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Searchable database containing streaming video files of dance productions and documentaries by influential performers and companies of the 20th century. Selections cover ballet, tap, jazz, contemporary, experimental, and improvisational dance, as well as forerunners of the forms and the pioneers of modern concert dance. Our access is for Vol. I.
Dance from Alexander Street contains hundreds of hours of productions and documentaries by the most influential performers and companies of the 20th and 21st centuries, featuring ballet, tap, jazz, contemporary, experimental, and improvisational dance.
The School of Dance Video Archive is a collection of dance performances from both faculty and students. The collection includes performances recorded from 1978 to 2012. Videos include student thesis dance MFA performances.
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International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance™ with Full Text is the definitive research tool for the study of theatre and the performing arts. It is an index to journal articles, books, book articles and dissertation abstracts on all aspects of theatre and performance. It is a multicultural and inter-disciplinary research tool for theater students, educators and professionals. IBTD was initiated by the American Society for Theatre Research.
Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost)Coverage: 1975+ Maximum Concurrent Users: Unlimited
A multidisciplinary article database which covers thousands of mostly English-language popular magazines and scholarly (including peer-reviewed) journals. Includes topics in the social sciences, humanities, general science, education and most areas of academic study. Content may fluctuate at the publishers’ discretion.
Access World NewsCoverage: 1972+ Maximum Concurrent Users: Unlimited
Access World News from NewsBank provides full-text information and perspectives from several thousand U.S. and international newspapers and newswire sources, each with its own distinctive focus offering diverse viewpoints on local, regional and world issues. Also includes broadcast transcripts, business magazines and miscellaneous other source types.
Alternate titles: NewsBank NewsFile Collection
Alt-PressWatchCoverage: 1970+ Maximum Concurrent Users: Unlimited
Full text database of selected independent newspapers, magazines, and journals of the alternative press. Provides an alternative to mainstream media perspectives on local, national, and international issues.
American Doctoral DissertationsCoverage: 1902 to present Maximum Concurrent Users: Unlimited
An open access citation database of dissertations based on the print resource ""Doctoral Dissertations Accepted by American Universities."" Dissertations may be searched by author, subject, title and granting university.
ARTstor Digital LibraryCoverage: B.C. + Maximum Concurrent Users: Unlimited
The ARTstor Digital Library is comprised of digital images and related data and the tools to make active use of those images. The Charter Collection contains approximately 300,000 digital images of visual material from different cultures and disciplines. The collection documents artistic traditions across many times and cultures and embraces architecture, painting, sculpture, photography, decorative arts, and design aswell as many other forms of visual culture.
Requirements: Java, flash player (Download Flash Player), pop-up blocking software must be disabled or allow pop-up windows from www.artstor.org
Dissertations & Theses @ Arizona State UniversityCoverage: 1954-1979 (index only), 1979+ (full text of the dissertations included) Maximum Concurrent Users: Unlimited
A seachable database for full text, citations and abstracts of ASU dissertations
Dissertations & Theses GlobalCoverage: 1861+ Maximum Concurrent Users: Unlimited
A comprehensive collection of full-text dissertations and theses that includes millions of searchable citations to dissertations and theses from 1861 to the present day together with over a million full-text dissertations that are available for download in PDF format. The database offers full text for most of the dissertations added since 1997 and provides strong retrospective full-text coverage for older graduate works. It also includes PQDT UK & Ireland content.
Alternate titles: ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global
Films on DemandMaximum Concurrent Users: Unlimited
Films on Demand, from Films Media Group (FMG), is a comprehensive collection of high-quality educational videos available for video streaming to the computer desktop. Titles cover a wide range of topics organized into subject folders. Individual Learning Objects for each title subdivide the videos into smaller segments. Faculty, please note: For best results when providing a link to students for a specific video in Films On Demand: After opening a title in Films on Demand (identified through a search of the portal or the library catalog): Copy and paste the Title URL (located under the film description). For off campus use, URLs must include the “ezproxy” information.
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Humanities Full Text (H.W. Wilson)Coverage: 2/1984+ Maximum Concurrent Users: 4
Indexes articles in the fields of archaeology and classical studies, film, folklore, gender studies, history, journalism, communications,language, literature, literary and political criticism, performing arts, philosophy, religion, etc.
International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance with Full TextMaximum Concurrent Users: Unlimited
International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance™ with Full Text is the definitive research tool for the study of theatre and the performing arts. It is an index to journal articles, books, book articles and dissertation abstracts on all aspects of theatre and performance. It is a multicultural and inter-disciplinary research tool for theater students, educators and professionals. IBTD was initiated by the American Society for Theatre Research.
