Subject Guides: Dance 260: Introduction to Dance: Streaming / Websites

Dance videos and recordings

On the Boards OntheBoards.tv, a website that delivers full-length, high quality contemporary performance films to your TV, desktop or mobile device.

Digital Theatre Plus This link opens in a new window Over 200 live full length productions – including Digital Theatre’s own recordings alongside collections such as BBC, Royal Shakespeare Company, Broadway Digital Archive, Royal Opera House, London Symphony Orchestra, Shakespeare’s Globe etc… And including audio radio-plays from LA Theatre Works. Over 140 in-depth interviews with industry professionals including actors, directors as well as all backstage staff: lighting technicians, fight coordinators, stage managers et al.

Dance in Video Dance in Video will contain 250 dance productions and documentaries by the most influential performers and companies of the 20th century. Selections cover ballet, tap, jazz, contemporary, experimental, and improvisational dance, as well as forerunners of the forms and the pioneers of modern concert dance. This release includes 189 videos, equalling 140 hours. You can also access Dance in Video through the Music Online interface.

Kanopy Streaming Video This link opens in a new window Collection of over 20,000 streaming videos
Public performance rights are included.

UBUweb Dance
UbuWeb Dance is presented in partnership with and is largely curated by Contemporary Dance Video Database
International Folk Dances by Internet Archive This is a collection of music from around the world for folk dancing that can be streamed. Much of this music has long been unavailable, taken from 78rpm or wax cylinder recordings. This collection is intended to be used by folk dance groups for practice.