File 9 - Season 1986-1987 Press and Admin

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RAD/2/MAC/7/2/9

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Season 1986-1987 Press and Admin

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  • 1986-1987, undated (Creation)

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One invitation with envelope, eight typed pages, 19 press releases of 44 pages, 12 office memos, one handwritten note, 11 typed letters one with envelope, one printed season guide and one page of photocopy

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MacMillan, Kenneth
(1929-12-11 - 1992-10-29)

Biographical history

Kenneth MacMillan was born in Dunfermline, Scotland, and began ballet classes in Retford, England, in 1940. He joined the Sadler's Wells Ballet School in 1944 and later the Sadler's Wells Ballet but gave up dancing for choreography partly due to crippling stage fright. His first choreographic work was Somnambulism, created for the Sadler's Wells Ballet Choreographic Group in 1953 and he created works for both Royal Ballet companies throughout his career. He created significant works for The Stuttgart Ballet and his works are danced by ballet companies world-wide. He has also created work for television and cinema.
Kenneth MacMillan was Director of the Deutsche Oper Ballet in Berlin from 1966 to 1969, Artistic Director of The Royal Ballet from 1970 to 1977 and its Principal Chroreographer from 1977 until his death. He was also Associate Director of American Ballet Theatre from 1984 to 1989, and Artistic Associate of the Houston Ballet from 1989 to 1992.
Kenneth MacMillan was knighted in 1983, and he received honorary degrees from the University of Edinburgh (1976) and the Royal College of Art (1992). His awards include the Evening Standard Ballet Award (1979); Society of West End Theatre Ballet Award, 1980 and 1983; and, posthumously, the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Dance Production in 1993 for The Judas Tree; the Society of London Theatre Special Award in 1993; and the Tony Award for Best Choreography in 1994 for Carousel

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American Ballet Theatre

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Royal Academy of Dance

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The material in this file consists of administrative correspondence and press releases and includes

  1. One copy of a staple bound typed booklet American Ballet Theatre National Tour 1986-1987, giving details of venues, travel arrangements, performances and doctors in each tour city, 8.12.1986-22.6.1987, with handwritten annotations on outside covers, on back cover with lists of casts, in pencil and blue ink by Kenneth and Deborah MacMillan
  2. Invitation to New York debut of Peter Maxwell's Ballroom Dance Theatre, 17.9.1986
  3. 19 press releases including information about the Season, the new production of The Sleeping Beauty, Julio Bocca joining the Company, promotions within the Company, reaching a pay agreement with the dancers, sponsors and special events
  4. Office memos and lists re schedules, Gala events, suggested repertoire, conductors and casting for The Sleeping Beauty at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York
  5. Letters including use of sections of The Sleeping Beauty in the film The Little Nikita, and invitations to Mikhail Baryshnikov to dance at the Royal Variety Performance at the London Palladium, London, England, and at the first Hans Christian Anderson Ballet Award at the Royal Theatre, Copenhagen, Denmark, misunderstandings with Charles France and Elena Tchernichova, and a letter from Isabel at The Julliard School
  6. One ABT Season Guide and Booking Form for performances at the Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, 2-14.2.1987, including the first performances of The Sleeping Beauty

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          Archivist's note

          Two letters from Charles France and Elena Tchernichova should be reviewed by the Archives and Records Manager before allowing public access

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