Theatre Education
“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.” - Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973)
Listings of Theatre Schools:
The Intuitons College Theatre Guide
Organizations
The Association of Drama Educators (Western Australia)
Theatre for Young Audiences Creative Drama - page by Matt Buchanan includes many many resources for theatre educators
The Association of Drama Educators (Western Australia)
Theatre Criticism
Arts Journal: Hot Issues, The Health of Theatre - Many great articles are accessible from here
WORLD THEATRE
PHYSICAL THEATRE
APPLIED THEATRE (includes many categories from theatre of the
oppressed to theatre and the disabled)
Master Sites:
Playbill Online - Broadway & Regional Theatre Links
The New Improv Page - Includes Comprehensive Lists of Companies
Improv Across America - Includes Comprehensive Lists of Companies
International Playback Theatre Network Member Listings - Links to companies worldwide.
NYTheatre.com - Lots of show listings and reviews
Theatre Canada. - Includes comprehensive link libraries to Canadian theatres.
World, International, and Ethnic Theatre Resources
”Great artists have no country”. -
Alfred du Masset
Master Sites
Association Internationale De Theatre - Amateur International Amateur Theatre Association
African American
Asia (Look as well under individual countries)
Australia
Theatre Australia - includes a huge database of companies
Australian Theatre History Online - Nice resource
Baltic States (Look as well under individual countries)
Britain
British Theatre Links from The Mining Company
Theatreworld Internet Magazine
Brazil
Canada
Atlantic Canada Theatre - Loads of primary research materials relating to Canadian theatre history
Theatre Canada. - Includes comprehensive link libraries to Canadian theatres.
The Canadian Institute for Theatre Technology
China (see also Taiwan)
Czech Republic
Czech Republic Theatre Showcase
Denmark
Europe (Look as well under individual countries)
North European Amateur Theatre Alliance
France
Association du Théâtre Le Colombier - Nice National Portal Site
Bibliothčque-Musée de la Comédie française
Société des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques - Paris
Germany
Deutsche Theatertechnische Gesellschaft - German Association for Theatre Technology
Greece
Alice in Theatreland - Includes Greek theatre links as well as listings for theatres in Athens
Hungary
India
Ireland
Irish Playography - Database of plays and playwrights produced since 1975 in Ireland
Journal of the Irish Theatre Forum
Italy
Japan
Japaneese Society for Theatre Research (Site is in Japanese)
Lithuania
Lithuanian theatre, Music, and Cinema Museum
Myanmar
The Puppet Theatre in Myanmar - excellent photos
Native American
The Netherlands
Theatres and Websites in The Netherlands
New Zealand
New Zealand Venue Web - Mostly lists venues but is very comprehensive and includes many photos and technical drawings.
New Zealand Association for Theatre Craft, Design and Technology
Norway
Nordic Amateur Theatre Council
Portugal
Russia
Moscow Theatre Server - Multiple languages supported. Site includes links to various Moscow theatres and other resources.
Moscow Art Theatre
Scotland
Singapore
South Africa
First Physical Theatre Company - Site includes links to many other South African Physical Theatre companies
Spain
InfoEscena - Links, reviews, listings, etc.
Taiwan (see also China)
Cyberstage Tiawan - Multi-lingual site includes a nice timeline of the performing arts in Taiwan
Turkey
Turkish Theatre Portal - Includes an amazing collection of photos! Site is in Turkish and in English.
Yiddish
Yugoslavia
The Torpedo Theatre Company in Belgrade, Yugoslavia
Fight Direction and Stage Combat Resources
“I got kicked out of ballet class because I pulled a groin muscle... It wasn’t mine.” - Rita Rudner
“The Academy of European Medieval Martial Arts or AEMMA, is a Toronto based non-profit corporation and has as its goals: (1) to resurrect and reconstruct historical European/Western medieval martial arts; (2) to provide instruction and training in developing personal defensive and offensive skills based on our research of the martial arts techniques of historical Europe. “ - The site includes an incredible database of information organized by century.
