| Description | Correspondence and other records regarding Kurt Jooss. Subjects include: arrangements for Kurt Jooss and his troupe to come and teach and develop at Dartington; the initial ethos behind Kurt Jooss' work; arrangements for Dartington Hall School including the appointment of Christopher Martin as Arts Administrator and plans for the School of Drama and School of Dance; accommodation for Kurt Jooss; permits and finance; the appointment of Walter Jooss (Kurt Jooss' brother) to assist with Dartington's International Festival and the School of Dance and Drama; the principles and motivation behind the different approaches to the publicity for the Ballets Jooss; developments in the Music School, Dance School and Chekhov Studio; arrangements for the production of Mr Capek's play by Maurice Browne in association with the International Peace Campaign; the effects of war on the activities of Dartington Hall and the restrictions on the movement of the Ballets Jooss; a tour of South America and a charity show for the Plymouth Air victims; a proposal by the Council for the Encouragements of Music and the Arts (CEMA) to financially assists the Ballets Jooss on a tour for the CEMA; the purchase of a piano by Kurt Jooss from the Arts Department; the luggage problem of several ex-members of the Ballets Jooss; a testimonial for Rudolph Lehtpere (Kurt Jooss' brother in law); Kurt Jooss' move to and activities in Chille; and the death of Leonard Elmhirst.
Correspondents include: Kurt Jooss; Leonard and Dorothy Elmhirst; Christopher Martin; Walter Jooss; W B Curry; L Greanin; Lady Hall and Guy W Keeling, International Peace Campaign; Kay Starr; Fritz Cohen; Dennis Martin; A O Elmhirst; F A S Gwatkin; M C Glasgow, CEMA; Peter Cox; Marjorie Fogden; and Maurice Ash.
Additional material includes: notes on a meeting to discuss the Ballets Jooss' past and future, finance and to develop a programme for the next few years (1936); a leaflet for 'The Peace Army'; an article from a magazine 'Dartington Hall' by Leonard Elmhirst including annotations; a programme for Ballets Jooss at the Barn Theatre (1953); a article regarding the history of Kurt Jooss and the Ballets Jooss by Laura Maris; and press cuttings. |