Research Guides
Dance: Video
Recomended databases, e-journals, and resources on dance.
Streaming Video
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Productions 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) - Ontheboards.TV This link opens in a new window
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Streaming-video performances in contemporary dance, theater, and music.
- 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.
- AVON - Academic Video Online This link opens in a new window
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Documentaries, educational films, and news clips in many subject areas. - Films on Demand This link opens in a new window
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Streaming films across a variety of subjects. To limit results to Dance, click on the "All Subjects" drop down menu and select "Music and Dance." - Classical Performance in Video This link opens in a new window
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Video resource for classical music: performances, including 200 full operas and 75 dance titles, masterclasses, documentaries, scores, and interviews. (Music Online) - Kanopy This link opens in a new window
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Streaming documentaries and feature films - Medici.tv This link opens in a new window
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Streaming video of classical music performances including concerts, operas, ballets, documentaries, master-classes, and educational films.
- 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.
- Dance FilmmakingA new, curated, free site that showcases the best dance films from around the world
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.
- Finding Videos and Streaming Videos at UWHow to find videos and streaming videos using the UW Libraries catalog.