In February 2010 the Centre for Performance Research and the Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies hosted a second research seminar on the International Theatre Collection. Participants David Rabey, Mike Pearson and Anwen Jones were invited into the collection and asked to talk for five minutes about an item of their choice. The three presenters have kindly allowed their informal talks and notes to be deposited here and we would like to welcome everyone to our next seminar on the collection which will focus on dance and choreography. These are informal notes and ideas rather than formal research papers but should still be understood as copyright of the individual writers.