| Repository | University of Roehampton: Archives and Special Collections |
| Level | File |
| Reference Number | AHG/7/2/7/4 |
| Creator Name | Ann Hutchinson Guest and the Language of Dance Centre, London |
| Title | [Ann Hutchinson Guest] Published reviews of performances of Vaslav Nijinsky's dance "L'Après-Midi d'un Faune" |
| Date | 20th Century-c2000s |
| Extent | 1 file |
| Description | Each section of the file contains a table of contents; these tables of contents date to c2000s. [Not all the documents in the file are listed in the tables of contents.]
The file contains published reviews of performances of Vaslav Nijinsky's dance "L'Après-Midi d'un Faune".
Contains the following:
- Photocopies and transcripts of reviews of performances in the UK, c1913-1914. Photocopies and transcripts made late-20th Century.
- Photocopies and transcripts of reviews of performances in the USA, 1912-1917, c1989. Photocopies and transcripts made late-20th Century.
- Photocopies and transcripts of reviews of performances in South America, 1913-1917. (Some of these reviews are in Spanish.) Photocopies and transcripts made late-20th Century.
- Reviews of performances of the reconstruction of the dance by Ann Hutchinson Guest and Claudia Jeschke, performed 1989-1996; and reviews of books and events relating to Vaslav Nijinsky 1989-1996. Some of the reviews are originals, dated 1989-1990, 1996. Some of the reviews are photocopies, with reviews dated 1989-1996, and photocopies made c1989-c1996. (Some of the reviews are in Italian, French and German.)
Also includes photocopies of written responses to some of these reviews, from Ann Hutchinson Guest; responses written 1989-1990; photocopies made c1989-1990.
- Reviews of a performance of the of the reconstruction of the dance by Ann Hutchinson Guest and Claudia Jeschke, performed by the Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House in 2000. Some of the reviews are originals, dated 2000. Some of the reviews are photocopies, with reviews dated 2000, and photocopies made 2000.
Also includes a letter to Ann Hutchinson Guest from one of the reviewers, explaining the review in more depth; letter written 2000.
Also inclues:
- Photocopy of a published article "Steps on Paper" about Vaslav Nijinsky's dance notation. Article published in "Evening News" 31 June 1948. Photocopy made late-20th Century.
- A published review of the book "L'Après-Midi d'un Faune: Vaslav Nijinsky, 1912. Thirty-Three Photographs by Baron Alfred de Meyer" published by Dance Horizons. Review written by Dale Harris and published in "Keynote", December 1984.
- Programme for "Omaggio a Nijinsky" ["Tribute to Nijinsky"] performed at the Teatro Filarmonico, Verona, [Italy] by the Orchestra e Corpo di Ballo dell'Arena di Verona, 1996. ("Omaggio a Nijinsky" included a performance of "L'Après-Midi d'un Faune".) This programme is in Italian. |
| Language | English, Spanish, Italian, French and German. |
| Administrative History | [A Labanotated score of the ballet "L'Après-Midi d'un Faune", choreographed by Vaslav Nijinsky, and edited by Ann Hutchinson Guest, was published by Gordon and Breach in 1991.] |
| Access Status | Closed |
| Closed Until | 01/01/2081 |
| 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. |