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1930s

1930 (Sep): PAVLOVA (Royal Opera House, Covent Garden) Flyer
Pavlova in New Ballets: Anna Pavlova, Laurent Novikoff, Alex.Volonine and Corps de Ballet; Orchestra of 60 Performers, conducted by Theodore Stier [4pp flyer, 5.5x6.7; details of the repertoire for the first two weeks of the season, seat prices etc.; horizontal crease, but uncommon souvenir of the great Pavlova] (£5) SOLD

1930 (Sep): PAVLOVA AND HER FULL COMPANY (Streatham Hill Theatre)
A Week's Season of Ballets and Divertissements - VENUSBERG (from 'Tannhauser'), AMARILLA, and DIVERTISSEMENTS (including 'The Dying Swan' arranged by M.Fokine): Anna Pavlova, Pierre Vladimiroff, H.Algeranoff, Leon Woizikovski, H.Algeranoff, A.Hitchins, E.Borovanski, V.Faucheux, G.Mather, C.Nordi, N.Nikitina, P.Haakon, Nina Kirsanova, and Full Corps de Ballet; conducted by Ernst Schickitanz [28pp, 5.5x8.5 with inserted addendum sheet; Magazine Programme; insert is slightly tatty, programme is VG; uncommon souvenir of the great Pavlova] £5

1934 (2 Jul): LES SYLPHIDES, PETROUCHKA and LE TRICORNE (Royal Opera House, Covent Garden)
Ballets Russes du Col. W.de Basil: Irina Baronova, Andre Eglevsky, Tatiana Riabouchinska, Nathalie Branitska, Nina Tarakanova, Alexandra Danilova, Leonide Massine, Tamara Toumanova; London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Antal Dorati and Efrem Kurtz [4pp; 7.5x9.9; cast lists, synopses, schedule for July 3rd to 7th; horizontal crease, else VG; uncommon] (£5) SOLD

1935: GISELE, DIVERTISSEMENT (Alhambra Theatre, Leicester Square)
Ballet of Lithuania: Vera Nemtchinova, Anatole Oboukhoff, Nicolas Zvereff, Eidrigevitchute, Jovaichite, Berjaitis, Tschunovas, Tamachounas, Vasilauskas; Maitre de Ballet - Nicolas Zvereff [20pp, 7.5x9.9; Synopses of the ballets in the repertoire (Coppelia, Gisele, Le Lac des Cygnes, Raymonda, Les Fiancailles), Symphony Orchestra list, prices etc.; very uncommon; slightly rumpled, else VG] £5

1936 (20 Jul): LES CENTS BAISERS, SCHEHERADAZE, L'APRES-MIDI D'UN FAUNE, SOLEIL DE NUIT (Royal Opera House, Covent Garden)
Col.W.de Basil's Ballets Russes: Irina Baronova, Edouard Borovansky, Paul Petroff, Roman Jasinsky, Yura Lazovsky, Serge Ismailoff, Lubov Tchernicheva, Yurek Shabelevsky, Sergei Grigorieff, Tamara Grigorieva, David Lichine, Alexandra Danilova, Marian Ladre; with Mme.Helene Sadoven (of the Grand Opera, Paris), London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Antal Dorati and Efrem Kurtz [4pp; 7.5x10; cast lists, synopses; slightly rumpled, minor foxing, light fold, else VG; uncommon] £5

1937 (16 Jul): LES FEMMES DE BONNE HUMEUR, LE TRICORNE, PRINCE IGOR (Royal Opera House, Covent Garden)
Col.W.de Basil's Ballets Russes: Marian Ladre, Lara Obidenna, Tamara Grigorieva, Olga Morosova, Sono Osato, Vera Nelidova, Alexandra Danilova, Paul Petroff, Alexis Kosloff, Serge Bousloff, Yura Lazovsky, Serge Ismailoff, Leonide Massine, Lubov Tchernicheva, David Lichine, Michael Katcharoff, Yurek Shabelevsky; London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Antal Dorati and Efrem Kurtz [4pp; 7.4x9; cast lists, synopses, credits; slightly rumpled, very minor foxing, else VG; uncommon] £5

1938 (15 Sep): GISELLE, L'APRES-MIDI D'UN FAUNE and GAITE PARISIENNE (Royal Opera House, Covent Garden)
Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo: Tamara Toumanova, Serge Lifar, Lubov Rostova, Leonide Massine, Alexandra Danilova; London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Anatole Fistoulari, Frank Allers [16pp; 7.4x9.5; cast lists, synopses, schedule for Sept 12th to 24th; 16 photos of the stars; plus two magazine clippings with eight pictures of the leading dancers; centre pages loose, but VVG] (£6) SOLD

1939 (May-Jun): A SPRING TALE, THE BIG CITY, CHRONICA, THE SEVEN HEROES, PAVANE, THE GREEN TABLE and A BALL IN OLD VIENNA (Old Vic)
Ballets Jooss: Rudolf Pescht, Ulla Soederbaum, Hans Zullig, Noelle de Mosa, Eva Leckstroem [8pp; VG] £3

1940s

1942 (June): AMORAS, ENDYMION, FETE BOHEME, PLANETOMANIA (Leeds Grand Theatre)
International Ballet: Mona Inglesby, Rex Reid, Nina Tarakanova, Leslie French; Full Orchestra conducted by Julian Clifford [4pp; cast lists, synposes; grubby, horizontal fold - but how many of these are left??] (£4) SOLD

1942 (June): TWELFTH NIGHT, PLANETOMANIA (Leeds Grand Theatre)
International Ballet: Mona Inglesby, Nina Tarakanova, Leslie French [4pp; cast lists, synposes; grubby, horizontal fold - but how many of these are left??] £4

1946 (30 Mch, 1 Apr): SAKUNTALA (Embassy Theatre)
Charity Performance in Aid of Asoka-Akbar Health Service: Lotte Berk, Ernest Berk, Fernau Hall, Peter Fisk, Ronald Bruce, Santosh Kashyap, James White, Chandra Sankar [4pp, 5x8; Ballet based on the old Indian drama by Kalidasa; cast list, synopsis; very light fold, else VG] £2

1947 (7 Aug): LE LAC DES CYNES (Theatre Royal, Newcastle upon Tyne)
International Ballet: Paul Petroff, Nana Gollner, Sandra Vane, Algeranoff, John Healy [4pp; cast list; lacks inset; punch holes, else VG] £4

1947 (8 Aug): CARNAVAL, LES SYLPHIDES, AURORA'S WEDDING (Theatre Royal, Newcastle upon Tyne)
International Ballet: Paul Petroff, Nana Gollner, Miroslav Zlochovsky, Algeranoff, John Healy [4pp; cast list; lacks inset; punch holes, else VG] £4

1947 (9 Aug matinee): LE LAC DES CYNES (Theatre Royal, Newcastle upon Tyne)
International Ballet: Ernest Hewitt, Claudie Algeranova, Sandra Vane, Algeranoff [4pp; cast list; lacks inset; punch holes, else VG] (£4) SOLD

1947 (9 Aug evening): LE LAC DES CYNES (Theatre Royal, Newcastle upon Tyne)
International Ballet: Paul Petroff, Nana Gollner, Sandra Vane, Algeranoff [4pp; cast list; lacks inset; punch holes, else VG] £4

1947 (23 Aug): THE SEVEN HEROES, PAVANE (Theatre Royal, Newcastle upon Tyne)
Ballet Jooss: Ulla Soederbaum, Frederick Bucher [4pp; cast list; lacks inset; punch holes, else VG] £4

1948 (Aug): GRAND BALLET DE MONTE CARLO (Royal Opera House, Covent Garden) Flyer
Marquis de Cuevas Grand Ballet de Monte Carlo: Rosella Hightower, Andre Eglevsky, Marjorie Tallchief, George Skibine, Antonio Cobos "with the following ballets new to London..." [single sheet; VG] £2