The Academy of Theatrical Combat was founded in 1987 by Swordmaster/Master of Theatrical Combat Dan Speaker for the purpose of providing a year-round on-going training program in the art of theatrical combat in the Los Angeles area.
Andrew Villaverde Fight Direction
Based in Glendale, CA, Andrew Villaverde offers both consulting and training services
Art of Combat, inc. is a company combining the talents of six fight choreographers, with a total of 20 years of stage combat experience. The company is based in Lansing, Michigan, and Chicago, Illinois.
“ARMA - the Association for Renaissance Martial Arts, is an educational non-profit organization dedicated to the study and practice of historical fencing and the exploration and promotion of our Western martial heritage. “
The Atlanta Stage Combat Studio, led by SAFD Fight Director/Certified Teacher Scot Mann, is affilated with the Society of American Fight Directors (SAFD) and is located in Atlanta, Georgia. This organization promotes safety with training and choreography in stage combat (‘theatrical simulated violence’) through workshops and seminars.
British Academy of Dramatic Combat
The British Academy of Stage and Screen Combat
Trained fight masters, teachers and combatants of the Society of American Fight Directors (S.A.F.D.) are dedicated to minimizing risk while maximizing performance effect and historical accuracy in period productions. Cincinnatian k. Jenny Jones has been a member of the organization since 1988. Her first introduction to the profession came as an acting student at the University of Cincinnati when fight master Drew Fracher staged broad-sword combat for a production of Cymbeline.
“Combat Incorporated has been creating dynamic, inventive and safe fight choreography for over six years...and be it stage or film, opera or television, we train actors in the use of fists, falls, knives, swords, firearms, whips, folding chairs and the occasional flying salamis.” This company is based in New York City
Dueling Arts International / Dueling Arts Entertainment
The performing company (producers of live action stunt shows) and school keeps its location secret for some reason, but one might infer they are located in the US. The phone number that they publish on the site lists an area code of 415 so you can do the detective work.
Great site for research into this topic
This resource, from Scottish Fight Director, Carter Ferguson, offers a plethora of resources including a nifty glossary of fight direction, and combat terminology.
Nice master site from Canada. Offers certification. The website includes directories of Fight Directors, Organizations, and more
“A New York City based action theatre company that produces original work celebrating the historical woman warrior and the modern actionheroine.”
“The Los Angeles Fight Academy (LAFA) is a school of theatrical movement dedicated to developing and teaching skills which celebrate the expressive body in motion, and how to apply these skills in relationship to comedy, conflict and performance.”
Founded in 1992, The Noble Blades comprise the resident stage combat troupe of the Reston Community Players (RCP) and the area’s only professionally-trained, community-based fight group. The Noble Blades are committed to the performance of stage combat in an entertaining, educational, historically accurate, and safe manner. All members of The Noble Blades receive extensive schooling (most recently under the tutelage of SAFD Fight Director Michael Johnson and SAFD Certified Teacher Michael Donahue); many are SAFD actor/combatants
Based in Toronto, Canada, Rapier-Wit is the operating name of the various endeavors of Daniel Levinson which include: Rapier-Wit’s School of Stage Combat, Rapier-Wit Productions, and The Rude Mechanicals comedic fight troop. Rapier -Wit’s goal is to promote action motivated theatre and the art of stage combat.
“Ring of Steel—Ann Arbor, established in 1989, is a nonprofit educational organization dedicated to developing and promoting the art of stage violence. We believe that the skills necessary to practice theatrical combat compose a martial art unto themselves. To this end, as the largest theatrical fencing salle in the nation, the Ring of Steel teaches classes, provides in-house workshops, choreographs shows, and maintains an aggressive performance schedule in a wide variety of public venues. “
School of Stage and Historic Combat
Based in Oklahoma: “Our mission at the School of Stage and Historic Combat is to provide the best possible educational experience for our students through excellence in teaching, research and creative activity in the safest and most professional way.”
Society of American Fight Directors
General information resource on theatrical swordfighting.
Swordplay is a New York City based organization dedicated to providing training to professional actors in the techniques of safe and effective stage combat.
Swordplay Fencing Studios - Los Angeles area.
