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Procession of the Ghouls at the cathedral - Oct. 30
The most amazing and awe-inspiring Halloween celebration in New York actually happens the night before—on Mischief Night—at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, when ghosts and ghouls burst from the smoking Mouth of Hell and parade across the church’s nave and down its aisles.
The Procession of the Ghouls will follow a screening of the classic Nosferatu,—the original vampire film, directed by German Expressionist F. W. Murnau in 1922. Organist Timothy Brumfield will accompany the movie on the cathedral’s famous organ.
There are many Halloween events staged in our theatrical city, but the cathedral’s Procession of the Ghouls outdoes every one with its thrillingly magical costumes and staging. Designed and directed by Ralph Lee and the Mettawee River Theater Company, the procession envelops the audience in its mysterious, medieval ambience. Demons with wings or horns and creatures covered in fur or feathers cavort in the cathedral and approach members of the audience, many of whom arrive dressed in an assortment of velvet gowns, Edwardian top hats, Victorian morning coats and other costumes that conjure up a gothic sense of dread. Not for this crowd the ridiculous fake blood and tawdry rubber masks found at your average chain store. These ghosts and ghouls are the stuff of deep imagination.
Mask-maker, puppeteer and director Ralph Lee was one of the original organizers of the Greenwich Village Halloween Parade, which began in 1974 in the courtyard of the Westbeth Artists Community and snaked through the narrow neighborhood streets. Two years later, Lee founded the Mettawee River Theater Company, which performs dream-like plays that combine masks, puppets and human actors. They’ve been staging the Procession of the Ghouls at the cathedral since 1990.
Click on the cathedral’s link below to buy tickets for Nosferatu and the Procession of the Ghouls. A Dantesque time is guaranteed for all!
The Procession of the Ghouls - Friday, Oct. 30 at 7 pm and 10 pm - tickets $20
Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine - 1047 Amsterdam Ave. at 112th St. – 212-316-7540
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