Research Guides
Dance: Video
Recomended databases, e-journals, and resources on dance.
Streaming Video
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Dance in VideoProductions and documentaries by the most influential performers and companies of the 20th century covering ballet, tap, jazz, contemporary, experimental, improvisational, and modern concert dance. (Dance Online; Volumes I and II)
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Ballet DictionaryPresented by American Ballet Theater, 170 terms from the Technical Manual and Dictionary of Classical Ballet are demonstrated by ABT Company dancers. Resource contains both pictures and filmed clips.
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Classical Performance in VideoVideo resource for classical music: performances, including 200 full operas and 75 dance titles, masterclasses, documentaries, scores, and interviews. (Music Online)
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Medici.tvStreaming video of classical music performances including concerts, operas, ballets, documentaries, master-classes, and educational films.
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Music and Dance @ Films on DemandContent covers a wide variety of subjects, from Anthropology to World Languages. The UW Libraries has licensed 100+ titles including some in Music and Dance.
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Ontheboards.TVStreaming-video performances in contemporary dance, theater, and music.
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UbuwebA large web-based educational resource for avant-garde material available on the internet, founded in 1996 by poet Kenneth Goldsmith. It offers visual, concrete and sound poetry, expanding to include film and sound art mp3 archives.
Dance Videos in the UW Libraries
Most of the dance media collection is housed in the Media Center in Suzzallo Library although the Bothell Campus Library has a rich collection of modern dance videos and DVDs.
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Finding Videos and Streaming Videos at UWHow to find videos and streaming videos using the UW Libraries catalog.