| Repository | University of Roehampton: Archives and Special Collections |
| Level | File |
| Reference Number | AHG/11 |
| Creator Name | Ann Hutchinson Guest and the Language of Dance Centre, London |
| Title | [Ann Hutchinson Guest] Issues of "The Labanotator" journal, with resulting correspondence and notes containing discussions about Labanotation; issues of "The Kinetographer" journal; and notes about various dances [compiled or created?] by Mary Skeaping |
| Date | 20th Century |
| Extent | 3 files |
| Description | Includes the following:
- Issues 26-35, 37, 39 and 41-42 of "The Labanotator" journal, 1979-1985, (some of which are annotated, with annotations made c1979-c1985), alongside correspondence and notes (dated 1979-1986) containing discussions about Labanotation raised by each issue. (These issues of "The Labanotator" were published by the LODC [Language of Dance Centre].)
- Photocopies of issues 1-11 of "The Kinetographer" journal; issues dated 1973-1976 and photocopies made c1973-c1976 (some of the photocopies are annotated, with annotations made c1973-c1976). Also included are notes (dated c1975) containing discussions about Labanotation raised by one of the issues. ("The Kinetographer" was published by a joint editorial committee, based in London.)
- Notes, dated mid- to late-20th Century, [compiled or created by?] Mary Skeaping about the following dances:
- The ballet "Casse Noisette" ("The Nutcracker")
- The ballet "Sleeping Beauty"
- The ballet "Coppelia"
- "Atis and Camilla"
- Details of classes given at the Kungl. Teaterns Balettelevskola [Royal Theatre Ballet School] (these notes are in Swedish)
- Exercises for Japanese dancing
- "Caroso dances" [dances published in a dance manual by Fabritio Caroso]
- "Gods-Go-a-Begging"
- The ballet "Cupid Out of His Humour" (some of these notes are in Swedish)
- "The Triumph of Diana"
- "The Loves of Mars and Venus", choreographed by [John] Weaver
- "Dances in Miniature" from the "Dunhill Suite"
- Dances from "The Prophetan"
- "Polka" and "Furiant" from "Bartered Bride"
- Indian dance exercises
- "Malpied" [dances published in a dance manual by Malpied]
- "Parodies Gigue"
- [English?] folk dances
- "Nouveau Menuét de l'Eloge de la Chasse" (these notes are in French)
- "Dances for Bach at Potsdam"
- Russian dances
- "Obertas" (a Polish dance)
- "Can Can"
- "Uzi Vezimeral Yah." (an Israeli dance)
- The ballet "Sacre du Prentemps" ["Sacre du Printemps"]
- Unnamed dances
Also included are the following documents [compiled or created?] by Mary Skeaping:
- A photocopy of a letter from the Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, [USA], to Mary Skeaping, arranging a meeting between Mary Skeaping and a student. Letter dated 1968, and photocopy made c1968.
- Biographical notes about Anders Selinder; notes created mid- to late-20th Century
- A photocopy of annotated notes about the history of the Royal Swedish Ballet. Notes created and annotated in the mid- to late-20th Century, and photocopy made in the late-20th Century. |
| Language | English, Swedish and French. |
| Access Status | Closed |
| Closed Until | 01/01/2067 |
| Access Conditions | Contains personal data relating to living individuals.
Access to closed material may be reviewed on request by the archivist. |
| Copyright | Copyright to be determined. |
| Related Material | Issues 1-25 of "The Labanotator" (without related correspondence and discussions) can be found in AHG/4/5/1.
Further documents relating to the creation of publications can be found in AHG/2.
Further documents relating to the work of others can be found in AHG/4. |