Theater and performance studies: Streaming video
A guide to primary and secondary research resources for theater and performance studies.
Streaming video collections
- The BBC Shakespeare playsThis collection provides access to the 37 Shakespeare plays produced by the BBC between 1978 and 1985.
- Dance online. Dance in videoSearchable 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.
- Digital theatre plusProvides online access to a digital streaming video collection of unique films of current, leading British theater productions. Includes behind-the-scenes documentaries as well as teaching and learning resources to facilitate a deeper understanding of the productions and texts.
- Drama onlineIn addition to full texts of plays from ancient Greece to the present day, Drama Online features streaming video of theatrical productions from the Globe Theatre, the Stratford Festival, and the National Theatre.
- Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI)Full-length streaming videos for selected artists from EAI's full collection, which spans the mid-1960s to the present, and is recognized as one of the most comprehensive video art collections in the world. Works in the collection range from seminal videos by pioneering figures to new digital works by emerging artists.
- KanopyKanopy is a leading distributor of tertiary educational videos (streaming videos and DVDs) within Australia and this database is a portal to videos which they make available for individual purchase. Major subjects covered include: The arts, business and training, health sciences, media and communication, natural sciences, social sciences, and teacher education. Users can search, browse and see previews of videos. Includes also some feature films, including the Criterion collection.
- OntheBoards. TVOntheBoards.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.
- Swank motion picturesStreaming service for classic Hollywood films.
- Theatre in videoStreaming video performances of the world's leading plays and film documentaries on the subject of theater.
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