1950s

1950 (1 Sep): THEME AND VARIATIONS/Tchaikowsky - Balanchine, PILLAR OF FIRE/Schoenberg - Tudor, PAS DE DEUX from The Sleeping Beauty/Tchaikowsky - Petipa, and RODEO/Copland - Agnes de Mille (Royal Opera House, Covent Garden)
American National Ballet Theatre: Alicia Alonso, Igor Youskevitch, Mary Ellen Moylan, James Mitchell, John Kriza, Allyn McLerie, Charlyne Baker; c:Alexander Smallens [12pp, 4.75x7.5; cast lists, credits etc.; pronounced horizontal fold] (£4) SOLD

1951 (Sep): BALLET ESPAGNOL OF PILAR LOPEZ (Cambridge Theatre)
Ballet Espagnol: Roberto Ximenez, Manolo Vargas, Alberto Lorca, Alejandro Vega [8pp; corner missing from cover, else VG] £2

1951 (Oct): GRAND BALLET DU MARQUIS DE CUEVAS (Cambridge Theatre)
Grand Ballet du Marquis de Cuevas: Rosella Hightower, George Skibine, Marjorie Tallchief, Ceorge Zoritch, Harriet Toby, Serge Golovine [8pp; full cast lists and repertoire for Oct 15-20; bite out of cover, else VG] £2

1951: THE SPANISH BALLET OF TERESA AND LUISILLO (Stoll)
Spanish Ballet: Teresa, Luisillo, Gina Combi, Augustin Montesan etc. [8pp; w.photo; VG] £3

1951 (Jun): ROSARIO AND ANTONIO (Cambridge Theatre)
Rosario and Antonio: First Programme (13 items) - Rosario, Antonio, Victoriano de Malaga [4pp; VG] £2

1952 (Jan): KATHERINE DUNHAM (Cambridge Theatre)
Katherine Dunham Company: Katherine Dunham, Lenwood Morris, Lucille Ellis, Vanoye Aikens, Wilbert Bradley [8pp; VG] (£2) SOLD

1952: SONGS AND DANCES OF SPAIN (Stoll)
Coros y Danzas de Espana: The National Spanish Company of Dancers, Singers and Instrumentalists [8pp, photographic cover; VG] £2

1954: ERRAND INTO THE MAZE, ARDENT SONG and DEATHS AND ENTRANCES (Saville)
Martha Graham Dance Company: Martha Graham, Yuriko, Helen McGehee, Robert Cohan, Stuart Hodes, Bertram Ross, Pearl Lang [12pp; VG] £4

1954: CATALOGUE FOR THE DIAGHILEV EXHIBITION (Forbes House, London)
A magnificent and extensive catalogue for the important Diaghilev Exhibition, held in late 1954 at Forbes House, Halkin Street, Hyde Park Corner, London; presented by The Observer newspaper, direct from the 1954 Edinburgh Festival, and curated by Richard Buckle. Contains details of all 650 exhibits, articles by Alexandre Benois, Tamara Karsavina, Juliet Duff and Boris Kochno, a biography and chronological list of Ballets and Operas presented by Sergei Pavlovitch Diaghilev (1872-1929), over fifty striking illustrations - portraits, designs, artefacts, and posters (artists include Pablo Picasso, Leon Bakst, Valentin Serov, Igor Stravinsky (sic), Alexandre Benois, Giorgio di Chirico, Jose-Maria Sert, Georges Braque, Pavel Tchelitchev, Natalia Gontcharova, Fyodor Chaliapine, Christopher Wood, Michel Larionov, Henri Matisse, Jean Cocteau, Walter Sickert, Pedro Pruna, Jean Hugo etc.), and an extensive biographical index [76pp, 8.5x11; printed on heavyweight gloss paper, and with a striking full-colour cover design for 'The Sleeping Beauty'; 50+ illustrations; w.4pp illustrated leaflet of addenda to the Catalogue, and an illustrated 4pp flyer for the Exhibition; packed with interest and in excellent condition] £20

1956 (May): LES BALLETS DE PARIS DE ROLAND PETIT (Palace Theatre)
Les Ballets de Paris de Roland Petit: Renee Jeanmaire, Roland Petit, Violette Verdy; conducted by Jacques Bazire and Francis Chagrin [12pp; 6 photos; rumpled, else VG] £4

1956 (Aug): LES BALLETS AFRICAINS de KEITA FODEBA (Palace Theatre)
Les Ballets Africains: Full details of the 29 items presented, w.casting, brief synopses etc. [12pp; 3 production photos; slightly rumpled, else VG] £4

1956 (18 Oct): THE FOUNTAIN OF BAKHCHISARAI (Royal Opera House, Covent Garden)
Bolshoi Theatre Ballet: Marina Kondratieva, Boris Khokhlov, Alexander Lapauri, Velta Viltsin, Vladimir Levashev, Alexander Radunsky; Covent Garden Orchestra conducted by Gennadi Rozhdestvensky, choreography by Professor R.Zakharov [24pp, 4.9x7.5; cast list, detailed synopsis, staff lists, orchestra list; slightly rumpled, minor crease on back cover, else VG] (£4) SOLD

1957: BALLET ESPANOL: PILAR LOPEZ (Stoll)
Ballet Espanol: Pilar Lopez, Roberto Ximenez, Manolo Vargas, Alberto Lorca, Elvira Real [8pp; VG] £3

1958 (25 Mch): STATE DANCE ENSEMBLE OF THE UKRANIAN SSR (Princes Theatre)
Ukranian State Cossack Company: Pavel Virsky (Artistic Director); 6 photos, programme details, alteration slip [12pp; date pencilled on cover, rumpled, else VG] £3

1959: BALLETS MINERVA (Tour) Prospectus
Ballets Minerva: Edward Gaillard, Kathleen Gray; full casts for GISELLE, CASSE-NOISETTE Act III, SWAN LAKE Act II, LES SYLPHIDES, COPPELIA Act II, PRINCE IGOR, CIRCE AND ULYSSES, ETUDE, THE BIG TOP, HANSEL AND GRETEL etc. [6pp triple-fold; VG] £2

1959 (25 Jan): DON QUIXOTE Pas de Deux, THE MILLER'S DANCE, THE SWAN, excerpts from THE SLEEPING BEAUTY (Royal Albert Hall)
Nadia Nerina, David Blair; London Symphony Orchestra c:John Hollingsworth [12pp, 7.25x9.5; programme of events, 3 photos, programme notes; VG] (£4) SOLD

1959 (19 Nov): GEORGIAN STATE DANCE COMPANY (Royal Albert Hall)
Georgian State Dance Company: Nino Ramishvili, Iliko Sukhishvili (Artistic Directors), articles, programme details, notes and commentary, historical note, 7 photos etc. [16pp; date pencilled on cover, rumpled, else VG] £3

1960s

1960?: BALLETS MINERVA (Tour) Prospectus
Ballets Minerva: Edward Gaillard, Kathleen Gray; full casts for CASSE-NOISETTE Act III, COPPELIA Act II, SWAN LAKE Act II, DIANA'S MYTHTAKE, LES SYLPHIDES, THE BIG TOP, CIRCE AND ULYSSES, OTHELLO, GISELLE Acts I & II, ETUDE, THE JEWELS, SUITE DE BALLET [4pp, 6.5x8; minor edge damage, else VG] £3

1960 (Jul): STARS OF THE BOLSHOI BALLET (Royal Albert Hall)
Stars Of The Bolshoi: Nina Timofeyeva, Georgii Farmanyants, Rimma Karelskaya, Suzanna Zviagina, Margarita Smirnova, Gleb Yevdokimov, Nina Fyedorova, Piotr Khomutov, Lydia Ushakova, Tamara Varlamova, Constantin Richter, Boris Khohlov, Irina Tikhomirnova, Alexander Begak, Vladimir Levashev; London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Georgii Zhemtuzhin; Programme for 5th to 10th July [16pp, 7.25x9.5; with 11 excellent photos of the leading dancers; slightly rumpled, else VG] (£5) SOLD

