| Repository | University of Roehampton: Archives and Special Collections |
| Level | File |
| Reference Number | AHG/7/2/15/35 |
| Creator Name | Ann Hutchinson Guest and the Language of Dance Centre, London |
| Title | [Ann Hutchinson Guest] Handwritten notes and photocopies of information about 19th Century choreographer Arthur Saint-Léon |
| Date | 20th Century |
| Extent | 1 file |
| Description | A table of contents can be found at the front of the file; this table of contents dates to late-20th Century.
The file contains handwritten notes and photocopies of information about 19th Century choreographer Arthur Saint-Léon.
Contains the following:
- Handwritten notes about Saint-Léon's dance notation system; notes written late-20th Century.
- Photocopy of published book "La Sténochorégraphie" by A Michel Saint-Léon. The book is in French. It explains Saint-Léon's dance notation system and includes a score (written in this notation system) for the dance "Pas de Six de la Vivandière". Book published by the author and Brandus et Cie., Paris, [France], and by Dufour and Bernard, St Pétersbourg [St Petersburg, Russia], 1852. Photocopy made late-20th Century.
- Annotated photocopy of a project report by Amanda J MacIntyre [a student?], titled "Arthur Saint-Léon". The report covers the work of Saint-Léon and includes Labanotated scores of two dances choreographed by Saint-Léon when a child. Report written late-20th Century. Photocopy and annotations made late-20th Century.
[A Labanotated score for the "Pas de Six" from "La Vivandière", transcribed into Labanotation by Ann Hutchinson Guest, was published by Gordon and Breach in 1994.] |
| Language | English and French. |
| Access Status | Open |
| Copyright | Copyright to be determined. |
| Related Material | Further documents relating to the "Pas de Six" from "La Vivandière" can be found in AHG/2/20, AHG/7/2/16/2, AHG/7/3/92 and AHG/7/3/93. |