DANC 3450: Contemporary Dance History
Online Sources for Biography
Dictionaries and encyclopedias also often include biographical information.
- Oxford Reference This link opens in a new window
More than 200 dictionaries, encyclopedias, language reference and subject reference works published by Oxford University Press. In addition to text, some sources include maps, illustrations, and Web links. Users can search one resource, a group of selected resources, or all of them at once. Regularly updated.
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Encyclopedia of the Enlightenment
Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages
The Oxford Classical Dictionary
The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium
The Oxford Dictionary of the Renaissance
The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Reformation - Oxford Music Online This link opens in a new window
Covers music and musicians of all types and time periods; includes bibliographies, composers' worklists, links to related sites, audio and music examples. Provides access to Grove Music Online (incorporating the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, the New Grove Dictionary of Opera, and New Grove Dictionary of Jazz), as well as The Oxford Dictionary of Music and The Oxford Companion to Music.
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- America's Irreplaceable Dance Treasures: the First 100Essays and bibliography on significant figures in American dance.
Dance Biography in the Library
Biographies are shelved at GV 1785. They are alphabetical by the subject. Other sources:
Biographical Dictionary of Dance by Call Number: Ref GV1785.A1 C58 1982ISBN: 0028702603Publication Date: 1982-09-01Brief biographies of over 2500 dancers, choreographers, and other dance personalities.- Dancers and Choreographers by Call Number: Ref Z7514.D2 G48 1995ISBN: 1559211083Publication Date: 1995-06-01Where to find information on dancers and choreographers in English-language books and scholarly periodicals. Covers ballet and modern dance.
Fifty Contemporary Choreographers by Call Number: Ref GV1785.A1 B74 2011ISBN: 9780415380812Publication Date: 2011-04-20Brief biographies with worklists and sources for "further reading."
