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Performing Arts
Covering: Dance (DAN); Drama (DRA); Music (MUS);
A.B.WAG
ABWAG covers the feel-think-do technique in acting. 558 pages of acting subjects of the
late drama coach Don Richardson are alphabetically listed in this site.
All-music guide
A comprehensive database of 20th century popular music and musicians, including
discographies and a glossary.
The African Music Encyclopedia
This site provides a nice starting place for information on African music. Although the search feature does not work, the site allows users to browse by artist and country. It also provides a nice glossary, an extensive bibliography (under "Store") with links to purchase material on Amazon, and a rich set of web links for further research. Additionally, the "sources" provides a list of vendors who provide CDs and/or music.
American Music Institute
With the mission to "foster collaborative investigation of musical life in the United States, drawing from resources throughout the UM School of Music, across campus, and throughout the nation," this is a good source of information on music resources and projects at the University of Michigan. Of particular interest are the "Research" and "Projects" sections. The "Affiliates" section provides a list of other resources at the University of Michigan that might be of interest to musicians or music students.
Classical Live Online Radio
"An attempt to collect all live-broadcasting classical radio stations on the Web. Here you can listen to over
a hundred online classical radio stations with live streaming music."
Dance
Features an index of dance resources on the WWW, presented by the World Wide Arts
Resources Corporation. Sorts resources into such sub-directories of dance types and styles
as ballet, ballroom, country western, flamenco, folk, and square dancing, as well as dance
troupes and educational resources. Posts an online form for adding new resources to the
directory and daily art news stories. Provides access to the World Wide Arts Resources
(WWAR) home page and other resource index pages.
Didaskalia: Ancient Theatre Today
Published in association with King's College, London, Didaskalia is "an electronic journal and resource dedication to the study of ancient Greek and Roman drama in performance." Frequently updated, this site provides access to the full text of the journal. It also provides an introduction to ancient theatre with many additional links ("Study Area"), and links to information on performances, conferences and events ("Listings"). A rich resource for those interested in theatre and performance.
International Arts Resources from Artslynx
Designed and maintained by stage designer and professor, Richard Finkelstein, this site provides access to a multitude of websites on the arts. Artslynx is a rich resource on a variety of arts topics: sections include theatre, dance, music and much more. There is also a fairly extensive section of Employment Resources for jobs in the arts.
Performing Arts Encyclopedia
Provided by the Library of Congress, this site is a rich resource that allows users to search and browse (by title, name, and subject), more than 235 music theater and dance resources. It includes music (both digitalized sheet music and audio files), photographs, manuscripts, letters, and many other documents. In addition, the site provides access to special presentations and featured collections on the performing arts from the Library of Congress.
Sapphire
Swan dance directory
A directory of web resources on different dance styles. Focuses on non-traditional dance
forms beyond classical ballet, modern, jazz, and tap.
Theater
Features an index of theater resources on the WWW, presented by the World Wide Arts
Resources Corporation. Sorts resources into such sub-directories as academic, magazines,
musicals, Broadway, nonprofit organizations, playhouses, community theaters, tickets,
schedules, production, opera, Shakespeare, and technical stage resources. Posts an online
form for adding new resources to the directory and daily art news stories. Provides access
to the World Wide Arts Resources (WWAR) home page and other resource index pages.
Worldwide Internet music resources
This site is maintained by the William and Gayle Cook Music Library at Indiana University
School of Music. Music resources are organized by: Individual Musicians (All Genres) and
Popular Groups, Groups and Ensembles (Except Popular), Other Sites Related to
Performance, Composers and Composition, Genres and Types of Music, Research and
Study, The Commercial World of Music, Journals and Magazines, and General and
Miscellaneous.
World Wide Web Virtual Library for Theatre and Drama
Founded in 1996, the goal of this site is to provide a central source for theatre and drama sources on the web. The site is simple to navigate by clicking on topics such as Theatre Auditions (searchable and appears very up-to-date), Theatre Image Collections, Theatre Companies, etc.
Last Update: April 30, 2008
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