“SwordPlay Fencing Studio, located in Burbank, CA has been in operation since 1992. Owner and SwordMaster Tim Weske has established a successful and unique training facility offering a variety of training in Olympic-Style Fencing (Foil, Epee & Sabre) & Stage Combat for film and television. Many of SwordPlay’s fencers continue to be a driving force in the competition circuit under the USFA (United States Fencing Association). In addition, Mr. Weske has proven to be a mainstay in Hollywood through his work as SwordMaster in the film & television industry.”
Based in Minnesota, “They Fight Stage Combat School was started to teach the art of staged violence. The school was started in late 2001 by Don Preston, an accomplished Stage Combatant and Instructor, Certified by the Society of American Fight Directors.”
California Shakespeare Festival’s Fight Director, Mark Booher, is currently staging fights with scimitars, quarter staffs, and rapiers in this season’s Shakespeare offerings
School and services based in Southern California
YoungBlood Theatre and Film Services
Based in Britain, “YoungBlood Ltd is a collective of young fight directors, choreographers, instructors and performers. In addition to training services, [they] provide professional fight direction services for the entertainment industry, including theatre, film, television and motion capture.”
Starfire Swords - Spencer NY
Therion Arms - Their site links to hundreds of other supply sources. See their LINKS page
Who knows but one generation, always remains a child! - Norlin
General
Theatrehistory.com - Excellent resource!
Atlantic Canada Theatre - Loads of primary research materials relating to Canadian theatre history
BRITISH DRAMA 1890 TO 1950 A CRITICAL HISTORY by Richard Farr Dietrich - The entire text of this book is online. Wonderful resource!
Classicaltheatre.com - This site includes many articles and essays on Shakespeare and other classical genres.
Theatre History Sites on the WWW - LOADS of links!
Virtual Library of Theatre and Drama - Very rich in resources for the Theatre researcher
Musicals 101 - Great site. Lots of resources including a number that are history related.
Theatres on Postcards - An incredible visual database of theatre building images around the world
Ancient, Greek & Roman
he Classical Origins of Western Culture - Lots of study guides available
Medieval
Medieval Drama Links
Shakespeare and Elizabethan
Restoration
Renaissance and Baroque
Baroque Theatre - Lots of playwright links
The Development of Scenic Spectacle
Eighteenth Century
Broadway History
Internet Broadway Database - Best site for dates, cast lists, etc.
Nineteenth Century
Footlight Notes: Amazing Site of images from the music hall and Vaudeville era. An RF favorite!
Emile Campardon’s LES SPECTACLES DE LA FOIRE - Placed online by Barry
Russell, this edition, originally published in 1877, is a monumental assemblage
of primary archival material and scholarly notes
addressing the professional and private lives of the people who were engaged in
French fairground and boulevard entertainments between 1670 and 1800
English Actors at the turn of the Twentieth Century WONDERFUL Collection.
The Golden Age of Theatre (1880-1920) - Incredible collection of images and biographies, postcards, playbills, etc.
Shakespeare and the players - A survey through postcards and photos of the many English and American actors who played Shakespeare’s characters for late Victorian and Edwardian audiences. Great visual resource! ***
The History of American Popular Entertainment from Minstrelsy to Madonna - Quite an extensive resource!
Theatre Ephemera - Outstanding collection of theatre photographs from the 19th century. People and theatres are depicted. Well organized collection.
Playbills from Edinburgh’s Theatre Royal - Tremendous collection of images
The Theatrical Syndicate - Nice account!
A-1 Video Vaudeville Collection - Hundreds of acts available on a series of seven videotapes
Twentieth Century Resources
American Vaudeville Museum - Based in Boston but lots of resources on the
web
Vaudeville - American Variety Stage - Library of Congress
British Drama. 1890 TO 1950, A Critical History, by
Richard Farr Dietrich
Early Twentieth Century Russian Drama - Profiles writers, designers, directors.
The Golden Age of Theatre (1880-1920) - Incredible collection of images and biographies, postcards, playbills, etc
PBS - Changing Stages Program Guide - Includes extensive timelines and information
Historic American Sheet Music - images from Duke University. Great site!
