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Portfolio containing delegate's pack including programme, introduction to troupes and theatre companies and site plan.

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Viladecans, Spain. Colour photograph of Skinning the Cat aerial act on trapeze held by a hand with a face drawn on it on the front cover, inside black and white and colour photographs of acts and performers with information and list of events, also contains commercial advertising, 16pp.

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Auriallac, presented by Eclat. Multicolour type on black border and white centre with cut out window showing a man's face in disgust on the front cover, inside list of acts, four-fold programme with insert.

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Auriallac, presented by Eclat. Colour illustration of a man sticking his tongue out and winking on the front cover, inside list of acts, three-fold programme with insert errata.

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Viladecans, Spain. Red, blue and black type giving the name of the festival, a photograph of a hand suspending a trapeze act from its forefinger, the festival logo and the logos for the Viladecans Department of Culture and the Province of Barcelona on the front, and on the reverse the name and date of the festival, a list of the performers, their country or region of origin, and their act, as well as contact information on a white and yellow background.

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Bradford. On the front, colour photograph of The Improbable Theatre, the name and date of the festival in red, yellow, blue and white type with a yellow border, and blue, yellow, white and red type listing the time, date and venue of each performance, and on the reverse, colour photographs of performances by Skinning the Cat, the company logo in yellow and white type, the festival logo, and information about Skinning the Cat's 'Rubicon' performance in white type.

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Black ink sketch for a Bird costume from one of Skinning the Cat's shows.

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Black ink sketch for the costume of Bubble Girl, including handwritten annotations and material samples.

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Costume designs for Skinning the Cat shows by Rebecca Truman, as well as business records inclusing financial records and correspondence.

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Business records related to Skinning the Cat including; Rebecca Truman's business card, various documents related to trapeze frames and rigging containing structural calculations and designs by David Young Associates, quotes from Litestructures and the Angle Ring Company Ltd.

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Business records related to Albatros Rig, including sketches, photographs, costing from Lifestructures, technical drawings and calculations and invoices.

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Various items of business records produced by Skinning the Cat , a report on Circus in the UK by Circus Arts Forum and a report on project development and strategic planning by Richard Sobey Creative Business Development and Strategic Planning.

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Colour photograph from a Skinning the Cat performance, with the Circus of the Sky logo in white in the top-right corner, the name of the performance in grey type and the company website on a black background on the front, and on the reverse a colour photograph from a Skinning the Cat performance, the cast listing and production team in white type on a black background.

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Colour photograph from a Skinning the Cat performance, with the Circus of the Sky logo in white in the top-right corner, the name of the performance in grey type and the company website on a black background on the front, and on the reverse a colour photograph from a Skinning the Cat performance, the cast listing and production team in white type on a black background.

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Four costumes designed and made by Rebecca Truman for Skinning the Cat shows.

Scope and Contents Bradford. A colour photograph of Rebecca Truman during a performance, the title of the event in white and yellow type, and a description of the installation, venue information and contact information in white type on the front, and on the reverse colour images from circus posters, an image of a black lino cut of a bear on a platform, and information in black type regarding the 'Decades of Delight: 250 Years of Circus' exhibition on a yellow background, including date, time and RSVP...

Scope and Contents Bradford. A colour photograph of Rebecca Truman during a performance, the title of the event in white and yellow type, and a description of the installation, venue information and contact information in white type on the front, and on the reverse colour images from circus posters, an image of a black lino cut of a bear on a platform, and information in black type regarding the 'Decades of Delight: 250 Years of Circus' exhibition on a yellow background, including date, time and RSVP...

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Skinning the Cat company archive files containing digital photographs of their performances and a PDF file of final draft of Aerialist: The Colourful Life of a Trapeze Artist book by Becky Truman, Transferred from donor's PC onto NFCA hard drive, contains 28 folders of colour photographs and a PDF file.

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Aurillac, France. Red, white and black type on a black and white background with a grey number 10 and illustration of a man on the cover, inside an introduction to the Aurillac street theatre festival, with black and white photos and descriptions of each act in alphabetical order and some handwritten notes on the spine and the inside pages, and an index at the back, featuring Skinning the Cat on page 96, 120pp.

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Leipzig, Germany.White type giving the name and date of the festival on a red, yellow, blue and white print of a painting on the cover, colour commercial advertising on the inside cover, inside an introduction to the festival, black and white photographs and information on each act and the time, date and location of their performance, and commercial advertising. Also, a letter from the festival director, dated 4 October 1996, on letter-headed A4 paper, 64pp.