1960?: ANTONIO AND HIS SPANISH BALLET COMPANY (Royalty)
Antonio And His Spanish Ballet Company: Antonio , Rosita Segovia, Carmen Rojas, Paco Ruiz, Carmen Rollan, Graciella Vazquez [24pp; 7 excellent photos, article, credits etc.; VG] £4

1961: INTERPLAY, THE CAGE, AFTERNOON OF A FAUN, and N.Y. EXPORT, Op. JAZZ (Saville)
Jerome Robbins' "Ballets: U.S.A.": Jerome Robbins and Company [16pp; 6.5x9.25; Jerome Robbins biography and full-page photo, production photo, production credits, article by Jerome Robbins; light vertical fold, small tear to back cover] £4

1961: MOVES, AFTERNOON OF A FAUN, EVENTS, THE CONCERT (Saville)
Jerome Robbins' "Ballets: U.S.A.": Jerome Robbins and Company [16pp, 6.5x9.25; Jerome Robbins biography and full-page photo, production photo, production credits, article by Jerome Robbins; VG] £4

1961 (21 Jun): THE STONE FLOWER (Royal Opera House, Covent Garden)
Leningrad State Kirov Ballet: Yuri Soloviev, Alla Sizova, Anatoli Gridin, Alla Osipenko, Covent Garden Orchestra conducted by Niazi [28, 5x7.4pp; 2 photographs, cast list, full synopsis, staff lists, notices, Leningrad State Kirov Ballet company list, schedule of future performances etc.; VG] £4

1961 (10 Oct): UKRANIAN STATE DANCE COMPANY (Royal Albert Hall)
Ukranian State Cossack Company: Pavel Virsky (Artistic Director); 7 photos, list of Items and Soloists, commentary etc. [16pp; date written on cover, light bend else VG] £4

1962? (Apr-May): GISELLE, LIGHT FANTASTIC, SWAN LAKE Act II, NIGHT AND SILENCE, RECONTRE, SHINDIG, LES SYLPHIDES, EATERS OF DARKNESS, PEEPSHOW, THE FAIR MAID (Hippodrome Brighton)
London Ballet: Paula Hinton, Alexis Rassine, Harry Haythorne, Deidre O'Conaire, Barrie Wilkinson [16pp; lightly rumpled, else VG] £3

1963 (27 Jul): LIEUTENANT KIJE, PAGANINI, SCHOOL OF BALLET (Royal Opera House, Covent Garden)
Bolshoi Ballet: Valery Antenov, Rimma Karelskaya, Nina Sorokina, Yaroslav Sekh, Ekaterina Maximova, Erik Volodin, Nina Timofeyeva, Maya Samokhvalova, Maris Liepa, Vladimir Vasiliev, Mikhail Lavrovsky, Vladimir Nikonov; Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra c:Alexander Kopylov and Algis Zhuraytis [32pp, 7.25x6.9 red&white; casts lists, synopses, Bolshoi company list, future performances at Covent Garden and Sadler's Wells, forthcoming events etc.; slightly rumpled, else VG] £4

1963 (3 Oct): GILLIAN LYNNE'S DANCE REVUE: COLLAGES (Savoy)
Gillian Lynne, Tony Tanner, Sheila Falconer, Nicolas Chagrin [12pp; w.newsclipping review; VG] £4

1963-64 (Dec-Jan): SWAN LAKE Act II, SYLPHIDES, NUTCRACKER Act II, WALPURGIS NIGHT, PRINCE IGOR etc. (Royal Albert Hall) Flyer
International Festival of Ballet - Stars from The Bolshoi, The Kirov and Soviet Theatres and London's Festival Ballet; London Philharmonic Orchestra [4pp; details of the repertoire; VG] (£2) SOLD

1963-64 (Dec-Jan): SWAN LAKE Act II, SYLPHIDES, NUTCRACKER Act II, WALPURGIS NIGHT, PRINCE IGOR etc. (Royal Albert Hall) Souvenir Brochure
International Festival of Ballet - Stars from The Bolshoi, The Kirov and Soviet Theatres and London's Festival Ballet: Irene Kolpakova, Vladimir Semenov, Ivan Pokrovsky, Natalia Maracarova, Lydia Ustinova, Vsevolod Niemolyaev, Nikita Dolgushin, Maryanna Podkina, Ghenadi Malhasyants, John Gilpin, Vassilie Trunoff, Carmen Mathe, Barry McGrath, Doris Laine, Lucette Aldous, Anna Marie, David Holmes, Irina Borowska, Zsuzsa Kun, Genia Melikova, Karl Musil [20pp, 8.5x11; 20+ excellent photos; VG] (£5) SOLD

1964 (Jan): SWAN LAKE Act II, THE NUTCRACKER - The Kingdom of Sweets, and GRAND DIVERTISSEMENT (Royal Albert Hall)
International Festival of Ballet - Stars from The Bolshoi, The Kirov and Soviet Theatres and London's Festival Ballet: Zsuzsa Kun/Irina Borowska, Viktor Fulop/Karl Musil, Lucette Aldous/Irina Borowska, John Gilpin/Karl Musil, Natalia Makarova, Valentin Onoshko, Marina Gogitchaishvili, Givi Tabakhmelashvili, Lydia Ustinova, Irene Kolpakova, Ivan Pokrovsky, Vsevolod Niemolyaev, Nikita Dolgushin, Maryanna Podkina, Ghenadi Malhasyants [12pp, 8x10 w.4pp attractive cast insert; 15+ photos; VG] (£5) SOLD

1965 (21 Dec): RAYMONDA (New Victoria Theatre)
The Australian Ballet: Doreen Wells, Rudolph Nureyev [8pp, 3.75x10; rumpled] £1

1965: RAM GOPAL and his Dancers and Musicians (Queen's)
Ram Gopal, Malika Devi, Zohra Segal, Manjulika Bhandari, Tazi Sheharazad, Surindar Sandhu, Anura [12pp, 7.25x9.4; photo, sketch, biography; VG] £4

1966 (8 Sep): SWAN LAKE (Royal Opera House, Covent Garden)
Leningrad State Kirov Ballet: Kaleria Fedicheva, Dzoni Markovsky, Gennadi Selutsky; Covent Garden Orchestra c:Victor Shirokov [24pp, 7.25x6.9 red&white; casts lists, synopsis, company list, forthcoming events etc.; slightly rumpled, else VG] £4

1966 (23 Sep): LA BAYADERE, GAYANEH, DIVERTISSEMENTS (Royal Opera House, Covent Garden)
Leningrad State Kirov Ballet: Kaleria Fedicheva, Sergei Vikulov, Ninella Kurgapkina, Vadim Budarin, Tatiana Legat, Vassili Ivanov, Marguerita Zagurskaya, Vadim Desnitsky, Alexander Pavlovsky, Irina Gensler, Anatoli Sapogov, Natalia Makarova, Gennadi Seludsky, Kaleriya Fedicheva, Yuri Soloviev, Irina Kolpakova, Oleg Sokolov; Covent Garden Orchestra c:Victor Shirokov, Victor Fedotov [24pp, 7.25x6.9 red&white; casts lists, synopses, company list, forthcoming events etc.; slightly rumpled, else VG] £4

1967: BLACK NEW WORLD (Strand)
William Louther and Company; choreography:Donald McKayle [32pp; 6x9; cast list, programme details, biographies, photos; a show "tracing the development of the dance and music idiom of the American Negro"] £4

1967 (Apr): PAS DES SYLPHES, DIVERTISSEMENTS, CAPRICE, PAS DE QUATRE, HAROVAD, JUMP OVER THE MOON (West Rock Pavilion, Hastings)
Harlequin Ballet: Yvonne Meyer, Ivan Dragadze, Donald McAlpine, Jacqui Tallis, Barbara Vernon, Serge Ivanov [4pp; rumpled] £1

1967 (Jun-Jul): TRADITIONAL GEORGIAN DANCE PROGRAMME (Royal Albert Hall) Souvenir Brochure
Georgian State Dance Company of the USSR: Nino Ramishvili, Iliko Sukhishvili [16pp; photos, programme notes; VG] £4

