LevelItem
Ref NoLM/N/1
TitleSigurd Leeder School events and performances
Datec1946-1948
Extent1 small brown scrapbook
DescriptionBelonging to Ludmila Mlada and largely consisting of newspaper clippings, leaflets and a section of photographs.

The cuttings date from 1946-1948 and are concerned with the Ballets Jooss Company, performances by Ludmila Mlada and the Leeder School and their performances.

The cuttings document the following key events/performances;

Image of Ballet Jooss Company on visit to Stormant, Belfast Telegraph, 9 August 1946; review of Jooss Ballet in performance of The Green Table and The Big City, 17 January 1947; Wheeling, W.V and a French review from Le Monde, 22-23 June 1947; Mlada's performance/opening at the Claygate Liberal Fete, September 1948; a performance including Mlada, the Oxshott Musical Society, October 1948 and Mlada's appearance in "Gay Cavalcade" 31 March 1957; Mlada and Colin Patricke performing at the Oxshott Women's Institute, January 1952; performances of Leeder's choreography by Mlada, including Ballet at I.F.A, October 1952, and in 1954 (written in Polish); activities at Toynbee Hall, May 1954; Leeders visit to Belmont, 1954; cuttings from 'Dzieninik Polski'; a flyer for Dla Ciebie Wszystko at St Pancras Town Hall including a trio by Pola Gobinska, Ludmila Mlada and Colin Paterick; demonstrations by Leeder and his students at the Belmont County Secondary School, 1955; a German reprint of an extract from Dance Today by A.V. Coton, March 1956; reviews and articles on Modern Dance featuring Leeder by A.V. Coton, 1956; 'Orzel Bialy', 1956; reviews of Ernestine Costa's Melodrama's (featuring Mlada) from The Stage, 1956; extracts from Dance and Dancers and Dancing Times, September-October 1956 regarding Leeder's dance recitals and cuttings from recitals throughout 1957, many written by A.V.Coton. Advertisement taken from 'Ballet To-day' for a Modern Dance Course reconstructing Humphrey's "The Shakers" taught by Ann Hutchinson alongside classes in Modern Dance by Leeder and classes in Labanotation by Mlada, 11-18 April 1957; several cuttings of A.V. Coton in London Ballet Month; Sigurd Leeder Festival; notes on a lecture given by Belinda Quirey presented by the British Dance Notation Society.

Black and white photographic prints include: Mlada in Oxshott, Claygate (at a fete), the premiere of "Pandora", 26 January 1944 Cambridge; Mlada outside the Haymarket, London 1944; the Ballets Jooss on a journey to Oslo May 1946, Mlada on board S.S. Scythia September 1946; the company on the journey to Halifax, Nova Scotia, October 1946; a trip to America, autumn 1946 and Januray 1947; Mlada, Leeder and others on board R.M.S. Queen Elizabeth, February 1947; Mlada in performance at Hammersmith March 1947; the company in Leicester, May 1947 (Robin Young); Mlada and Young on way to Holland, May 1947; image notes 'London road autumn 1948; Sigurd's birthday party, August 1949; summer school August 1949 and Mlada in Dance suite 1953 (Leeder).
Physical DescriptionOne brown leather scrapbook, wearing on the spine. Originally with an illustration of a dog on the cover entitled 'our dog' this has been covered in paper with Ludi's name written on the cover (most of this has been torn away).
FormatScrapbook
Persons
CodePerson NameDates
DS/UK/P868Leeder; Sigurd (1902-1981)1902-1981
DS/UK/P5416Mlada; Ludmila (1918-2003); dancer; choreographer; teacher1918-2003
DS/UK/C123Ballets Jooss; 1933-1953; Dance company1933-1953
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