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All books and most of the articles, videos, and music in the library's print and online collections can be searched using the library's main Discovery search box. You can choose a tab to limit in advance, or use the limits on the left after beginning a search.
Discovery also offers the option to expand your search to libraries worldwide and then links to "interlibrary loan". Most books arrive in 1 to 3 weeks and can be picked up at the main library desk. Articles generally arrive in about 3 days and are emailed directly to your OCU email account.
Reference books can also be useful sources, but may not appear in a search for a specific topic. Some examples included here are encyclopedias of dance. The Oxford Reference Online search searches within several such online reference books.
Dance Online includes a mix of books, articles and videos and can be browsed or searched directly. Most content is also included in Discovery.
Most books on dance are on the 3rd floor with call numbers between
However, some books about dance and another subject may be located with the other subject. Use Discovery to find more books on specific subjects.
Some books cover a wide range of topics in one book and can be hard to find in Discovery. Here are some recommended "reference books" on dance. You can search within them for your specific subject.
Fifty Contemporary Choreographers by
A unique and authoritative guide to the lives and work of prominent living contemporary choreographers. Representing a wide range of dance genres, each entry locates the individual in the context of modern dance theatre and explores their impact. Those studied include: Jerome Bel Richard Alston Doug Varone William Forsythe Phillippe Decoufle Jawole Willa Jo Zollar Ohad Naharin Itzik Gallili Twyla Tharp Wim Vandekeybus With a new, updated introduction by Deborah Jowitt and further reading and references throughout, this text is an invaluable resource for all students and critics of dance, and all those interested in the fascinating world of choreography.
The Oxford Dictionary of Dance by
With over 2,600 entries, the second edition of The Oxford Dictionary of Dance is a unique single volume reference on all aspects of dance performance written by two leading dance writers, Debra Craine and Judith Mackrell. The work covers all aspects of the diverse dance world from classicalballet to modern, from flamenco to hip-hop, from tap to South Asian dance forms and includes detailed entries on technical terms, steps, styles, works and countries, in addition to many biographies of dancers, choreographers, and companies.During the last thirty years the boundaries of dance have been radically redrawn. There has been an explosion of new activity within traditional forms like ballet, a stream of new dance languages invented by fresh generations of choreographers, and there is a growing appreciation of cultural danceforms from around the world. Fans today are likely to attend performances as varied as Spanish flamenco, Indian bharata natyam, Japanese butoh, classical ballet, and post-modern dance. With an emphasis on performance - the dance we see in our theatres today - readers will find both fact and analysison a wide range of subjects, from styles of dance and the history of dance companies and their productions, to dancers, choreographers, and technical terms.With 150 new entries, this new edition charts developments that have occurred over the last ten years, including the rise of new digital technology in the creation and staging of dance and the move to the mainstream of formerly fringe genres such as hip-hop, as well as the arrival of a newgeneration of dancers and choreographers to the scene.
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