Nicholas Cernovitch designs

id
9536
origination
Cernovich, Nicola
date statement
1965-1982
key date
1965
identifier (local_mss)
18437
org unit
Jerome Robbins Dance Division
call number
*MGZMD 407
b-number
b20286341
total components
65
total series
0
max depth
2
boost queries
(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2014-09-11 18:26:32 UTC
updated
2026-06-25 15:07:55 UTC
status note
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unitid
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unitdate
{"value"=>"1965-1982", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1965/1982"}
date_inclusive_start
1965
date_inclusive_end
1982
keydate
1965
unittitle
{"value"=>"Nicholas Cernovitch designs"}
physdesc
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repository
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abstract
{"value"=>"Nicholas Cernovitch is a lighting designer for dance and theater. The Nicholas Cernovitch designs (1965-1982) consist of lighting design drawings and documents for Les Grands Ballets Canadiens and other dance companies."}
prefercite
{"value"=>"Nicholas Cernovitch designs, *MGZMD 407. Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts"}
origination
{"value"=>"Cernovich, Nicola", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"creator"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>Nicholas Cernovitch (or Nicola Cernovich, b. 1929) is a lighting designer for dance and theater. He began his career as a lighting designer in the 1950s, working for modern dancers and Off-Broadway productions. From 1958 to 1969, he worked for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. He was resident lighting designer for Les Grands Ballets Canadiens from 1970 until his retirement in 1995.</p>"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>The Nicholas Cernovitch designs (1965-1982) consist of lighting design drawings and documents for dance productions. The majority of the designs are for Les Grands Ballets Canadiens. The files contain lighting plots and sections, cue sheets, cue synopses, magic sheets, hookups, focus charts, and other design documents. Most of the materials are filed by dance, though some are filed by venue, and some are unsorted. The bulk of the material is hand-written or hand-drawn. A few of the files for Les Grands Ballets Canadiens contain show programs. The collection contains a small number of designs for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater and Dance Theatre of Harlem. Materials are in French and English.</p>"}
arrangement
{"value"=>"<p>Files are arranged by dance company. Les Grands Ballets Canadiens files are arranged alphabetically by file title. Most files are titled by dance or venue. Unsorted materials are placed at the end of the alphabetical file listing.</p>"}
acqinfo
{"value"=>"<p>Donated by Maxine Glorsky, assistant to Nicholas Cernovitch, 2008.</p>"}
processinfo
{"type"=>"processing", "value"=>"<p>Compiled by <span class=\"name\">Kit Fluker</span>, <span class=\"date\">2014</span></p>"}
userestrict
{"value"=>"<p>The author/creator retains copyright of materials. For information on obtaining permission to publish, contact the Dance Division at dance@nypl.org.</p>"}
dsc_type
combined
extent_statement
1.75 linear feet (3 boxes, 7 oversized folders)
date_start
1965
date_end
1982

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