A list of performing arts sites on the web prepared by our experts.
General
Databases
Gateways
Government departments
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Libraries
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
Performing Arts Encyclopedia: a guide to the performing arts collections and exhibitions at the Library of Congress
Westminster Libraries and Archives
Organisations
Arts Council of Northern Ireland
SIBMAS, the International Association of Libraries and Museums of the Performing Arts
Dance
Databases
Libraries and archives
The National Resource Centre for Dance (NRCD), University of Surrey
New York Public Library: Jerome Robbins Dance Division
Research societies
Dolmetsch Historical Dance Society
English Folk Dance and Song Society
Society of Dance History Scholars
Film
Databases
Britmovie: Home of British films
CineFiles: University of California Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive
Silent Era: the silent film website
Women in Cinema: a reference guide: links to online bibliographies
Gateways
British Universities Film and Video Council: Moving Image Gateway
Cineuropa: European portal dedicated to cinema
Public Motion Picture Research Centers and Film Archives
Libraries and archives
Bill Douglas Centre for the History of Cinema and Popular Culture
National Museum of Photography, Film and Television: Insight: Collections & Research Centre
Organisations
Institute of Contemporary Arts
Resources
AHRB Centre for British Film and Television Studies
Music
Links to useful musical websites
Theatre
Archives
Royal National Theatre Archive: Information under Visiting
Shakespeare Birthplace Trust: Royal Shakespeare Company archives and other Shakespeare in performance collections
Dictionaries
Resources
Collage - Corporation of London image database: "Leisure" includes theatres
Bristol University Theatre Collection
British Theatre Guide: including links and an online glossary
Doollee: an ongoing project to list every play written or produced in English since 1956
The Mander & Mitchenson Theatre Collection
The Sheridan Morley Collection at Kingston University
V&A Theatre and Performance: formerly the Theatre Museum
The Victorian & Edwardian Theatre Collections at the Templeman Library
WWW Virtual Library Theatre and Drama
Humanities Reference Service
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