Mercury Theatre On the Air - Radio broadcasts actually but an amazing history resource on the early work of Orson Welles. The site includes many many actual broadcasts
Twentieth Century Russian Theatre - Resources on plays, designers, directors, etc
Burlesque - From Dance History Archives. This page offers a delightful bibliography of shows, films, books, and more.
Comedia, Italian & Spanish
Quelques ressources sur la Commedia dell’Arte trouvées sur Internet. -
Wonderful collection of links on Comedia Del Arte, physical theatre, puppetry
and similar topics. Lots of links are dead though
Comedia del Arte - Includes sketches and illustrations on the major characters
Quelques ressources sur la Commedia dell’Arte trouvées sur Internet - From French Canada but with many links to both French and English pages
The Stock Characters:
Arlecchino (Italian)
Harlequin (French)
Capitano
Colombina
I Dottori
Gratiano - The Lawyer
Pantalone
Pulcinella
Classifications:
Amarosi (the lovers)
Vecchi, (old male characters)
Gratiano - The Lawyer
Pantalone
Zanni
Arlechino/Harlequin
Other History Resources Organized Geographically
Australia
French
Quelques ressources sur la Commedia dell’Arte trouvées sur Internet.
Germany
Oriental
Kabuki for Everyone
Other
British Theatre Illustrations 1660-1800
Federal Theatre Project Archives at The Library of Congress
Theatres website - Profiles the building structures and historical seasons of theatres from Broadway and beyond.
Theatre Education
“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.” - Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973)
Listings of Theatre Schools:
The Intuitons College Theatre Guide
Organizations
The Association of Drama Educators (Western Australia)
Theatre for Young Audiences Creative Drama - page by Matt Buchanan includes many many resources for theatre educators
The Association of Drama Educators (Western Australia)
Theatre Criticism
Arts Journal: Hot Issues, The Health of Theatre - Many great articles are accessible from here
Theatre Education:
Theatre Education Literature Review - Excellent collection of links. Covers Arts Education in General too
Unites States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT) - Serves the entire discipline of theatre technology and design
Visual Arts Education:
Art Teacher on the Net - Tremendous number of neat resources here!
Kinderart - Lesson plans and project ideas for childrens’ art projects. Nice site.
Cultural Huistory:
LIST of European Information Centers
Austria
The Austrian Association of Independent Theatre
Belgium
Maison du Spectacle - La Bellone
IETM Informal European Theatre Meeting
Bulgaria
Soros Centre for the Arts - Sofia
Czech Republic
Association of Professional Theatres in the Czech
Czech Centre of OISTAT - Czech Secretariat
Denmark
Danish Dance Information Centre
England/UK
Association of National Dance Agencies (ANDA)
Centre for Performance Research
Independent Theatre Council (ITC)
Scottish Mask & Puppet Theatre Centre
Estonia
Information Centre of the Estonian Theatre Union
Finland
Finnish Dance Information Centre
Finnish Theatre Information Centre
France
ARCADE Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
Centre national de la danse - Dpt des Metiers CND
Centre national de la danse - Mediatheque CND
Office National de Diffusion Artistique
Germany
Hungary
Open Society Institute - Budapest
Ireland
Association of Irish Festival Events
Association of Professional Dancers in Ireland
National Association for Youth Drama
Italy
Latvia
New Theatre Institute of Latvia
Lithuania
Lithuanian Dance Information Centre
Theatre and Cinema Information & Education Centre
Macedonia
Monaco
Netherlands, the
Norway
Informasjonssenter for Scenekunst
Institutt for Musikk og Teater
Norwegian Association of Performing Arts
Poland
Zbigniew Raszewski Theatre Institute
Romania
Russia
Centre of Information Technologies for Theatres
Slovakia
The Theatre Institute Bratislava
Slovenia
DELAK Centre for performance research
Spain
Centre de Documentació i Museu Arts Escčniques