1968 (Mch): PROGRAMME OF GRAND DIVERTISSEMENTS (Congress Theatre, Eastbourne)
Stars of the Bolshoi and Kirov Ballets: Raissa Struchkova, Alexander Lapauri, Ludmilla Bogomolova, Vladimir Nikonov, Alla Osipenko, Vladilen Semenov [16pp; photos; VG] (£3) SOLD

1968 (Jul): CLASSROOM STUDIES, LA SYLPHIDE (Genee Theatre)
Bush Davies Schools: John Gilpin, Noreen Sopwith, John O'Brien, 216 ballet students [20pp, 6x9; huge cast list, synopsis; VG] £3

1969 (29 Mch): LES QUATRE TEMPERAMENTS, ICARE, and LES MIRAGES (Theatre National de L'Opera, Paris) Souvenir Brochure
Josette Amiel, Christiane Vlassi, Attilio Labis, Cyril Atanassoff, Peter Van Dyk, Daniele Fugere, Wilfride Piollet, Raoul Bari, Lucien Duthoit, Gilbert Mayer, Patrick Frantz, Patrice Bart, Daniel Franck [52pp, 6x8; extensive notes, 25+ photos; VG] £5

1969 (Jun): DIVERTISSEMENT, TENT, TOWER (Sadler's Wells)
Dance Theatre of Alwin Nikolais: Murray Louis, Phyllis Lamhut, Carolyn Carlson [20pp; "staging, choreography, costumes, sound score and lighting by Alwin Nikolais", photograph and biography of Alwin Nikolais, 3 production photographs, brief biographies, notes on the Dance Theatre of Alwin Nikolais; VG] £2

1970s

1971 (May-Jun): CELLO CONCERTO, VALENTINE, PAS DE DEESSES, THE GREEN TABLE (London Coliseum)
The Joffrey Ballet of New York City Center [28pp, 5.25x9; biographies, full schedule of performances 19 May-5 June, 2 photographs, notes on the repertoire; VG] £3

1971 (May-Jun): TRINITY, ABYSS, ASTARTE (London Coliseum)
The Joffrey Ballet of New York City Center [28pp, 5.25x9; biographies, full schedule of performances 19 May-5 June, 3 photographs, notes on the repertoire; VG] £3

1971 (May-Jun): OLYMPICS, SEA SHADOW, SOLARWIND, CAKEWALK (London Coliseum)
The Joffrey Ballet of New York City Center [28pp, 5.25x9; biographies, full schedule of performances 19 May-5 June, 3 photographs, notes on the repertoire; VG] £3

1971 (Jun): CHOREOGRAPHIC OFFERING, LES FLEURS DU MAL, FIREBIRD, BOLERO, BACH SONATA, RITE OF SPRING, NOMOS ALPHA, SERAIT-CE LA MORT?, ACTUS TRAGICUS, SCENE D'AMOUR DE 'ROMEO ET JULIETTTE', THE JERK, BHAKTI (London Coliseum)
Bejart and The Ballet of the Twentieth Century [36pp, 5.25x9; 6 photographs, schedule of performances, staff lists, extensive notes and casts for all twelve ballets in the repertoire, notes on Maurice Bejart and Guy Barbier; VG] £4

1972: NIJINSKY, CLOWN OF GOD (London Coliseum)
Bejart and the Ballet of the 20th Century: Jorge Donn, Paolo Bortoluzzi, Victor Ullate, Pierre Dobrievich, Angele Albrecht, Micha van Hoecke, Floris Alexander, Hitomi Asakawa, Tania Bari, Luc Bouy, Antonio Cano, Louba Dobrievich, Dyane Gray-Cullert, Menia Martinez, Catherine Verneuil; choreography by Maurice Bejart [40pp; 20+ photos, extensive articles; VG] (£4) SOLD

1972 (6 May): BALLETS '72 (Congress Theatre, Eastbourne)
Association of Ballet Clubs: Lois Strike, Stephen Jefferies, Rashna Homji [8pp, 7.5x10; VG] £2

1972 (May): NETHERLANDS DANCE THEATRE SEASON BROCHURE 1972 (Melbourne)
nederlands dans theater: in JOURNAL, MUTATIONS, GROSSE FUGE, HUESCAPE, CARMINA BURANA, SITUATION, CONCERTO GROSSO, IMAGINARY FILM, TWICE; with Jon Benoit, Yteke Waterbolk, Gerard Lemaitre, Marian Sarstadt etc. [32pp, 7.75x11.75; w.4pp insert giving details of the four programmes and casting; 40+ excellent production photos; slightly scuffed, else VG] £5

1973: Stockhausen Programme - CYCLE, WHISKY-COCA and HYMNEN; Stravinsky Programme - KILL WHAT I LOVE, ROSSIGNOL, SANS TITRE and PASDANSES (Sadler's Wells)
Ballet Theatre Contemporain: Director: Jean-Albert Cartier; Guest Artist: Jean Guizerix; Resident Choreographer: Francoise Adret [16pp; 5.25x9; cast lists, note on the company, synopsis, note on ‘Rossignol', 10 photos; "1973" written on cover] £3

1974 (April): LA SYLPHIDE, ETUDES, THE WHIMS OF CUPID AND THE BALLETMASTER, THE TRIUMPH OF DEATH (London Coliseum)
Royal Danish Ballet: Anna Laerkesen, Sorella Englund, Flemming Ryberg, Peter Schaufuss, Niels Kehlet, Eva Kloborg, Arlette Weinreich, Mette Honnigen, Palle Jacobsen, Jacob Sparso Nielsen [36pp, 5.25x9; complete details of the week-long season, including cast lists, synopses, company list, 6 production photos, article about the Royal Danish Ballet etc.; VG] £4

1974 (Jun-Jul): SPARTACUS (London Coliseum)
The Bolshoi Ballet: Vladimir Vasiliev/Yuri Vladimirov/Mikhail Lavrovsky, Boris Akimov/Maris Liepa, Natalia Bessmertnova/Ekaterina Maximova/Nina Sorokina [36pp, 5.25x9pp; production photos, synopsis, cast list, 'The Bolshoi Story' w.photos, historical note w.seven photos, 21 photos of the principal company members, company list etc.; minor marks, else VG] £4

1975 (May): MAISON DES FOUS, TRIO, PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION, NAPOLI - THE FISHERMAN AND HIS BRIDE (Sadler's Wells)
Gothenburg Ballet: Lillemor Jonsson, Eileen Jones, Ulf Gadd, Christer Holgersson [28pp; full details of all the ballets in the season, note on The Gothenburg Ballet, 9 photos, biographies of the choreographers etc.; VG] £3

1975 (Oct): TWO MIXED PROGRAMMES (Royal Court, Liverpool)
London Contemporary Dance Theatre: Siobhan Davies, Anca Frankenhaeuser, Linda Gibbs, Kate Harrison, Cathy Lewis, Anthony Van Laast, Ross McKim, Robert North, Micha Bergese, Christopher Bannerman, Sallie Estep, Paula Lansley [8pp; full details of the two mixed programmes - Programme 1: STILL LIFE, NEW WORK (UNTITLED), CLASS; Programme 2: DAVID AND GOLIATH, HINTERLAND, MASQUE OF SEPARATION; cast lists, credits, biographies of the principal company members; VG] £3

1975 (Nov): TWO MIXED PROGRAMMES (Charter Theatre, Preston)
Paul Taylor Dance Company: Betty de Jong, Carolyn Adams, Eileen Cropley, Nicholas Gunn, Elie Chaib, Monica Morris, Greg Reynolds, Ruth Andrien, Linda Kent, Robert Kahn, Victoria Uris [16pp; full details of the two mixed programmes - Programme 1: GUESTS OF MAY, 3 EPITAPHS, RUNES (premiere), ESPLANADE; Programme 2: SPORTS AND FOLLIES, DUET, CHURCHYARD, AUREOLE; cast lists, notes on Paul Taylor and his Dance Company, credits, company biographies; VG] £3

