Theater & Dance Books Books about theater performance and dance are in the PN 1600 section. Use topic keywords to pinpoint books within these disciplines.
Acting
Dance History
Drama
Stage Setting and Scenery
Theater
Theater History
Theater & Dance Databases To find information on your topic in any of the databases listed below, search using relevant keywords such as "contemporary dance" or "stage lighting".
Databases require a few key search strategies to give you the best results:
1. Boolean Operators- AND, OR, NOT
lighting AND spotlight - narrows search by inclusion
actor OR thespian - expands search by inclusion
"dance technique" NOT ballet - narrows search by exclusion
2. Quotations- search for phrases using quotes
"contemporary dance" searches for a specific dance topic, instead of the database searching for the words "contemporary" and "dance" separately, which would return much broader results.
3. Truncation- use * at the end of a root word to search for multiple endings; danc* retrieves results for dancing, dancer, danced, dances
Art Full Text
Database of art periodicals including many foreign language journals.
E-Book Center American & English Literature
Special section of the E-Book Center for full text plays, literature and poetry including "Editions and Adaptations of Shakespeare".
Humanities International Complete
Worldwide content pertaining to literary, scholarly and creative thought.
Literary Reference Center
Text and criticisms of dramatic works and their authors.
Oxford Reference - Performing Arts
13 performing arts reference dictionaries and encyclopedias for theater, dance and music.
Reference and Scholarly E-Books - Dance
Keyword searchable.
Theater & Dance Multimedia Multimedia resources are especially helpful if you are compiling a presentation or PowerPoint slides and would like visual aids, or if you have a particularly visual or auditory learning style. These resources are made up of educational videos, photo collections and other online lessons presented in a digital format.
Digital Resource Commons - Theater
Unique content from Ohio's Colleges and Universities.
National Theater YouTube Channel
Live videos, uploads, interviews and much more on international theater topics and productions.
New York Times Theater Video Channel
Performances and news on leading theater interests.
Professional Choreography, Instruction and Dance Education Resources
Vimeo channel featuring professional dance companies, historical videos and other educational resources.
Theater in Video
A large searchable collection of performances and documentaries.
Theater & Dance Websites Below are a few recommended websites. Remember that information you find on the web needs to be evaluated carefully. For more information on evaluating websites, check out the Evaluating Sources Research Guide.
A Brief Guide to Internet Resources for Theatre and Performing Arts Studies
http://www2.stetson.edu/csata/thr_guid.html
Ken McCoy, PhD, Stetson University. Links to credible websites and a special section on primary materials.
The Cleveland Ballet
http://www2.stetson.edu/csata/thr_guid.html
Official website of the Cleveland Ballet.
Internet Public Library - Dance
http://www.ipl.org/IPL/Finding?Key=dance&x=0&y=0
Internet Public Library - Performing Arts
http://www.ipl.org/IPL/Finding?Key=%22performing+arts%22&x=0&y=0
Internet Public Library - Theater
http://www.ipl.org/IPLBrowse/GetSubject?vid=13&cid=1&tid=6810&parent=6705
Theater links.
Performing Arts Encyclopedia
http://www.loc.gov/performingarts/
Explore music, theater, and dance at the Library of Congress
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