Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Monk, Meredith
2. Rohd, Michael
3. Tseng, Muna
4. Ping Chong & Company

Description

1. 24.97 linear feet (64 boxes), 958 mb (822 computer files)

Summary

1. The Ping Chong Archive reveals the creative and production process of an important innovator in experimental theater and intercultural dialog, as well his work's reception. It contains extensive documentation of over 50 projects which Chong created and/or directed from 1972-2007, including original theater works, art installations, film/video productions, theater and opera directing projects, published works, and collaborations with other artists, including Meredith Monk and Muna Tseng. Productions with substantial documentation in the collection include Undesirable Elements, Chinoiserie, Deshima, Kind Ness, Maraya - Acts of Nature in Geological Time, Nosferatu: A Symphony of Darkness, Nuit Blanche, and OBON: Tails of Rain and Moonlight. The collection also includes the files of Chong's production company (Ping Chong & Co.), which contain development files and grant applications that shed further light on Chong's work and its creation. The collection contains scripts, notes, production files, photographs, negatives, slides, clippings, programs, set and technical designs, posters and electronic records.

Donor/Sponsor

1. Processing of this collection was funded, in part, by the Leon Levy Foundation.

Subject

1. Experimental theater > United States
2. Photographs
3. Performance art > United States
4. Artists
5. Negatives
6. Experimental films
7. Sound recordings
8. Electronic documents
9. Theatrical producers and directors > United States
10. Site-specific installations (Art)
11. Video recordings
12. Slides

Genre/Form

1. Electronic documents.
2. Negatives.
3. Photographs.
4. Slides.
5. Sound recordings.
6. Video recordings.

Call number

1. LPA Mss 2009-001

Note

1. The processing of the Ping Chong Archive was made possible, in part, through the generous assistance of the Leon Levy Foundation.

Access (note)

1. Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required. Inquiries regarding audio material, video materials and electronic records may be directed to the Billy Rose Theatre Division (theatre@nypl.org). Audio/visual materials may be subject to preservation evaluation and migration prior to access.

Source (note)

1. Ping Chong & Company;

Location of other archival materials (note)

1. Music Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.

Author

1. Chong, Ping.

Title

1. Ping Chong archive, 1971-2008

Restricted access

1. Collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required. Inquiries regarding audio material, video materials and electronic records may be directed to the Billy Rose Theatre Division (theatre@nypl.org). Audio/visual materials may be subject to preservation evaluation and migration prior to access.

Location of other archival materials

1. Meredith Monk Archive; Music Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.

Finding aids

1. Collection guide available online and in repository.

Source

1. Gift; Ping Chong & Company; 2009; THE2009M07.

Connect to:

1. Request Access to Theatre Division Special Collections material
2. Selections available in NYPL Digital Collections
3. Finding Aid

Occupation

1. Artists

Added author

1. Monk, Meredith.
2. Rohd, Michael.
3. Tseng, Muna.
4. Ping Chong & Company.

Research call number

1. LPA Mss 2009-001