1975 (10 Dec): WATERLESS METHOD OF SWIMMING INSTRUCTION, PLACE OF CHANGE, DAVID AND GOLIATH (Sadler's Wells)
London Contemporary Dance Theatre: Micha Bergese, Ross McKim, Siobhan Davies, Charlotte Milner, Anca Frankenhaeuser, Namron, Linda Gibbs, Robert North, Patrick Harding-Irmer, Chris Bannerman, Kate Harrison, Sallie Estep, Celia Hulton, Charlotte Kirkpatrick, Anthony Van Laast, Nick Farrant, Paula Lansley, Cathy Lewis, Tom Jobe [22pp with inserts; full details of the five week season, and of the 17 ballets performed, 7 photos, biographies (some with photos), credits etc.; VG] £4

1976 (27 Mch): TALES OF HOFFMANN (Sadler's Wells)
Scottish Ballet: Graham Bart, Andrea Durant, Anne Allan, Gordon Aitken, Patricia Rianne, Elaine McDonald; and synopses of MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS, GISELLE, PAQUITA, LE FETE ETRANGE, PAS DE QUATRE, THREE DANCES TO JAPANESE MUSIC, LE CARNAVAL, O CARITAS, JEUX, THE LESSON, LA VENTANA, LA SYLPHIDE [44pp, w.tatty cast insert; 9 photos; VG] £4

1976 (Apr-May): TALES OF HOFFMANN, MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS (Royal Court, Liverpool)
Scottish Ballet: Patricia Rianne, Elaine McDonald, Paul Tyers, Graham Bart, Vincent Hantam, Gordon Aitken, Patricia Merrin, Jorge Salavisa, Andrea Durant, Noriko Ohara, Brian Burn, Anne Allan, Linda Anning [12pp, 6x8.75; synopses, company list, note on The Scottish Ballet; VG] £2

1976 (May): ROMEO AND JULIET, VOLUNTARIES, POEME DE L'EXTASE, INITIALS RBME, GREENING, OPUS 1 and DAPHNIS AND CHLOE (London Coliseum)
The Stuttgart Ballet: Marcia Haydee, Birgit Keil, Egon Madsen, Richard Cragun, Heinz Clauss [40pp; casts, synopses, photos; smart programme; VG] £4

1976: DOVBUSH, THREE BROTHERS' DREAM, VESNA and SELO (Royal Albert Hall) Souvenir Brochure
Yevshan Ukranian Folk Ballet Ensemble: Bohdan Zerebecky [32pp; 25 photos (many in colour); full of interest; VG] £4

1976 (Jun-Jul): APOLLO, Pas de Deux from LE CORSAIRE, SONGS OF A WAYWARER, THE MOOR'S PAVANE, AUREOLE, Pas de Deux from FLOWER FESTIVAL IN GENZANO (London Coliseum)
Nureyev Festival: Rudolf Nureyev, Laura Connor, Daniel Grossman, Monica Mason, Jane Kosminsky, Daniel Lommel, Fred Matthews, Georgina Parkinson, Alexandra Radius, Lynn Seymour; Terence Kern (conductor), Michael Lewis (baritone), Stephen Roberts (baritone) [36pp; 19 photos, biographies, synopses etc.; VG] £4

1976: SCENES OF CHILDHOOD, L'APRES MIDI D'UNE FAUN, SUITE FOR SITAR, FEUX-FOLLETS, JAZZ SUITE (Cambridge Theatre) Souvenir Brochure
John Curry Theatre Of Skating: John Curry, Lorna Brown, Cathy Foulkes, Jacquie Harbord, Paul McGrath, Paul Toomey, Bill Woehrle, David Cole; dir:Peter Darrell [36pp, 8x11; large size Souvenir Brochure, with lurid pink centre programme pages; 6 photos of John Curry, 3 large company photos, note by John Curry, biography of John Curry, biography of Peter Darrell w.photo, 7 company biographies with photos, 6 costume designs by Anthony Dowell and Joe Eula, more photos, 7 biographies of 'Artistic Contributors', credits etc.; VG] £10

1977 (April): NEMA, STEP AT A TIME, TROY GAME, MEETING AND PARTING, NIGHT WATCH, MASQUE OF SEPARATION (Liverpool Playhouse)
London Contemporary Dance Theatre: Christopher Bannerman, Micha Bergese, Siobhan Davies, Sallie Estep, Anca Frankenhaeuser, Linda Gibbs, Patrick Harding-Irmer, Kate Harrison, Celia Hulton, Tom Jobe, Charlotte Kirkpatrick, Anthony Van Laast, Paula Lansley, Cathy Lewis, Namron, Robert North, Philippe Giraudeau, Anita Franklin [20pp, 5.9x8.6; full details of all six ballets in the repertoire, four biographies, notes etc.; VG] £3

1977 (28 May): GALA EVENING OF BALLET (Congress Theatre, Eastbourne)
Arts Promotions: Robert Brassel, Noriko Ohara, Linda di Bona, Andre Prokovsky, Maina Gielgud, Galina Samsova, Kit Lethby, Lynn Seymour, Stephen Jefferies [16pp; biographies, programme details, photos; VG] (£2) SOLD

1977 (4 - 9 July): LES SYLPHIDES, LE CORSAIRE Pas de Deux, BRAHMS WALTZES, MARGUERITE AND ARMAND (London Coliseum)
Nureyev Festival: Rudolf Nureyev, Margot Fonteyn, Natalia Makarova, Lynn Seymour, Michael Soames, Leslie Edwards; Orchestra of London Festival Ballet c:Barry Wordsworth [44pp; excellent production photos, cast photos and biogs; VG] £4

1977 (11 - 16 July): PIERROT LUNAIRE, TRIO, Pas de Deux from THE TOREADOR, THE LESSON (London Coliseum)
Nureyev Festival: Rudolf Nureyev, Vivi Flindt, Johnny Eliasen, Arne Villumsen, Natalia Makarova, Linda Hindberg, Anne Marie Vessel, Mary Thomas (soprano); Orchestra of London Festival Ballet c:Barry Wordsworth [48pp; excellent production photos, cast photos and biogs, 'Memories of Flemming Flindt' by Clive Barnes; VG] £4

1978 (July-Aug): BATSHEVA DANCE COMPANY SEASON (Royal Festival Hall) Souvenir Brochure
Batsheva Dance Company: Valery & Galina Panov, Lea Avraham, Karin Ferber, Ruth Kleinfeld, Nira Paaz, Pamela Sharni, Shelley Sheer, Debi Smulian, Nurit Stern, Tamar Tzafrir, Jay Augen, Roger Briant, David Dvir, Per-Olof Fernlund, Zvi Gotheiner, Amir Kolban, Obed Nielsen, David Oz, Rahamim Ron; Artistic Director: Paul Sanasardo [24pp, 8.5x12; large size souvenir brochure; casts and credits for all ten short ballets in the season, company list, full schedule of performances, striking full-page production photographs (some in colour); slightly rumpled, else VG] £5

1978 (Aug): GALA BALLET SEASON (Royal Festival Hall) Souvenir Brochure
Victor Hochhauser Presentation: Margot Fonteyn, Maina Gielgud, Natalia Makarova, Yoko Morishita, Galina Panov, Lynn Seymour, Fernando Bujones, Stephen Jefferies, Jonathan Kelly, Peter Martins, Ivan Nagy, Valery Panov, Tetsutaro Shimuizu [24pp, 8.5x12; large size souvenir brochure; 14 full-page photos (many in colour), complete schedule for the season (7-19 August), with details of each evening's ballets, cast lists, synopses, biographies etc.; minor marks to cover, slightly rumpled, else VG] £5

1979 (26 Jul): APPALACHIAN SPRING, EPISODES, THE OWL AND THE PUSSYCAT (Royal Opera House, Covent Garden)
Martha Graham Dance Company: Susan McLain, Peter Sparling, Tim Wengerd, Yuriko Kimura, Janet Eilber, Peggy Lyman, Charles Brown, Liza Minnelli (Storyteller) [48pp; cast lists, synopses, 20+ photos; VG] £4

