Resources

Dance

Miscellaneous

Global Theatre

Indexes and Resource Sites

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• American Theatre Architecture Archive, Theatre Historical Society of America. ". . . contains information on more than 13,000 theatres, primarily in the United States." [Taken off-line by the University of Hawaii. JRW, 2/11/13]

• Architecture Around the World. A virtual tour, through photography. Quite a remarkable undertaking. Often cross-referenced with architectural progenitors.

• Asian American Theatre Review. Little history here, but an excellent resource for those interested in contemporary Asian-American theatre activity.

• Asian-American History Timeline No theatre here but an excellent resource for those researching Asian involvement in the U.S.

• History of the Australian Theatre On Line, a site maintained by Leann Richards, Australian researcher. Australian theatrical ephemera, plus several well documented articles on various topics related to the subject.

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• "Connected CoursewareŽ was created in 1994 in order to provide University level course material on the web for a worldwide audience." In addition to such on-line courses as Theatre History, Performance Theory, Sound for the Stage, Caribbean Theatre and Introduction to Theatre, this site -- maintained by Professor Patrick Finelli, University of South Florida -- includes links to topics such as text books and general books, Broadway and film music recordings, web site reviews and resume and letter writing.

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• Internet Archive. Like any library, somewhat complex to navigate but well worth the effort.

• The Internet Public Library, formerly The Argus Clearinghouse. A strange, somewhat un targeted site now, but the Exhibits section often has some excellent links.

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• Life and Times of Actress EJ Phillips (1880s & 1890s); "Her dramatic career, cross-country travels, family life, Golden Age of the American theatre & Arrival of the 20th century." The site created by Em Turner Nickinson Kuhl and Mary Glen Kuhl Chitty. This site is a treasury of late 19th century American theatrical information, with copious links to major theatrical figures, theatres and productions of the period.

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• New York's Theatre History: Broadway Non-scholarly but with some excellent links.

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• ReadPrint, a free on-line library; includes the complete works of Shakespeare, plus numerous other authors and their works.

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• Scottish Theatre Archive. University of Glasgow Library Special Collections in theatre. Holdings include entries for "companies and festivals, artists, theatre programmes, scripts, people and design collections."

• theatreSCOTLAND:, Home of Scottish Theatre. A gateway to activity in the Scottish theatre, updated daily. Not historical, but an excellent resource for contemporary theatre activity in Scotland. The site is maintained by Mark Fisher.

  Stained Glass from around the world.

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• Theatrehistory.com, a wildly eclectic commercial site, with links to books, articles, sheet music, etc., from every century. Worth a visit in desperation, or for fun.

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• Vitruvio.ch Links to sites presenting general history as well as theatre historical sites -- e.g., the Teatro Farnese, in a 360 degree panoramic virtual tour. Excellent pictorial resources for virtual every century.

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• USITT's Wading On the Web (WOW)

Dance

• Ballroom Dancers.com - The Ballroom Dance Resource.
  "Complete resources on smooth and latin dances, swing and hustle. Multimedia instruction and newsletter."

• The Dance Music Resource Pages Issue 268.0: 4 - 10 June 2001 "These pages are updated weekly to contain a complete listing of new UK dance releases. Buy records on line, searchable catalog, listen online with mp3 clips of selected tracks."

• Dance Plus - Strict Time Ballroom Dance Music. "Your source for comprehensive information on the largest selection of strict time ballroom dance music. Canadian ballroom dance supply company that sells strict-time ballroom dance CDs from all over the world."

• Grand Chain Scottish Dancing Resource Pages. "The Edinburgh Scottish Dance Resource. Pages for Scottish Dancers everywhere."

• Highland and Scottish Step Dance resource pages.

• International Folk Dance Resource Guide.

• Middle Eastern Dance Resource Guide " (also known as belly dance, danse orientale, etc.)." "Very informative belly dancing web site. FAQs, World-wide teachers listing, vendor listing, and contacts".

Miscellaneous Resources

• The Academy of Theatrical Combat, an excellent source of information relating to stage combat and its accoutrements.

• Mytton Antiques, Antique Furniture UK - Decorative Antique Items - Collectors Pieces - 18th and 19th Century Antique Furniture. 18th century antique furniture and 19th century antique furniture. A good and ever-changing resource for illustrations.

Global Theatre

• Theatre Architecture Database (Europe.) Somewhat tricky to navigate but well worth the effore.

• History of the Australian Theatre On Line, a site maintained by Leann Richards, Australian researcher. Australian theatrical ephemera, plus several well documented articles on various topics related to the subject.

• THEATRON-Theatre History in Europe, Theatron Ltd. "Theatron Limited is a small, dynamic company specializing in the field of virtual reality and multimedia for cultural heritage clients." This company produced some of the finest computer generated models of ancient theatres and related sites that I have ever seen. Regrettably the company has lost its funding and has taken its site off-line (4/2/15)] It is survived by just this brief history.

• Italian Theatre Web Sites

• Instituto das Artes (antigo IPAE) Theatre in Portugal and the World. Links to theatre web sites and resources. In Portuguese; Google translation here.

• United Kingdom Theatre Web Sites and current performance calendars.

• Aesthetics of the Puppet - Asia, an article in the Union Internationale de la Marionette's, World Encyclopedia of Puppetry Arts

  Canadian Library and Archives Index