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Dance: Streaming Films

Dance on Film

When researching performers and choreographers, it is usually very helpful to locate film of the person's work. You can search the Knox Library catalog for  film by limiting the format type to:    

For more information about searching the Knox Library catalog, see the Library Films tab.

 

You may also wish to check:

WorldCat searches for films owned by libraries accross the country, and you can request them through the ILLiad service.  Limit WorldCat search to video "visual materials" (i.e. films).  Borrowing films can be difficult, especially if it is rare and/or only a few libraries own it. Loan times are also usually shorter.  Please contact Anne Giffey (agiffey@knox.edu) for additional assistance in locating films.

 

 

Additionally, you will want to search YouTube,  GoogleVideo and other online video search engines for clips of performances.

 

 

For additional ideas for finding visuals (photos, etc.), see the Find Images tab of this Research Guide.

Alexander Street Press videos

Knox College now has an extensive collection of online videos from Alexander Street Press. Click a link below to a specific video collection or search the entire collection by keyword here.  For example, search for "dance" or "ballet".

Note: You can create an account on the Alexander Street site to create and share playlists or clips. To properly link or embed a video in a web page, do this:

  1. Search for the video you want to link to in the Alexander Street site, then go to the page for the video.
  2. Below the title info for the film there is an option to "embed/link" -- click on that.
  3. A new window opens and you have your choice: a) copy the URL to the video; or b) copy the script to embed the video in a web page.