1979 (28 Jul matinee): SERAPHIC DIALOGUE, ERRAND INTO THE MAZE, DIVERSION OF ANGELS, THE OWL AND THE PUSSYCAT (Royal Opera House, Covent Garden)
Martha Graham Dance Company: Janet Eilber, Christine Dakin, Elisa Monte, David Brown, Yuriko Kimura, Tim Wengerd, Peter Sparling, Charles Brown, Liza Minnelli (Storyteller) [48pp; cast lists, synopses, 20+ photos; minor marks on cover, else VG] £3

1979 (30 Jul): APPALACHIAN SPRING, O THOU DESIRE WHO ART ABOUT TO SING, ERRAND INTO THE MAZE, THE OWL AND THE PUSSYCAT (Royal Opera House, Covent Garden)
Martha Graham Dance Company: Janet Eilber, Peter Sparling, Tim Wengerd, Yuriko Kimura, Peggy Lyman, George White Jnr., Charles Brown, Liza Minnelli (Storyteller) [48pp; cast lists, synopses, 20+ photos; VG] £4

1979: SWAN LAKE Act II, SOIREE MUSICALE, TATTOOED LADY, DON QUIXOTE Pas de Deux, BLACK SWAN Pas de Deux, GISELLE Pas de Deux, SCRIABIN DANCES, BHAKTI, LE CORSAIRE Pas de Deux and THE SLEEPING BEAUTY Act III (Royal Festival Hall)
Hochhauser Gala Ballet Season: Galina Samsova, Peter Schaufuss, Maina Gielgud, Jonathan Kelly, Yoko Morishita, Kevin McKenzie, Martine van Hamel, Tetsutaro Shimizu [16pp; 15+ photos; smart programme; very minor mark on cover, else VG] £4

1980s

1980 (2-7 June): PETROUCHKA, THE FIREBIRD, RITE OF SPRING, VARIATIONS 'DON GIOVANNI', BOLERO, GAITE PARISIENNE (London Coliseum)
Maurice Bejart's Ballet of the Twentieth Century: Jorge Donn, Michel Gascard, Rita Poelvoorde, Martine Detournay, Jean-Marie Limon, Andrzej Ziemski, Christian Dedeene, Patrice Touron, Rouben Bach, Philippe Lizon, Shonach Mirk, Katalin Czsarnoy, Victor Ullate [44pp; 30+ photos, synopses, cast lists; VG] £4

1980 (Jun-Jul): DON QUIXOTE and HOMAGE TO BALANCHINE (London Coliseum)
Nureyev Festival/Zurich Ballet: Rudolf Nureyev, Floris Alexander, Rudolf Budavary, Alain Debrus, Deborah Dobson, Eva Evdokimova, Elise Flagg, Stephanie Herman, Jonas Kage, Yoko Morishita, Sandor Nemethy, Laura Smeak, Madeleine Stierli, Cheryl Wrench [44pp; 20+ photos, biographies, synopses etc.; VG] £4

1981 (Jun): LADY OF THE CAMELLIAS, TRAUME, HEDDA, FORGOTTEN LAND, SWAN LAKE, PRESENCE, RETURN TO THE STRANGE LAND and THE RITE OF SPRING (London Coliseum)
Stuttgart Ballet: Marcia Haydee, Egon Madsen, Reid Anderson, Richard Cragun, Susanne Hanke, Lucia Isenring-Montagnon, Birgit Keil, Melinda Witham, Vladimir Klos [36pp; 25+ photos; VG] £4

1981 (Jun-Jul): SWAN LAKE (London Coliseum)
Nureyev Festival/The Boston Ballet: Rudolf Nureyev, Durine Alinova, Elaine Bauer, Marie-Christine Mouis, Anamarie Sarazin, Laura Young, Tony Catanzaro, Donn Edwards, Nicolas Pacana, Augustus Van Heerden, Bruce Wells [36pp; company photos and biographies, illustrated articles, production photos, designs etc.; VG] (£4) SOLD

1982 (Jun-Jul): Homage To Diaghilev: LA BOUTIQUE FANTASQUE, LE SPECTRE DE LA ROSE, L'APRES-MIDI D'UN FAUN and PETROUCHKA (London Coliseum)
Ballet Theatre Francais de Nancy/Nureyev Festival: Rudolf Nureyev, Noriko Kubota, Alexandra Wells, Aliocha Gorki, Ioan Bosioc, Dominique Khalfouni, Francoise Dubec, Adeline Charpentier [32pp; 5.25x9; photos, articles etc.; VG] (£4) SOLD

1982 (Sep): BLOOD WEDDING and FLAMENCO SUITE (Music Hall, Assembly)
Antonio Gades Ballet: Cristina Hoyos, Antonio Gades [12pp, 4x10; cast, synopses, article; VG] £2

1982 (Oct): SONG AND DANCE: 'Tell Me On A Sunday' and 'Variations' - Lloyd Webber (Palace)
Marti Webb, Stephen Jefferies; dir:John Caird [32pp; photos, running order, biographies; VG] £4

1982 (Dec): WAYNE SLEEP WITH DASH (Sadler's Wells)
Wayne Sleep with Dash: Wayne Sleep and Company [36pp, w.running-order insert; 15+ photos, biographies; minor marks, else VG] £3

1982 (23 Dec): SWAN LAKE (Sydney Opera House) Souvenir Brochure
The Australian Ballet: Michela Kirkaldie, Jonathan Kelly, Martin Raistrick [32pp; 8x11.9; large-size excellent colour brochure, with cast list insert; 6 full-page costumes designs and 3 set designs by Tom Lingwood, 25 cast photographs, 11 production photos, articles etc.; slightly creased, else VG; excellent souvenir] £5

1983: WAYNE SLEEP WITH DASH (Apollo Victoria)
Wayne Sleep with Dash: Wayne Sleep and Company [20pp; 5.75x8.25; details of the show; 18 photos; a note on 'Dash', biographical notes on Sleep and the company] £3

1983 (5+6 Jul): FAUST DIVERTIMENTO and ALICE IN WONDERLAND (Theatre Royal, Brighton)
Northern Ballet Theatre: Tauna Hunter, Martin Gurnett, Jeremy Kerridge, David Needham, Duncan N.Mitchell, Olivier Munoz, Wendy Woodbridge [24pp, w.cast-list inserts for 'Faust' and 'Alice'; plus colourful flyer; biographies, synopses, VG] (£3) SOLD

1983 (29 Aug): MOZARTIANA, PIANO PIECES and GERSHWIN CONCERTO(Royal Opera House, Covent Garden)
New York City Ballet [60pp, 5.9x9.25; red w.black coat of arms; synopses, articles, 40+ photos, biographies etc.; VG] £3

1983 (1 Sep): DIVERTIMENTO NO.15, Robert Schumann's DAVIDSBUNDLERTANZEand SYMPHONY IN THREE MOVEMENTS (Royal Opera House, Covent Garden)
New York City Ballet [60pp, 5.9x9.25; red w.black coat of arms; synopses, articles, 40+ photos, biographies etc.; VG] £3

1983 (Nov): BOB FOSSE'S DANCIN' (Theatre Royal, Drury Lane)
Large American company of dancers; dir:Gail Benedict and Bob Fosse [40pp; biographies, photos, articles etc.; opening performances; VG] £4

1983: BOB FOSSE'S DANCIN' (Drury Lane) Souvenir Brochure
Large Company; dir:Gail Benedict and Bob Fosse [20pp, 8.25x11.6; large-size souvenir with many colour photos, illustrated article about Fosse, cast photos and biogs etc.; VG] £5

1983 (Sep): ROBIN COUSINS' ELECTRIC ICE (Victoria Palace)
Robin Cousins, Brian Pockar, Allen Schramm, Bob Rubens, Angela Greenhow, Simone Grigorescu, Editha Dotson; dir:Robin Cousins and Brian Foley; with the music of Vangelis and Mike Oldfield [36pp; full details of the performance, photo and biography of Robin Cousins, company biographies, 7 photos; VG] £4