Naxos Music LibraryCoverage: 2004+ Maximum Concurrent Users: Unlimited
Naxos Music Library, an online music listening service, is a comprehensive collection of classical music. It also includes recordings of Jazz, World, Folk and Chinese music.
OntheBoards.TVMaximum Concurrent Users: Unlimited
OntheBoards.tv is an on-demand website for HD-quality contemporary performance films available for streaming. It includes full-length performances of plays and dance, produced at an experimental theater in Seattle, Washington.
Alternate titles: On the Boards.tv Special Instructions: This resource may contain strong adult content, including, but not limited to, nudity, strong language, violence, and graphic sexual depictions. In order to use this website, you affirm that you are at least eighteen (18) years of age and/or over the age of majority in the jurisdiction in which you reside and from which you access the website where the age of majority is greater than eighteen (18) years of age.
Oxford Art OnlineCoverage: 1998+ Maximum Concurrent Users: 14
A gateway resource that includes: Grove Art Online, a reference for all aspects of the visual arts worldwide from prehistory to the 1990s; The Oxford Companion to Western Art; The Encyclopedia of Aesthetics; and The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms. Covers information on artists, worldwide art, artistic techniques, and other art-related topics.
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Performing Arts Periodicals DatabaseCoverage: 1864+ Maximum Concurrent Users: Unlimited The Performing Arts Periodicals Database (formerly known as International Index to Performing Arts) includes both abstracts/indexes and full text publications, and is a comprehensive guide to the journal literature on performing arts – drama, theater, dance, film, television, and more – and a dynamic resource for the performing arts information and research community.
Periodicals Index OnlineCoverage: 1700-1995 Maximum Concurrent Users: Unlimited
An electronic index to the contents of thousands of periodicals in the humanities and social sciences from their first issues to 1995. Every article is indexed.
Sports Medicine & Education IndexMaximum Concurrent Users: Unlimited
Records are indexed and classified from peer-reviewed journals, report literature, conference proceedings, trade magazines, patents, articles from the popular press, and many other publications. Physical Education Index features a wide variety of content, ranging from physical education curricula, to sports medicine, to dance. Other coverage includes sport law, kinesiology, motor learning, recreation, standardized fitness tests, sports equipment, health education, physical therapy, business and marketing, coaching and training, and sport sociology/psychology.
Project MUSE - Premium CollectionCoverage: 1900+ Maximum Concurrent Users: Unlimited
The Premium Collection is MUSE's foremost collection of high quality, peer reviewed, interdisciplinary journals from leading university presses, not-for-profit publishers and prestigious scholarly societies. It provides a growing collection of full text content in the the fields of literature and criticism, history, the visual and performing arts, cultural studies, education, political science, gender studies, economics, and many others.
Readers' Guide Retrospective: 1890-1982 (H.W. Wilson)Coverage: 1890 - 1982 Maximum Concurrent Users: 4
Indexes articles from the most popular general-interest magazines published in the U.S. & Canada. Covers all subjects & such general news areas as current events, business, fashion, politics, crafts, education, history, sports, food, & science. The retrospective database covers the years 1890-1982 and includes links to full text.
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SPORTDiscus with Full TextCoverage: 1830+ Maximum Concurrent Users: 4
Covers all aspects of sport, physical fitness, sport science and recreation. Includes sports medicine, exercise psychology, biomechanics, psychology, training, coaching, physical education, and other sport and fitness related topics. Includes citations as well as select full text content from a number of sources including journals, books, conference proceedings, dissertations and theses, and more.
