Theater & Dance
DICTIONARIES & ENCYCLOPEDIAS
- Oxford Reference: performing arts : Concise dictionaries and encyclopedias in the performing arts (AC only)
- Encyclopedia Britannica (AC only)
- Glossary of Technical Theatre Terms: Online glossary of technical terms of theatrical production from the University of Exeter Drama Department, UK.
- Fashion, Costume and Culture : Broad overview of costume traditions from diverse cultures. (AC only)
- Dance Dictionary: A glossary/dictionary/collection of terms and terminology related to the dance field from Webref.org.
ONLINE INDEXES AND DATABASES
- Five College Library Catalog: All books, plays, videos, etc., in all Five College libraries
- Dance Collection Catalog: Catalog of the dance collections at the NYPL for the Performing Arts: click on Dance Collection link at the bottom of the page.
- Arts & Humanities Search : Index to articles and books in the performing arts (AC only)
- Expanded Academic and Academic Search Premier: Index to articles in the performing arts. (AC only)
- World Shakespeare Bibliography Online: 1972-present, International annotations to books, articles, theatrical productions, audiovisual materals, etc. related to Shakespeare. (AC only)
A-Z List of Databases
How to Find a Book
How to Find a Journal Article
COURSE-SPECIFIC GUIDES
WEB RESOURCES
- Theater
- The Development of Scenic Spectacle: animated virtual models of Renaissance and Baroque scenic effects and scene-changing machinery by Frank Mohler at Appalachian State University.
- Yale Theatre Studies Research Guide: List of links to theater sites with a focus on university theater.
- Costumes.org : web page of links to costume sites by Tara Maginnis, University of Alaska, Fairbanks
- Applied & Interactive Theatre Guide : a guide of examples for using theater techniques for non-theater related fields and projects such as social and political activism.
- WWW Virtual Library of Theatre and Drama: web page of links to theater and drama sites and lists some scholarly resources.
- Dance
- Artslynx/Dance: Curated directories of web information on dance.
- @URL Internet Resources: A Dance Is Worth 1,000 Words: New Zealand based mega-site containing dance, related technology resources and digital dance media.
- DigiDanceTV.com: Premier web site for viewing original dance programming by top choreographers, dancers and dance professionals; mostly popular choreography; with downloads and videos clips.
- General
- New York Public Library for the Performing Arts : Premier performing arts research library including multimedia collections on theater and dance.
- New York Public Library for the Performing Arts : Premier performing arts research library including multimedia collections on theater and dance.
VIDEO & FILM
- Internet Movie Database : find synopses, actors, directors and other film information
- International Dictionary of Film & Filmmakers (AC only)
THEATER & DANCE PERFORMANCE REVIEWS
How to find performance reviews.
OTHER HELP
- Ask Us or telephone Reference Desk x2319
- Margaret Adams Groesbeck, Liaison to the Department of Theater & Dance (413)542-2098
- Style Manuals How to cite books and articles for a paper or project
- Evaluating web pages
- Department of Theater & Dance
- Five College Dance
Send comments to Margaret Adams Groesbeck (magroesbeck)