Scope and arrangement
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.
Arrangement
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.