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1. Jacob's Pillow Dance Interactive [electronic resource] [2011 - ]

  • Becket, Mass. : Jacob's Pillow Dance, 2011.
Description
Journal/Periodical
Database topics
American Literary Studies; Film and Media Studies
Summary
Online exhibit of brief video performance excerpts spanning from 1930s dance pioneers to today's most exciting artists recorded at Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, Massachusetts. Browse videos by artists, genres, or era. This website is a public project of the Virtual Pillow initiative which aims to build audiences and appreciation for dance and Jacob's Pillow.
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2. OntheBoards. TV. [2010]

  • Seattle, WA : OntheBoards. TV.
Description
Video — 1 online resource
Database topics
British and Commonwealth Literary Studies; American Literary Studies
Summary
OntheBoards.tv offers high-quality videos of full-length performances by some of today's most provocative artists working in dance, theater, music and other forms that defy categorization.
Online

3. Dance online. Dance in video [2008 - ]

  • Alexandria, VA : Alexander Street Press, [2008?]-
Description
Video — 1 online resource (streaming video files)
Database topics
Film and Media Studies; Other
Summary
  • Dance online. Dance in video, volume I
  • Dance online. Dance in video, volume II.
Searchable database containing streaming video files of dance productions and documentaries by 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. Videos can be browsed by people, role, ensemble, genre, and venue. Material types include documentaries, editorials, instructional, interviews, and performances. Database users may create their own custom playlists and video clips.
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 dance, ballet, tap, jazz, contemporary, experimental, and improvisational dance. Companies include the Joffrey Ballet, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Kirov Ballet, Compañía Nacional de Danza and Merce Cunningham. Interviews and documentaries with performers and choreographers include Margot Fonteyn, Mikhail Baryshnikov, George Balanchine, Trey McIntyre and Saburo Teshigawara.
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