Oral History
Heritage Lottery Fund (UK) > Practice Guidance
British Library > Help for Researchers
Oral History Society (UK) > Practical Advice
Oral History Association (USA) > Principles & Best Practices
Intangible Heritage
UNESCO > Intangible Cultural Heritage
University College London > Museums and Intangible Heritage
Performing Arts Collections
Victoria & Albert Museum > Theatre and Performance Collections
McNay Art Museum > Tobin Collection of Theatre Arts
Arts Centre Melbourne > Performing Arts Collection
Royal Opera House > Collections
Centre National du Costume de Scène > Collections
Performing Arts Associations & Directories
SIBMAS
Société Internationale des Bibliothèques et des Musées des Arts du Spectacle / International Association of Libraries and Museums of the Performing Arts
APAG
Association of Performing Arts Collections & UK affiliate of SIBMAS
AusStage
Australian Theatre Research, an online event database of Australian live performance
Archival Registers Research Databases
ARCHON
Archives Online; United Kingdom
National Register of Archives
National directory; United Kingdom
PANDORA
Australia’s Web Archive, database of the National Library of Australia retaining the online publication of the Barry Kay Archive to provide independent public access to it in perpetuity
Performing Arts Resources
Das Meininger Theater
Südthüringisches Staatstheater > Theatre Museum and Archives of historical significance; instrumental influence on theatre reform in the 19th century > Meininger Theaterreform
Royal Opera House > History of The Royal Ballet
Royal Opera House > Performance Database
The Peter Darrell Trust
Works of Peter Darrell; biography, choreographic awards etc.
Kenneth MacMillan
The MacMillan Estate; life and work of Kenneth MacMillan.
Royal Academy of Dance > Archives and Special Collections
Rudolf Nureyev Foundation
Rudolf Nureyev Foundation Official Website; biography, ballet chronology, artistic influence, main roles, choreographies, dance partners, dance director, the artist, the grave.
The Rudolf Nureyev® Dance Foundation
Mission statement, biography, extensive lists of works and performances, career highlights etc.
Tanznetz
German website for dance.
Composers
Marius Petipa Life and works
Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky Life and works
Leoš Janáček Society/Gesellschaft/Společnost
Website with a scientific approach to archiving the Czech composer’s work, including musical analyses; frequent updates
Leoš Janáček
A specialised and informative website about the life and work of the Czech composer; biography, list of works, news and events, reviews etc.
Bohuslav Martinů Life and works
Richard Rodney Bennett Life and works
Andrzej Panufnik Biography, list of works, discography etc.
Journals
Magazines
Periodicals
Dance Magazine
News, exclusive online reviews, performance calendar, dance finder etc.
Ballet.Co Magazine
News, forums, talk, history, reviews, reviews database etc.
Dancing Times
News, reviews, interviews, policy of maintaining the highest standards of criticism and dance history.
Dance Australia
News, artists, reviews.
Critical Dance
An an international non-profit entity founded for the purpose of promoting and supporting the dance arts, including dance arts professionals, organizations, companies, presenters, writers and audiences.
Opera
News, features, interviews, reviews of performances from around the world.
National Drama
Journal for drama in the UK; biannual publication of news, reviews, articles and events.
Theatre Record
Fortnightly full, unabridged reviews of the UK’s major theatre critics from the daily, weekly and Sunday newspapers and magazines.
The Stage
Weekly publication serving the UK entertainment and performing arts industry.
USITT
The United States Institute for Theatre Technology connects performing arts design and technology communities to ensure a vibrant dialog among practitioners, educators, and students.
Journal for design, production and technology professionals in the performing arts and entertainment industry.
Teaching Institutions offering Performing Arts & Fashion Design courses
Slade School of Fine Art London
Croydon College of Design and Technology Greater London
Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design London
Wimbledon College of Arts Greater London
Photography
The Photographers’ Gallery Soho, London
Australian Centre for Phtography Sydney
FC Gundlach Foundation Hamburg
Photgrapher, founder of the PPS Gallery
Ivorypress > C International Photo Magazine Madrid / London
Published biannually aming to promote debate and creativity in contemporary photography without cultural, geographical or thematic boundaries.
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