Nosferatu: a symphony of darkness
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Title
Nosferatu: a symphony of darkness
Collection
Names
Carpenter, Mel (Costume designer)
Chong, Ping (Choreographer)
Chong, Ping (Videographer)
Ward, Penny (Videographer)
Moss, Anguss (Designer)
Blu (Lighting designer)
Ping Chong and the Fiji Company (Producer)
Date / Origin
Date Created: 1985
Library Location
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Shelf locator: *MGZIDVD 5-7504
Shelf locator: *MGZIC 9-1641
Subjects
Performance art
Vampires -- Drama
Horror plays
Genres
Filmed Dance
Filmed Performances
Notes
Venue: Videotaped at La Mama, New York.
Statement Of Responsibility: Written in collaboration with the cast.
Creation/Production Credits: Choreography: Ping Chong. Music: Various. Costumes: Mel Carpenter. Scenery: Anguss Moss. Props and masks: Debby Cohen. Lighting: Blu.
Performers: Performed by the Fiji Company.
Funding: The processing of the Ping Chong Audio-visual materials was made possible, in part, through the generous assistance of the Leon Levy Foundation.
Acquisition: Gift; Ping Chong & Company; 2009. NN-PD
Physical Description
Extent: 2 videocassettes (U-matic) (70 min.) : sound, color ; 3/4 in
Identifiers
NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b12167316
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 0aea98d0-e36a-0130-92b5-3c075448cc4b
Rights
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Nosferatu: a symphony of darkness" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1985. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0aea98d0-e36a-0130-92b5-3c075448cc4b
APA format
Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. (1985). Nosferatu: a symphony of darkness Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0aea98d0-e36a-0130-92b5-3c075448cc4b
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Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library. "Nosferatu: a symphony of darkness" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 9, 2025. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/0aea98d0-e36a-0130-92b5-3c075448cc4b
Wikipedia citation
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