DANC 2450: Dance History and Culture
Ballet History
A & V in the Library
Find audio and video in the library's collection using Library Search.
CDs, DVDs, etc. may be checked out of the library.
Streaming Video
- Dance Online: Dance in Video This link opens in a new windowVideo streaming of over 1,100 dance productions and documentaries. Selections cover ballet, tap, jazz, contemporary, experimental, and improvisational dance, as well as forerunners of the forms and the pioneers of modern concert dance. Make your own playlists and save clips.
- Films on Demand This link opens in a new window
Includes more than 20,000 streaming videos which allow searching for specific video segments, organize videos into folders, create personal playlists for your students to view, and even create customized bookmarks within any program. Includes videos from the Humanities & Social Sciences, Business & Economics, Science & Mathematics, and Health & Medicine collections.
Download the Films on Demand Android and iOS app.
- Jacob's Pillow Dance InteractiveVideos of excerpts from performances at Jacob's Pillow from 1937 to the present.
- Music Online: Opera in Video This link opens in a new window
150+ videos of complete opera performances, interviews, and documentaries, from the Baroque to the 20th century. Create playlists, make and save clips, etc.
Streaming Audio
- Naxos Music Library This link opens in a new windowAccess almost 700,000 tracks from over 47,000 CDs from 300 labels, including the entire Naxos catalog. Includes classical, world, folk, and new age. Features text resources such as music terms, a pronunciation guide, opera synopses and libretti, historical notes, and more.