5 Facts About Kenneth MacMillan

1. In the 1980s Kenneth MacMillan ventured into non-balletic theatre, directing productions of Strindberg's The Dance of Death and Tennessee Williams's Kingdom of Earth (Hampstead Theatre, 1984).

2. With the success of Danses concertantes Kenneth MacMillan concluded that his future lay in choreography rather than dancing.

3. In April 1946 Kenneth MacMillan was a founder member, and quickly made progress.

4. In 1946, while still a student, Kenneth MacMillan appeared in the production of The Sleeping Beauty with which Webster and de Valois reopened the opera house.

5. In the late 1940s, Kenneth MacMillan built a successful career as a dancer, but, plagued by stage fright, he abandoned it while still in his twenties.