Centro Documentación Artes Escénicas Andalucía
Sweden
Swedish Centre of the International Theatre Instit
Switzerland
List of International Publications
NDD info Belgium
Performing Times Bulgaria
Amaterska scena / Amateur Stage Czech Republic
Czech Theatre Magazine Czech Republic
D´ARTAMAN Czech Republic
Dance Zone Czech Republic
DivadelnĂ noviny / Theatre News Czech Republic
Divadelni revue / Drama Revue Czech Republic
Harmonie Czech Republic
InformaÄŤnĂ servis / Information Service Czech Republic
Kritická pĹ™Ăloha Czech Republic
Loutkář / Puppeteer Czech Republic
MĂstnĂ kultura / Local Culture Czech Republic
Muzikus Czech Republic
Muzikus Czech Republic
New Czech Plays Czech Republic
Opus Musicum Czech Republic
Scena.cz Czech Republic
Svět a divadlo / World and Theatre Czech Republic
TaneÄŤnĂ listy / Dance Papers Czech Republic
Tvořivá dramatika / Creative Drama Eductaion Czech Republic
JUICE magazine England/UK
Finnish Dance in Focus Finland
Finnish Theatre Finland
Tanssi Finland
Teatteri Finland
Actes du Theatre France
Arts de la Piste France
Culture Europe France
Danse sur Cour France
Danser France
Danses Information France
Guide-annuaire du spectacle vivant 2002/2003 France
La Scčne France
L’Avant-Scčne Théâtre France
Mouvement France
ballet-tanz Germany
Buehnentechnische Rundschau Germany
Der Spielplan Germany
Die Deutsche Buehne Germany
Mykenae Theater-Korrespondenz Germany
Opernwelt Germany
Theater der Zeit Germany
Theater heute Germany
Directory of Musicians in Ireland Ireland
Irish Music Handbook 2nd Edition Ireland
Irish Theatre Handbook 2nd Edition Ireland
Irish Youth Theatre Handbook Ireland
Giornale del Teatro ragazzi Italy
Lietuvos Teatras Lithuania
Teatrul-Azi Romania
IFCPA Festival Agenda Scotland/UK
Lutka Slovenia
Maska Slovenia
Actores. Revista de la Unión de Actores Spain
ADE Teatro.Asociación Directores de Escena Espańa Spain
Por la Danza Spain
Primer Acto SpaIN
DramaWest - The Association of Drama Educators
(Western Australia) - Online resource for teachers and students of Drama.
It also focuses on the activities of the Association. Includes a well-chosen, annotated list of international links.
Educational Resources: Dramatic Arts Links - Small collection of links to sites about drama, theatre, mime and similar arts. Site includes many other educational categories
The Internet Public Library: Drama & Performance Reference - The Internet’s first public library. Thousands of links, carefully selected and well organized.
Justin’s Drama and Theatre Links - One of the largest theatre directories
on the Web with over 5,000 links.
Carefully categorized, from the general to the specific.LandingPlace.com
- “For and about the fine arts”, listing shows/exhibits from theatres,
museums, and art galleries,
performing and visual artist profiles, agent listings, audition news, and links.
Larry Stark’s Theater Mirror - “Boston’s LIVE Theater Guide.” Current plays, reviews, announcements, links, and much more.
Moonstruck Drama Bookstore - Plays, cast albums, sheet music, theatre news & more!
Performing Arts Online - Hosts pages profiling performing artists, management, and presenters. Includes large list of links.
Performing Zone - Performing Arts teaching resources, drama and dance
lesson plans, teachers and students help,
and a student and separate teachers forum. Help on GCSE and A Level courses.
Playspace Clown Training - Directed by Australia-based Alan Clay, website offers international workshop and performance information, and links to a wide range of circus and physical theatre resources.
Theatre Central - Profiles and contact info of all types of theatre professionals. Also theatre-related links.
TheatreHistory.com - The premiere source for theatre research on the Web.
Theatre Resources - Directory of theatre related websites and discussion groups.
Theatrical Calamities Backstage stories from the world of live theatre.
WWW Vitrual Library: Theatre and Drama - Professional, academic and recreational resources. Large list of theatre links attached to a HUGE library of other subjects.