Dance Resources : Audiovisual
Streaming Video and Audio (UW-Licensed)
Mills Music Library subscribes to the following selected streaming audio and video databases. For a complete list and descriptions of the audio and video databases to which we subscribe, click here.
- Dance in Video (UW-Licensed)Contains hundreds of hours of dance productions and documentaries by 20th century performers and companies. Selections cover ballet, tap, jazz, contemporary, experimental, and improvisational dance.
- Hemispheric Institute of Performance and Politics Digital Video LibraryHIDVL is a collaboration between New York University Libraries and the Hemispheric Institute of Performance and Politics. It brings together materials that have been available only in small archives that are inaccessible to scholars and that lack the resources to properly care for and provide access to these extraordinary cultural documents. I also features trilingual Artist Profiles.
- Theatre in Video (UW-Licensed)Just like "Dance in Video," "Theatre In Video" contains hundreds of definitive performances of the world's leading plays and film documentaries, online in streaming video, representing hundreds of leading playwrights, actors and directors.
- DRAM (UW-Licensed)Featured music ranges from 19th- and 20th-century classical genres to early rock, folk music to opera, Native American to jazz, historical musical theater to new music, electronic and beyond. Full liner notes and cover art are included.
- NAXOS Music Library Online (UW-Licensed)The collection provides online streaming access to over 500,000 tracks (over 37,00 CDs) from more than 50 labels, including the entire Naxos, Marco Polo and Da Capo catalogs. Resources offered include libretti and synopses of over 700 operas, a pronunciation guide for composer and artist names, and a glossary of musical terms.
- Smithsonian Global SoundThe collection ranges from blues to children’s songs, American folk to spoken word and sounds, and is a virtual encyclopedia of the world's musical and aural traditions. Liner notes and cover art included.
Find Videos in Mills Music Library
- Artists in exile: a story of modern dance in San Francisco by directed, produced and edited by Austin Forbord and Shelly TrottCall Number: VIDEO CASSETTE 711 Music Library (Mills) Audio Facility
You can find videos on dance in the UW-Madison Library Catalog.
Sample keyword searches:
- Dance
- Ballet
- French ballet
- Modern dance
- Choreography
- Dance technique
Here is a brief list of dance videos available from our collection:
- Stravinsky and the Ballets russes by produced by François Duplat; directed for video by Denis Caïozzi.Call Number: DVD 512 Music Library (Mills) Audio Facility
- Nikolais/Louis legacy workshops: panel discussionCall Number: DVD 469 Music Library (Mills) Audio Facility
- Talking feet: solo southern dance: flatfoot, buck and tap by produced by Mike Seeger and Ruth PershingCall Number: DVD 241 Music Library (Mills) Audio Facility
Other Resources on Dance Videos
- Dance on camera : a guide to dance films and videos by edited by Louise SpainCall Number: GV1595 D342 1998 Memorial Library Reference Stacks, 2 South (non-circulating)ISBN: 0810833034
- EYE ON DANCEAn interesting television format that uses the artist's voice to personalize the creative process. Combines conversations with performance footage. Aimed at people of all pages. Check out their site for a broadcast schedule.