1984 (Jun): PIANO VARIATIONS, PORTRAIT, SITUATION, and ADAGIO HAMMERKLAVIER (London Coliseum)
Dutch National Ballet: Hans van Manen [28pp; 10+ photos, cast details, articles etc.; VG] £3

1984 (July): DANCE THEATRE OF HARLEM (London Coliseum)
Dance Theatre of Harlem [5.25x9, 32pp; full casts and synopses for 13 Ballets, articles, photos, biographies] £3

1986 (30 Jan): THE NUTCRACKER (Theatre Royal, Brighton)
Northern Ballet Theatre: Yoko Shimizu, Michael Corder, Jeremy Kerridge, Marina Stevenson [28pp; photos, synopsis, biographies; w.separate cast-list, and ticket; VG] (£2) SOLD

1986 (Spring): BOSENDORFER WALTZES (Tour)
Second Stride: Cathy Burge, Philippe Giraudeau, Choreographer: Ian Spink [8.5x11.75 folder containing 8 loose sheets w.biographies, company list, 'New Statesman' review, notes and credits, Company History etc.; VG] £3

1986 (July): DANCE THEATRE OF HARLEM (London Coliseum)
Dance Theatre of Harlem [32pp, 5.25x9; full casts and synopses for 10 Ballets, articles, photos, biographies] £3

1988 (6 Feb): SWAN LAKE (Theatre Royal, Brighton)
Northern Ballet Theatre: Mireille Bourgeois, Duncan de Gruchy, Tanya Devonshire-Jones, Didier Gettliffe, Antony Harith, Graciela Kaplan, Jeremy Kerridge, Victoria Westall; Artistic Director: Christopher Gable [32pp; programme notes, photos, synopsis, biographies (w.photos); w.flyer but no cast-list insert; VG] (£3) SOLD

1988 (6 Aug): POLOVETSIAN DANCES FROM PRINCE IGOR, BILLY THE KID and THE FIREBIRD (London Coliseum) Souvenir Brochure
Dance Theatre of Harlem: Hughes Magen, Lorraine Graves, Yvonne Hall, Eddie J.Shellman, Augustus Van Heerden, Ronald Perry, Christina Johnson, Joseph Cipolla, Charmaine Hunter, Judith Rotardier, Leslie Woodard, Adam James, Gregory Jackson [16pp, 8.25x11.7; with cast-list insert; photos (some in colour), articles, repertoire, biographies (w.photos) etc.; a smart souvenir; VG] £5

1989 (28 Oct): DANSE CLASSIQUE, MEMOIRE IMAGINAIRE, PAS DE DEUX from DON QUIXOTE, and A SIMPLE MAN (Theatre Royal, Brighton)
Northern Ballet Theatre: Victoria Westall, Duncan de Gruchy, Christopher Powney, Jayne Regan, William Walker, Christopher Gable, Graciela Kaplan, Jeremy Kerridge [36pp; w.cast list and ticket tipped in; photos, synopses, biographies, articles, company lists; plus flyer; VG] (£4) SOLD

1990s

1990: MUMMENSCHANZ (Sadler's Wells)
Barbara Karger, Peter Locher, Thomas Prattki [32pp, 5x9; photos, articles etc., VG] £3

1992 (8 Jul): COPPELIA (London Coliseum)
Australian Ballet: David Ashmole, Belinda Hernandez, Lisa Pavane, Greg Horsman [colourful sextuple-fold flyer, with cast list and ticket attached; colour photos, details of the repertoire etc.; VG] £1

1992-93: DOMESTIC ARRANGEMENTS (Tour) Souvenir Brochure
S.O.A.P. Dance Theatre Frankfurt: Olga Cobos, Renate Graziadei, Silvia Kaufmann, Ragnhild Olsen, Bernard Baumgarten, Richard Labrousse, Jan Vesala, Andreas Fratzl [20pp; c.12 photos, articles, notes, biographies; text in English and German; a stylish souvenir; VG] £5

1993 (Dec): THE NUTCRACKER (Sadler's Wells)
Adventures in Motion Pictures: Barry Atkinson, Rosemary Allen, Scott Ambler, Ally Fitzpatrick, Andrew George, Matthew Bourne [32pp; cast list, c30 photos, articles, biographies (w.childhood photos of the cast); VG] (£4) SOLD

1994: STOMP (Sadler's Wells)
Yes/No People: Luke Cresswell, Nick Dwyer, Sarah Eddy, Theseus Gerard, Fraser Morrison, David Olrod, Carl Smith, Fiona Wilkes [28pp; articles, vivid photography, biographies, credits etc.; VG] £3

1994: HIGHLAND FLING, A Romantic Wee Ballet (Tour)
Adventures in Motion Pictures: Rosemary Allen, Scott Ambler, Maxine Fone, Andrew George, Etta Murfitt, Phil Mill (for Simon Murphy), Emily Piercy; choreography by Matthew Bourne [6pp triple-fold w.substitution slip (rumpled); biographies, photos, designs, cast-list, article; VG] £3

1995 (May): THE BRONTES (New Victoria Theatre, Woking)
Northern Ballet Theatre: Shannon Lilly, Charlotte Broom, Jayne Regan, William Walker [44pp, 6.9x9.75 w.4pp colourful flyer; stylish glossy programme; the story scene by scene, 3 production photos, biography and note by Christopher Gable, company biographies (many w.photos), company list; VG] (£4) SOLD

1995 (Jul-Aug): LA BAYADERE, SWAN LAKE, LE CORSAIRE, THE SLEEPING BEAUTY, THE FOUNTAIN OF BAKHCHISARAI, LES SYLPHIDES, SCHEHERAZADE and THE FIREBIRD (London Coliseum) Souvenir Brochure
The Kirov Ballet [58pp; synopses, stunning colour photography throughout (40+ photos in all), biographies, company lists etc.; w.cast list for 'The Fountain of Bakhchisarai' (28 July); VG] (£6) SOLD

1995 (Nov): Matthew Bourne's SWAN LAKE (Sadler's Wells)
Adventures in Motion Pictures: Adam Cooper/David Hughes, Scott Ambler/Ben Wright, Fiona Chadwick/Isabel Mortimer; New London Orchestra c:David Lloyd-Jones/David Frame [32pp, 6.75x9.75; World Premiere programme; cast list, list of scenes, illustrated articles, 36 cast biographies w.photos, illustrated history of Adventures in Motion Pictures (w.9 photos), 4 colour production photos; slightly rumpled, else VG] (£5) SOLD

1996 (Dec): THE NUTCRACKER (Congress Theatre, Eastbourne)
Moscow City Ballet: Dimitry Romanov, Mikhail Ronnikov, Evgenia Vorobieva, Natalia Shelokova [24pp; cast-list, synopsis, excellent colour photography, article etc.; w.ticket tipped in; VG] £3

1997 (Aug): STRAVINSKY VIOLIN CONCERTO, SONATA, SYMPHONY IN C, DRINK TO ME ONLY WITH THINE EYES, THE DANCE HOUSE and CRISS-CROSS (Edinburgh Playhouse)
San Francisco Ballet: Julia Adam, Evelyn Cisneros, Cyril Pierre, Christopher Stowell and many others [60pp; articles, biographies, company lists, photos; VG] (£3) SOLD

1997: CINDERELLA (Piccadilly Theatre)
Adventures in Motion Pictures: Scott Ambler, Adam Cooper, Lynn Seymour and large company; directed and choreographed by Matthew Bourne [36pp; illustrated articles, biographies w.photos; VG] £4

1998 (Jan): STREB (Joyce Theater, New York)
Top Shows, Inc: Elizabeth Streb, Hope Clark, Matthew Stromberg, Albert Elmore Jr., Lisa Dalton, Sheila Carreras Brandson, Eli McAfee, Christine McQuade, Terry Dean Bartlett; choreog:Elizabeth Streb [56pp; Playbill Vol.98 No.1; cast, notes, commentary, Who's Who in the Cast, credits, articles etc.; VG] £3

