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The Royal Ballet

Series

Series Name
This Week In Britain

Issue

Issue No.
794
Date Released
1974
Filmed
Mar 1974
Length of issue (in feet)
185
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1The Royal Ballet

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 1
Summary
COI synopsis: Kenneth MacMillan, director of the world famous Royal Ballet Company is one of Britain’s leading choreographers. This year he has created a new full-length ballet, "Manon", especially for the dance partnership of Antionette Sibley and Anthony Dowell. Michele Brown went along to see the three of them at work.
Researcher Comments
NB: Information gathered from the Australian version
Keywords
Music and dance; Performing arts
Written sources
COI Catalogue Cards [BFI National Archive]
COI Microfilm Roll 23 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis
COI Reference
MI 936/794
Credits:
Camera
AI Films
Production Co.
AI Films
Sponsor
Central Office of Information (COI)
Director
Eric Halliday
Presenter
Esmeralda Reyna
Sponsor
Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Support services
Michele Brown
Presenter
Michele Brown
Producer
Tony Hinton

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