Performing Arts

Resources by Topic

Books on Dance in the CU Collections (): A list of books on the subject of dance in the CU Collections.
Dance Journals: CU's Online Collection (For CU faculty, staff, and, students only. Must log in through CU Intranet. ): CU's online collection of journals covering dance.
Oxford Dictionary of Dance (For CU faculty, staff, and, students only. Must log in through CU Intranet. ): Wide coverage of dancers, choreographers, teachers, composers, technical terms, major works, important films, and organizations involved in the dance world.

Books on Opera in the CU Collections (): A list of books on the subject of opera in the CU Collections.
Concise Oxford Dictionary of Opera (For CU faculty, staff, and, students only. Must log in through CU Intranet. ): Plot synopses and first performance details, bibliographies of works about opera, entries on singers, definitions and discussions of technical terms and operatic styles, and surveys of opera history.
Who's Who in Opera (For CU faculty, staff, and, students only. Must log in through CU Intranet. ): Over 2,500 operatic characters giving plot synopses for over 250 operas and operettas, and details full information on each operatic role, including its creator and notable performers.

Books on Theater in the CU Collections (): A list of books on the subject of theater in the CU Collections.
Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre (For CU faculty, staff, and, students only. Must log in through CU Intranet. ): 2,500 entries cover all aspects of theatre worldwide and throughout the ages.
Oxford Companion to American Theater (For CU faculty, staff, and, students only. Must log in through CU Intranet. ): Playwrights, plays, actors, directors, producers, songwriters, famous playhouses, dramatic movements, and foreign influences on American theater. Covers both classic works and commercially successful plays.
Oxford Dictionary of Plays (For CU faculty, staff, and, students only. Must log in through CU Intranet.): Provides information on 1,000 of the best-known, best-loved, and most important plays in world theatre.
Theater & Drama Journals: CU's Online Collection (For CU faculty, staff, and, students only. Must log in through CU Intranet. ): CU's collection of online journals covering theatre.
Theater in Video (Alexander Street Press - Streaming Video) (For CU faculty, staff, and, students only. Must log in through CU Intranet.): More than 250 definitive performances of the world's leading plays including the complete works of Shakespeare as produced by the BBC, together with more than 100 film documentaries.