacMillan and Partner agreeing to the ballet being performed as L'Histoire de Manon in France, 1990-1992

Kenneth MacMillan created the three-act ballet of Manon for The Royal Ballet which had its first performance at the Royal Opera House, London on 7 Mar 1974.

Kenneth MacMillan created the three-act ballet Manon for The Royal Ballet which premiered on 7.3.1974 at the Royal Opera House. The ballet was recorded in Benesh Movement Notation by Monica Parker and there are four files of the score in the Kenneth MacMillan Archive Collection. This file contains Act I of Monica Parker's working score and comprises

1. Two pages titled Manon Act I scene 1, with a list of music and dancers' names and a list of characters, in pencil
2. One lined page with notes for the music for Act I scene 1 in biro, with corrections in pencil
3. 42 pages of notation, in pencil with some notes in red biro

Kenneth MacMillan created the three-act ballet Manon for The Royal Ballet which premiered on 7.3.1974 at the Royal Opera House. The ballet was recorded in Benesh Movement Notation by Monica Parker and there are four files of the score in the Kenneth MacMillan Archive Collection. This file contains Act II of Monica Parker's working score and comprises

1. One lined page with a list of the music excerpts plus some dancers' names, in red biro and black ink. Dated 6.2.1975
2. One page of Act II scene 1 and Act II scene 2 list of the scenes and the music, in blue biro
3. 56 pages of Benesh Movement Notation score, 2 pages of photocopied score and three smaller unlined pages with notes. Mostly in pencil with page numbers in blue biro

Kenneth MacMillan created the three-act ballet Manon for The Royal Ballet which premiered on 7.3.1974 at the Royal Opera House. The ballet was recorded in Benesh Movement Notation by Monica Parker and there are four files of the score in the Kenneth MacMillan Archive Collection. This file contains Act III of Monica Parker's working score and comprises

1. One lined page with a list of the music and dances, some with dancers' names atttached, in blue biro and pencil
2. Two typed pages, one with instructions for filing the document, one with a typed list of the scenes in Act III by number, and the page number for the music score
3. 39 pages of the Benesh Movement Notation score in pencil
4. 39 pages of Benesh Movement Notation score, in pencil with some pages numbered in black ink

Kenneth MacMillan created the three-act ballet Manon for The Royal Ballet which premiered on 7.3.1974 at the Royal Opera House. The ballet was recorded in Benesh Movement Notation by Monica Parker and there are four files of the score in the Kenneth MacMillan Archive Collection. This file contains photocopies of Monica Parker's working score and includes some material that is not in the original score. The material comprises

1. A typed note giving instructions for arranging the score in the folder
2. Act I, 40 pages of photocopied Benesh Movement Notation score
3. Act II, 48 pages of photocopied Benesh Movement Notation score
4. One typed page giving details of Act II, scenes 1 and 2 dances and page numbers for the music score
5. Act II, 83 pages of photocopied Benesh Movement Notation score, some duplicating item 3 above
6. Act III, 15 pages of photocopied Benesh Movement Notation score

The material in this file comprises correspondence and agreements relating to recordings of Kenneth MacMillan's work made by the National Video Corporation. It includes

1. An agreement for the recording and distribution of performances of Triad by American Ballet Theatre, 1984
2. An idc from Janet Judd, Press Office for The Royal Ballet, with credits for Romeo and Juliet, 1985
3. A letter and agreement for the recording of the bedroom pas de deuxs from Manon and Romeo and Juliet for use in a programme on Natalia Makarova, 1985
4. Faxes asking to extend the agreement for Manon, 1991
5. Correspondence for the use of Manon and Romeo and Juliet in the programme Variations on an Enigma, 1990
6. Correspondence and agreements for the use of Manon and The Prince of the Pagodas, 1990 and 1991
7. Faxes re the dispute with Mme A Bessant-Massenet over the credits required for the music used for Manon
8. Double page colour sales brochure with details of Manon with colour photo of Anthony Dowell and Jennifer Penney, n.d.

Two typed letters from Jiri Kylian, Artistic Director of the Netherlands Dance Theatre, and a carbon copy of Kenneth MacMillan's reply, about the possibility of creating a ballet for the Company, May 1976
One handwritten letter from Jiri Kylian reporting on having seen Wayne Eagling and Jennifer Penney dancing a pas de deux from Manon and inviting Kenneth MacMillan to create a work for the Company, 6 Oct 1982