Theater: Dramaturgy, Dance and More

A collection of more than 200 social dance manuals dating from the late 15th century through 1929. Site also includes histories, etiquette treatises and antidance manuals.

Textual definitions and pronunciations.

Created by the Dance Heritage Coalition, this site provides documentation, including videos and research resources, for a variety of dancers and dance companies.

Photos and brief historical background of scenery from the Ballet Russes de Monte Carlo collection at Butler University.

Digital images of more than 4,000 items housed at the New York Public Library devoted to the documentation of dance.

Free multimedia dance platform.

New Zealand site with international links.

A wonderful resource from the U.K., with some good essays on work expectations, racial issues, and contract advice, as well as an excellent bibliography.

A valuable professional site with helpful practical resources.

Production information, synopsis, musical numbers, sheet music, and video clips. The official website for more than 300 musicals, with information on choreographers, directors, composers and original cast members.

From the Library of Congress, discographic information for all commercially released show music from the 19th through the 21st centuries.

Not a scholarly resource, but an extensive and interesting one.

A collection of original materials by Native women playwrights of the Americas.

A link to resources including web indices and playwright listings.