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Nosferatu: a symphony of darkness

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Title

Nosferatu: a symphony of darkness

Collection

Ping Chong Video Archive

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

The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Type Of Resource

Moving Image

Cite this item

MLA format

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

Chicago/Turabian Format

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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