General Reference Sources for Theatre
The Cambridge Guide to Theatre by Call Number: PN2035 .C27 1995A comprehensive guide to the history and current practice of theater worldwide. It covers all major playwrights, works, traditions, theories, companies, venues and events; details the origins of popular theatre tradition; discusses the work of actors, directors and designers; and explains theatre architecture and design.
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Theatre and Performance by Call Number: Reference Collection PN2035 .O94 2003Provides information about theatre and performance from ancient Greece to the present day. In addition to covering traditional theatre, it considers dance, opera, and popular performance. Entries include those on actors, directors, genres of performance, and concepts.
The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre by Call Number: PN2035 .C63 1992Covers all aspects of theatre, including entries on theatrical styles, actors, directors, theatres, and technical topics such as lighting and sound.
General Reference Sources for Dance
- The International Encyclopedia of Dance (online)Includes articles written by scholars from around the world covering topics surrounding dance forms, music, costume, performance, companies, dancers, choreographers, and other aspects of dance.
The Oxford Dictionary of Dance by Call Number: Reference Collection GV1585 .C78 2000Focusing on modern dance, entries consider topics such as individual dancers, choreographers, styles, and technical terms.
Literature Reference Sources
- Literature Resource Center This link opens in a new windowLiterature reference database rich with biographical, bibliographical, and critical content about authors from all time periods and genres.
Reference Sources for Costume Design
- Bloomsbury Fashion Central This link opens in a new windowThis online portal offers access to reference articles, e-books, images, and other content relating to dress and fashion from across cultures and time.
- Encyclopedia of Clothing and FashionThis survey of clothing, costume, and fashion contains essays on a variety of topics touching on subjects as far ranging as fabrics and technologies, the cultural and social significance of dress, fashion designers, and representative garments and styles from throughout history.
- 20,000 Years of Fashion: The History of Costume and Personal AdornmentA comprehensive volume tracing the history of costume from prehistoric times to the present, with a focus on the evolution of fashion in Western Europe. In addition to text that summarizes period styles, there are numerous illustrations including photographs of actual garments and selections from visual art.
- The Chronicle of Western Fashion: From Ancient Times to the Present DayThis pictorial history of western fashion contains hand-drawn images of costume from Ancient Egypt (c. 2000 BCE) through 1980, with descriptions and a Glossary of Terms.