With an interest in developing a global consortium of arts organizations, a number of institutions, including Cornell University and Columbia University, came together “to create easily accessible, multimedia, and multilingual information resources for the study and preservation of the performing arts.” Perhaps their biggest accomplishment thus far is the Global Performing Arts Database (GloPAD),...

With a well-established track record, the Great Performances series on PBS continues to offer a host of very compelling broadcasts ranging from dance recitals to musical theater. This well-thought-out website allows visitors to learn about the program schedule, offer their own feedback on the programs, and, most importantly, view a host of multimedia presentations related to the programs...

This website is the result of a collaboration between New York University and the Hemispheric Institute for Performance and Politics. It is a "digital venue for documenting the expression of social and political life through performance in the many cultures and political landscapes of the Americas." Visitors can click on "Artist Profiles" to read the profiles in English, Spanish or Portuguese....

Based at New York University, the Hemispheric Institute of Performance and Politics is a rather unique consortium of various institutions, artists, scholars, and activists dedicated “to exploring the relationship between expressive behavior and social and political life in the Americas”. Equally interesting is the Institute’s desire to move beyond a number of traditional disciplinary boundaries,...

Those looking for something to augment their TV viewing are in luck. The Martha Graham Dance Company YouTube Channel provides videos of recent performances from 2020, archival selections dating back to the 1930s, interviews with dancers and choreographers, and compilations that were previously aired on television. Welcoming viewers to the channel is a short video with artistic director Janet...

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has published their fine quarterly magazine since 2004. This site provides access to the NEA Arts Magazine, a great resource for anyone with an interest in the cultural milieu of the United States. Visitors can read the entire magazine as a pdf, or they can just peruse select articles. Recent articles in the magazine have covered the creative rebirth of...

The Jerome Robbins Dance Division Audio and Moving Image Archive at the New York Public Library offers "a virtual space for dance enthusiasts and researchers alike to browse, search, compare, and comment on dance videos and images." In fact, without even clicking a link readers may view a recorded dance performance on the site's homepage. Moving through the site, there are a couple of easy ways...

Set and costume designer Randy Barceló was born in Cuba, and he became well known for his unique designs for a range of Broadway and off-Broadway theatrical productions. Barceló also worked on designs for the opera and ballet, and he was also the first Hispanic nominated for a Tony Award. The University of Miami Libraries has a number of his oversized costume and set designs, costume plots,...

Robert Rauschenberg and Modern Dance, Partners for Life [Free registration may be required] http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/14/arts/dance/14coll.html?ref=arts Rauschenberg Shifted Path of American Art [Real Player] http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90411572 Metropolitan Museum of Art: Robert Rauschenberg http://www.metmuseum.org/special/Rauschenberg/images.asp Let the...

Teaching the arts is, as one might expect, an art in itself, and teachers young and old alike will find much to engage their attention on this delightful website. Created as part of the Annenberg Media's educational resource website, this site offers an eight-part professional development workshop for use by music, theater, dance, and visual art teachers. The site includes all eight of the one...