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International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance 1984 - International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance with Full Text contains all of the content available in International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance as well as full text for 100 titles, including Ca... Access Database International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance

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Dance in Video 1950s to current Dance in Video I & II has 900+ hours of video of complete dance performances, documentaries and interviews. These are intended to provide a foundation for the study of dance in many forms: modern d... Access Database Dance in Video
International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance 1984 - International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance with Full Text contains all of the content available in International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance as well as full text for 100 titles, including Ca... Access Database International Bibliography of Theatre & Dance
Performing Arts Periodicals Database 1864 - present This article database covers a broad spectrum of the arts and entertainment industry, including dance, film, television, drama, theater, stagecraft, musical theater, broadcast arts, circus performa... Access Database Performing Arts Periodicals Database

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Cambridge Companions Online This Collection offers more than 450 of the Cambridge Companions for searching and browsing. These are detailed guides to authors, composers, philosophers, genres, various literatures and other fie... Access Database Cambridge Companions Online
Hemispheric Institute of Performance and Politics Digital Video Library 1970 - present The Hemispheric Institute Digital Video Library (HIDVL) is a collaboration between New York University Libraries and the Hemispheric Institute of Performance and Politics that provides a digital li... Access Database Hemispheric Institute of Performance and Politics Digital Video Library
Musical America Current This business source for the performing arts provides breaking news reports and an electronic version of the respected Musical America International Directory of the Performing Arts. Press releases... Access Database Musical America
Naxos Video Library Streaming video library of opera, ballet, classical music concerts and documentaries. Contains over 1,215 full-length videos, including 190 operas, with subtitles in 5 languages. New content is add... Access Database Naxos Video Library
Philological Museum: an Analytic Bibliography of On-Line Neo-Latin Titles 14th century - present This is an ongoing bibliography of writings in Latin in all disciplines from the fourteenth century onward whose digitizations are freely available on the Web. Entries are arranged alphabetically b... Access Database Philological Museum: an Analytic Bibliography of On-Line Neo-Latin Titles
RIdIM (Répertoire International d'Iconographie Musicale) The only international, cross-genre index of visual sources of music, dance, and theatre, designed to assist performers, historians, librarians, instrument makers, record manufacturers, and book pu... Access Database RIdIM (Répertoire International d'Iconographie Musicale)