Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Open Course Ware: Dance Theory and Composition
This resource provides information and sources that discuss the elements of dance.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Music and Creativity in Ancient Greece
You think you love music? You have nothing on the Ancient Greek obsession. Every aspect of Greek life was punctuated by song: history, poetry, theater, sports and even astronomy. In fact, music was so important to Greek philosopher Plato...
Library of Congress
Loc: Music and Theater Introduction
This official site for the Music Divison of the Library of Congress offers a wealth of information about music and composers. A "must" site for the devoted musician.
PBS
Pbs: Arts
The home on the web for arts-related content that airs on PBS stations. You can link to the program sites of long-running arts broadcasts, sample special exhibitions, and investigate what the network is airing or has recently aired on...
National Arts Centre (Canada)
National Arts Centre: Arts Alive
This elaborate resource explores music, theater, and dance in Canadian culture. Find excellent descriptions of major performing arts concepts, biographies of significant artists, examples of significant works, and detailed teacher's...
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Partnership for 21st Century Skills: Skills Map for the Arts [Pdf]
Arts education is part of the backbone of the 21st Century skills movement. The Partnership for 21st Century Skills had designed a map that provides examples of collaboration, communication, creativity, innovation, critical thinking,...
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Partnership for 21st Century Skills: Skills Map for the Arts [Pdf]
Arts education is part of the backbone of the 21st Century skills movement. The Partnership for 21st Century Skills had designed a map that provides examples of collaboration, communication, creativity, innovation, critical thinking,...
English Club
English Club: Vocabulary: Cloze Games: Arts 10
Choose from a word bank to complete ten sentences about terms related to music, theater and dance. Hints are available if needed, and a percentage score is displayed once answers are submitted.
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School of Cinema and Performing Arts: Summer Youth Programs
Information about summer programs at the School of Cinema and Performing Arts for middle and high school students interested in careers in filmmaking, acting, urban dance, music video production, or photography. Browse the school's site...
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Canal Kids: Arte (Explore Art?for Kids?in Portuguese)
History of the development of cinema, painting, theater, music, and dance--for kids. Visitors can explore how music is mixed, listen to radio, and watch the making of animated cartoons, among many other activities.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Storytelling in Ritual and Performance in Bali
Balinese stories are continually told and retold. The Kayonan is the first and last puppet seen in the Balinese wayang shadow theater. As it dances, it symbolizes the living tradition of storytelling that deeply explains and entertains,...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: The True Power of the Performing Arts
An arts administrator looks at the state of the live arts asking: How can the magic of live theater, live music, live dance compete with the always-on Internet? Take a bold look forward. [12:45]
New York Times
New York Times: Traditions From Australia Face Contemporary Life
[Free Registration/Login Required] A review of the "Corroboree", the name of a dance with Aboriginal roots. (Oct. 6, 2001)
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Africultures
Similar to an online newspaper, this resource provides numerous insights to the contemporary culture in Africa.
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Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
Housed in a Pueblo-style Art Deco building, the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center represents Alice Bemis Taylor's dream of gathering all the arts under one roof. In addition to music, dance, theater, film, sculpture, painting, and...
John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
One of the finest sites of its kind on the Internet, ArtsEdge is dedicated to supporting arts education through such initiatives as curriculum development, cross-curricular teaching, and technology integration. Find arts-related...
InterKnowledge Corp.
Geographia: Malaysia: Kaleideculture
A lively look at the multi-cultural influences in Malaysia. This article from the Malaysia Promotion Tourism Board not only gives an overview of Malaysia's interesting culture, but also offers hyperlinks to get even more information....
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Streetswing: Rumba
Very detailed site includes a history of the dance, as well as key dancers and musicians associated with it. Easy to read charts cover films, theaters, sheet music and a variety of other things connected to the rumba.