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

This file relates to Kenneth MacMillan's first season as Artistic Associate and includes business and personal material. The file contains

1. Invitations to a photographic exhibition, to fund raising balls celebrating the first performances of Romeo and Juliet, a dinner in honour of Kenneth MacMillan and John Taras, and the National Society of Arts and Letters honouring Mikhail Baryshnikov
2. Three press releases announcing the 45th anniversary season of American Ballet Theatre, the Company premieres of Romeo and Juliet and of Anastasia
3. Office memos covering press and marketing events and some general admin, including comment on a dancer's weight and another's injury, and access to the viewing booth
4. Correspondence including a handwritten letter from Kenneth MacMillan to Deborah MacMillan, a handwritten letter from Princess Margaret expressing her regret at not being able to attend a performance in New York, letters of congratulations on the performances of Romeo and Juliet, a letter to Nora Kaye from Howard Rosenman enclosing a suggested treatment of The Death of Christopher Marlowe, to Kenneth MacMillan inviting him to join Dance Theatre of Harlem's Benefit Committee, to Deborah MacMillan about her theatrical jewellery

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

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

This file contains correspondence between Kenneth and Deborah MacMillan, their Agents International Creative Management Inc., specialist legal advisers and American Ballet Theatre covering the terms of Kenneth MacMillan's appointment as Artistic Associate, for the performance of some of his ballets, and payment of royalties. There is correspondence from a firm of solicitors advising re US Withholding Tax, and from the Consul of the United States confirming Kenneth MacMillan's right to employment in the US

In 1992 Kenneth MacMillan was in discussion with Jane P. Hermann about staging [Romeo and Juliet at the Arena di Verona]. The discussions continued with Deborah MacMillan, following Kenneth MacMillan's death in November 1992. There are three typed faxes from Jane P. Hermann, one handwritten reply from Kenneth MacMillan and three handwritten replies from Deborah MacMillan, 21 Oct 1992 - 5 Jan 1993 and n.d.

This file includes correspondence between Kenneth and Deborah MacMillan and Anne Woolliams, Peggy van Praagh and Robert Helpmann, impresarios Lilian and Victor Hochauser and Sol Hurok and the MacMillans' agent, concerning requests by The Australian Ballet to perform some of Kenneth MacMillan's ballets. There is a photocopy of the manuscript draft of an article by Margaret Dale about Kenneth MacMillan rehearsing two dancers from The Australian in the pas de deux from Concerto to be performed in Manila.

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

This file of correspondence contains letters to and from Kenneth MacMillan during his time as Ballet Director of the Deutsche Oper Berlin but is not primarily related to his work there. It includes a letter from Alan King Associates about Anastasia, a bill from a doctor's surgery in Berlin, a letter from Roy Round asking for a contribution to his phone bill in London, a letter from Ballet Prague asking Kenneth MacMillan to view the Company in London, Peter Darrell asking for a dancer, Goran Gentele about the Royal Swedish Ballet staging Kenneth MacMillan's Romeo and Juliet, Good Luck telegrams for the first night of Swan Lake, Arno Jurging expressing regret that Kenneth MacMillan is leaving Berlin

One typed letter from artisjus agents in Budapest informing Kenneth MacMillan that Hungarian Television intends to make a film about the dancer Imre Dozsa and asking permission to include a pas de deux from Romeo and Juliet.