1998: THE LITTLE MERMAID (Tour) Souvenir Brochure
Ballet Creations: Richard Slaughter, Ursula Hageli, Margaret Dent, Rowena Ansell [12pp, 8.25x11.75; cast list insert, biographies, 6 photos, synopsis, programme notes; VG] £5

1999: ASPECTS OF DANCE (National Tour) Souvenir Brochure
Wayne Sleep and Guest Artists from City Ballet of London: Joanne de Souza, Durell Hammond, Martin Lindinger, Krisztian Melykuti, Alla Martinkevitch, Jean-Claude Nelson, Matthew Paluch, Oxana Panchenko, Tamarin Stott, Victoria Taylor; Full Colour Souvenir Brochure; Running Order, 18 biographies w.photos, 6 colour rehearsal photos, credits etc. [20pp, 8.25x11.75; very lightly rumpled, else VG] £5

1999 (30 Dec matinee): PETER PAN (Royal Festival Hall) Souvenir Brochure
Atlanta Ballet: John Welker, Naomi-Jane Dixon, Tim Cronin, Wei Dongsheng, Matthew Peterson; Full Colour Souvenir Brochure; illustrated articles, photos, biographies w.photos, company list, credits, synopsis w.5 colour production photos [28pp, 8.25x11.75, w.cast list insert; a few marks on "activity pages", very lightly rumpled, else VG] £5

2000s

2000 (25 Sep): THE CAR MAN (Old Vic)
Adventures in Motion Pictures: Scott Ambler, Neil Penlington, Adam Galbraith, Saranne Curtin, Michela Meazza, Vicky Evans and many more; dir:Matthew Bourne. Programme includes cast, orchestra and staff lists, a note on 'A.M.P.', interview with Matthew Bourne, history of the company, photos and biographies of 37 company members [32pp; 7.9x7.9; with creased cast list insert for 25th September; programme is in excellent condition] (£4) SOLD

2000 (Nov): DRACULA (New Victoria Theatre Woking)
Northern Ballet Theatre: Daniel de Andrade, Jeremy Kerridge, Chiaki Nagao, Charlotte Talbot, Hironao Takahashi, Christopher Giles; directed by Christopher Gable, choreographed by Michael Pink [48pp, 7x10; notes, biographies, illustrated articles, synopsis, character notes, production credits, company lists; VG] (£3) SOLD

2001 (Apr-May): BOLSHOI BALLET SEASON (Theatre Royal, Drury Lane) Souvenir Programme
The Bolshoi Ballet: Magnificent full-colour Souvenir Brochure for the Bolshoi Ballet's 2001 London Season; there were 3 programmes - SWAN LAKE Act II, CHOPINIANA, and LA BAYADERE Act III, each paired with a 'Divertissement' of short ballets. Contents include 'A History of the Bolshoi', Messages from the General Artistic Director (Gennady Rozhdestvensky) and other Artistic and Administrative staff, Company list, details of each programme, photographs and biographies of 14 principal artists, Orchestra list etc. Artists include Maria Alexandrova, Anna Antonicheva, Svetlana Lunkina, Inna Petrova, Galina Stepanenko, Sergei Filin, Dmitry Gudanov, Nikolai Tsiskaridze, Andrei Uvarov, Maria Allash, Anastasia Goriacheva, Nina Kaptsova, Olga Suvorova, Yan Godovsky, Tatiana Krasina, and Tatiana Golikova [44pp; 9.25x13, printed on glossy paper; c.30 large colour photographs; includes cast sheet for 26 April; very slightly rumpled else excellent condition; a superb souvenir] (£8) SOLD

2002: RIVERDANCE: THE SHOW (Hammersmith Apollo, London) Spectacular Souvenir Programme
Breandan de Gallai, Joanne Doyle, Maria Pages; composed by Bill Whelan, directed by John McColgan [36pp, 9.5x13.25, spectacular large-size souvenir programme; and 6pp information insert, containing synopsis, production credits, biographies, credits etc.; the souvenir is packed with superb colour photography throughout - no advertisements; VG] £8

2003 (31 Jan): MATTHEW BOURNE'S NUTCRACKER! (Sadler's Wells) Souvenir Brochure
New Adventures: James Leece, Isabel Mortimer, Michela Meazza, Neil Penlington, Valentina Formenti, Adam Galbraith, Scott Ambler; dir:Matthew Bourne [68pp, 8.25x11.75; with cast insert; splendid large-size full-colour brochure, packed with articles, illustrations, magnificent colour photography, biographies (w.childhood photos of the cast) etc.; VG] £6

2003 (Sep): BALLET BOYZ (Sadler's Wells)
George Piper Dances: Michael Nunn, William Trevitt, Oxana Panchenko, Monica Zamora, Hubert Essakow, Russell Maliphant, William Forsythe, Cathy Marston, Christopher Wheeldon [36pp, 7x9.75; photographs, articles; light vertical bend, else VG] £3

2003 (Jul-Aug): LE CORSAIRE, SWAN LAKE, CHOPINIANA, LES NOCES, SCHEHEREZADE, LA BAYADERE, CONTRASTS, SERENADE, THE RITE OF SPRING, ETUDES (Royal Opera House, Covent Garden) Souvenir Brochure
The Kirov Ballet: Andrian Fadeyev, Faroukh Ruzimatov, Igor Kolb, Diana Vishneva, Daniil Korsuntsev, Svetlana Zakharova, Igor Zelensky; conducted by Valery Gergiev, directed by Makhar Vaziev [60pp; performance diary, synopses, illustrated articles, 30+ biographies w.photos, company lists, credits, stunning colour photography throughout (35+ photos in all); VG] £6

2004 (Feb): KODO: ONE EARTH TOUR 2004 (Royal Festival Hall)
Kodo Drummers: Artistic Director Motofumi Yamaguchi [12pp, 8.25x11.6; full colour photography throughout, programme notes, articles, credits etc.; light vertical bend, else VG] £3

2005-06: MOSCOW CITY BALLET (2005-06 Tour) Souvenir Brochure
Moscow City Ballet: Magnificent Colour Brochure for ROMEO AND JULIET, CINDERELLA, SWAN LAKE, THE SLEEPING BEAUTY, and THE NUTCRACKER; the brochure contains over 20 colour production photographs, biographies w.photos, illustrated articles etc.; Artistic Director: Victor Smirnov-Golovanov, Ballet Mistress: Ludmila Nerubashenko; w.insert for SLEEPING BEAUTY on 20 Jan 2006 (London Hackney Empire), w.Nataliya Shchelokova, Mikhail Mikhailov [28pp, 8.2x11.75; VG] £5

2007 (Jul): MAGIC OF THE DANCE (Malvern Theatre)
Alan Kenefick, Suzanne Cleary, Michelle Lawrence, Kieran Hardiman, J.L.Williams, Bryan Berry; chief choreographer: John Carey; narrator: Christopher Lee [36pp, 6.6x9.6; articles, photographs etc.; VG] £3

2008 (23 Apr): HAMLET (Sadler's Wells)
Northern Ballet Theatre: Hironao Takahashi, Keiko Amemori, Martha Leebolt, Kenneth Tindall, John Hull, Tobias Batley, Ashley Dixon, Steven Wheeler; directed and choreographed by David Nixon [40pp, 8.25x11.75, plus cast sheet; large-size glossy programme, extensively illustrated in colour; articles, synopsis, designs, 40+ photos and biographies of the dancers and creative team etc. etc.; VG] £4

2009 (19 & 20 May): MIXED PROGRAMME: AS TIME GOES BY, ANGELS IN THE ARCHITECTURE, and A SIMPLE MAN (Sadler's Wells)
Northern Ballet Theatre: directed and choreographed by David Nixon, Mark Godden and Gillian Lynne; music by Aaron Copland, Carl Davis, Irving Berlin, Van Morrison, Michel Legrand etc., conducted by John Pryce-Jones; As Time Goes By sung by Peter Grant [16pp, 8.25x11.75; glossy programme, with 8 colour production photos, articles, biographies w.photos, orchestra list etc.; VG] £4

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