| Repository | University of Roehampton: Archives and Special Collections |
| Level | File |
| Reference Number | AHG/7/2/16/11 |
| Alternate Reference Number | Sleeping Beauty Act I Act II |
| Creator Name | Ann Hutchinson Guest and the Language of Dance Centre, London |
| Title | [Ann Hutchinson Guest] Labanotated scores for dances from the prologue and first and second acts of the ballet "The Sleeping Beauty", choreographed by Marius Petipa |
| Date | 20th Century |
| Extent | 1 file |
| Description | Tables of contents can be found at the front of the file; these tables of contents date to late-20th Century.
The file contains Labanotated scores for dances from the prologue and first and second acts of the ballet "The Sleeping Beauty", choreographed by Marius Petipa in 1890.
Contains the following:
- Published Labanotated scores and musical scores of the "Six Fairy Variations" from the prologue of the ballet as reconstructed by Mary Skeaping in the c1950s. Scores published by M Witmark and Sons, New York, [USA], 1966.
- Photocopies of handwritten notes and Labanotated scores discussing the differences between the choreography of versions of the ballet by Stepanov, Mary Skeaping and Herida May. [These notes and scores are likely to relate to the first act of the ballet.]
- Photocopies of Labanotated scores of excerpts from the ballet [likely from the first act of the ballet] as staged by Antony Tudor in 1961. Scores created 1961; photocopies made c1961.
- Photocopies of Labanotated scores of the dance "The Lilac Fairy" from the first act of the ballet. Scores created late-20th Century; photocopies made late-20th Century. (Some of the scores are in German.)
- Photocopy of Labanotated score of the dance "The Rose Adagio" from the first act of the ballet, as taught by Antony Tudor and Henry Danton in 1961. Score created 1961; photocopy made c1961.
- Photocopies of Labanotated scores of the dance "Aurora's Variation" from the first act of the ballet; scores created late-20th Century; photocopies made late-20th Century. Includes a photocopy of a printed musical score for the dance; score printed c20th Century; photocopy made late-20th Century.
- Photocopy of Labanotated score of the dance "Les Amies de la Princesse Aurore" from the first act of the ballet; score created 1959; photocopy made late-20th Century. (This score is in French.)
- Photocopy of Labanotated score of the "Dance of the Duchesses" from the second act of the ballet; score created 1955; photocopy made late-20th Century.
The file also includes a photocopy of the published article "Ballet: a Critical Approach Through Notation" by Colin Roth [it is not known which publication the article comes from]. Article published c1974; photocopy made c1974. |
| Language | English, German and French. |
| Access Status | Open |
| Copyright | Copyright to be determined. |
| Related Material | There are six files containing Labanotated scores from the ballet "The Sleeping Beauty". The other files can be found in AHG/7/2/16/9-10 and AHG/7/2/16/12-14. |