SCAD Visual Resources Center

The Library of Congress has recently posted a collection of Vaudeville-era (c.1897-1920) silent films on YouTube:

Variety Stage: Vaudeville and Popular Entertainment

The motion pictures in the Variety Stage collection include animal acts, burlesque, dance, comic sketches, dramatic excerpts, dramatic sketches, physical culture acts, and tableaus. The films represented date from copyrights of 1897 to 1920; the majority are drawn from the Library’s extensive Paper Print Collection. The remaining films were produced by Hans A. Spanuth in Chicago from 1919 to 1920 for the series “Spanuth’s Original Vod-A-Vil Movies.” These motion pictures present a rare animated record of vaudeville acts from the turn of the century. Although not actually filmed on a theatrical stage, they sought to recreate the atmosphere of a theater performance by showing the types of vaudeville acts and performers that were popular at the time.

You can now find streaming video, photos, and clips from stage productions and dance on the web. Start by searching the play or musical title, dance company, designers, actors, and dancers on the web and in YouTube. Explore the web pages for interactive, multimedia, videos, or sights & sounds links that will take you to some goodies. And don’t forget the Tony Awards web page offers links to all their nominees web pages.

Here are some examples:

Theater

Boeing Boeing

A Catered Affair

Cry Baby
Video clips on YouTube.

Cameron Mackintosh Limited
The production company for many London musicals.

Marguerite
A new musical by the production company that created Les Miserables.

Met Opera – Macbeth Video Gallery

Robert Wilson
Click on the Archive link and register (for free) to have access to production stills.

San Francisco Opera -Digital Cinema Casts
Under their link for Look Listen and Learn, you will also find Web Video and Podcast listed. Image galleries are found the following pages after clicking on the production.

Dance

Dance Theater Workshop (New York)

David Rousseve/REALITY (New York)

Houston Ballet Blog
Which includes videos from current productions and images of costume designs.

Dance on YouTube

Alvin Ailey Dance Company – Search Results

Christie Everett

Houston Ballet

Dance Houston
Performances by Houston’s local dance companies. Check out the latest in hip hop, ballroom, contemporary, and cultural dance.

I think you get the picture, so have fun exploring.