Call Number: High Density Storage Collection - GV1785 .A1 C58 1982
ISBN: 0028702603
Publication Date: 1982-09-01
The Dancer's Survival Manual by Marian Horosko; Judith R. Kupersmith; Robert Joffrey (Foreword by)A road map to plan your career in dance "Impressive. . . . I recommend this book for parents, teachers, and dancers of all ages."--Karen Kain, Artistic Director, National Ballet of Canada "An invaluable book where students can get answers to many questions."--Franco De Vita, ABT Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School "Every dancer, student, and teacher should read it."--Raymond Lukens, ABT/NYU Masters Program "I wish I had this book when I was a young dancer! Reading it is imperative whether you are an emerging talented student or seasoned professional."--Katerine C. Kiersten, Artistic Director, American Ballet Competition The process of beginning a career in dance can be intimidating and overwhelming. In choosing a school and a teacher, auditioning, competing, and signing a contract, a young dancer has to play many roles and make many difficult, life-altering choices. The older dancer faces a different set of concerns: dealing with the management and the press, navigating backstage politics, working through injuries, staying healthy, and eventually coping with the prospect of moving to a new profession. In The Dancer's Survival Manual, former New York City Ballet dancers Marian Horosko and Judith Kupersmith, M.D., draw upon their vast experience to carefully explain and demystify a career in dance. Written in a highly readable style, this comprehensive guide covers all the major decisions and challenges a dancer may face over the course of his or her career, and emphasizes the importance of caring for both the mind and body at every stage. Horosko and Kupersmith write with the knowledge that the most frightening aspect of any new venture is the unknown. They engage with and debunk common misconceptions about subjects in both the professional and personal realms. No dancer's collection is complete without this honest and engaging guide!
Call Number: High Density Storage Collection - GV1597 .H67 1987
International Encyclopedia of Dance by Selma J. Cohen; Dance Perspectives Foundation Staff (Editor)Since the dawn of human history, dance has been a vital form of expression in virtually every culture. From the minuet to the tango to kabuki theater to square dancing, it is a part of the social fabric of all societies, as well as an important art form. Now, Oxford presents the first reference to document all types of dance around the world and throughout history. In six volumes, with nearly 2,000 articles written by scholars from over fifty countries, the Encyclopedia offers authoritative coverage of the full spectrum of dance, including theatrical, ritual dance-drama, folk, traditional, ethnic, and social dance. Extensive historical and cultural overviews of many nations appear along with articles on specific dance forms, music and costumes, performances, biographies of dancers and choreographers, and much more. The set is alphabetically arranged, with an exhaustive index, full cross-references, and more than 2,300 illustrations. Amazing in its scope and dazzling in its diversity, the Encyclopedia is like no other reference work on dance. Accessibly written and arranged for use by a wide audience, it is an essential addition to any arts and humanities collection.
Call Number: Online/High Density Storage Collection/West Stacks GV1585 .I586 1998
ISBN: 019509462X
Publication Date: 1998-03-26
The Oxford Dictionary of Dance by Debra Craine; Judith MackrellHere is a lively, informative roadmap to a truly protean art form, an ideal resource for everyone who loves Swan Lake or the Rockettes, Merce Cunningham or Fred Astaire. The Oxford Dictionary of Dance offers wide coverage of dancers, choreographers, teachers, composers, technical terms, major works, important films, and organizations involved in the dance world. It embraces the new activity within traditional forms like ballet as well as the stream of new dance languages invented by fresh generations of choreographers and the many dance forms imported from the rest of the world. Readers will find information on classical ballet, Spanish flamenco, Indian Bharata Natyam, Japanese Butoh, and jazz. The volume also covers post-modern dance, examining everything from Balanchine to recent practitioners of Eurocrash, minimalism, and contact improvisation. Ranging from the history of music to the changing design of the ballet shoe, here is a comprehensive and affordable dictionary compiled by two leading authorities on dance.
Call Number: High Density Storage Collection Stacks GV1585 .C734 2000
ISBN: 0198601069
Publication Date: 2000-12-07
Writing about Dance by Wendy R. OliverWriting About Dance guides students through various processes of writing about dance, from the informal (journal writing and free writing) to the formal (critiques, essays, and research papers). When students learn both practical and artistic aspects of writing, they become better critical thinkers and writers as they deepen their understanding of dance technique, dance creativity, and dance as an art form. This book includes * 14 teacher-tested writing exercises, ranging from reflection to the creative process to writing about dance, that are appropriate for all dance classes; * rubrics for evaluating critiques, essays, and research papers; * an appendix that helps students prepare to write dance critiques; and * easy-to-use checklists to facilitate writing assignments and help students organize their thoughts and address aspects of each type of dance writing.
Call Number: GV1594 .O45 2010eb Online
ISBN: 9780736076104
Publication Date: 2010-01-11
Gale Virtual Reference LibraryCoverage: Varies Maximum Concurrent Users: Unlimited
A searchable collection of encyclopedias, almanacs, and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.
SAGE Research MethodsMaximum Concurrent Users: Unlimited
A web-based research methods tool to help researchers, faculty and students with research projects. Researchers can explore methods to help them construct research projects, and understand various methods. This database focuses on methodology and is useful for all disciplines.