File 26 - Nijinsky Film

One gala programme, two tickets to gala performance with envelope, one press pack with covering letter, handbook, 15 typed pages and 13 black and white photographs with typed captions and envelope, one handwritten letter and one typed programme sheet

Kenneth MacMillan was commissioned by Herbert Ross to recreate the two one-act ballets originally choreographed by Vaslav Nijinsky, Jeux and Le Sacre du printemps, for Ross's film Nijinsky, a True Story which premiered at the Empire Theatre, Leicester Square, London on 25.6.1980. The material in this file consists of

1. One souvenir programme for the Royal Gala Premiere of the film at the Empire Theatre, Leicester Square, London
2. Two tickets for the Royal Gala Premiere, with envelope (decorated by Charlotte MacMillan?)
3. One press pack for the film in presentation folder, with typed covering letter from Herbert Ross, 28.2.1980, 13 black and white photographs of headshots of the cast in character, with typed captions, and four press releases about Herbert Ross, George de la Pena, Nora Kaye and the film, and a Handbook of Production Information. All prepared by Paramount Pictures Corporation, New York. Copyright 1980. With envelope from Paramount Pictures Corporation, Hollywood, California
4. One handwritten letter from Richard Buckle to Kenneth MacMillan congratulating him on his recreation of Jeux and with further comments on the film, 23.4.1980. With handwritten envelope (Buckle re Nijinsky film written on reverse of envelope by Jann Parry in black biro)
5. One printed double-sided programme sheet for a screening of Nijinsky at the National Film Theatre, London, with introduction by John Fraser, researcher for the film, and programme note by Jane Pritchard. Undated

The souvenir programme has suffered some water damage and pages are stuck together.
Some items would be interesting to digitise, in particular the letter from Richard Buckle