Marshall Brooks Library: Theatre & Dance Subject Guide: Books & Media

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The Very Short Introductions titles "provide intelligent and serious introductions to a huge range of subjects, written by experts in the field who combine facts, analysis, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make challenging topics highly readable."

Digital Theatre+ This link opens in a new window
Digital Theatre+ is a platform for the performing arts with unlimited access to over 1000+ full-length productions and educational resources. They collaborate with over 50 world-class theatre companies, industry associations, practitioners, teachers, examination boards and scholars to: capture and curate live performance, bring insights from behind the scenes, and provide resources to support study.
Dance Online: Dance in Video This link opens in a new window
Dance in Video will contain five hundred hours of dance productions and documentaries by the most 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. This release includes 768 works, equaling 527 hours.

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