Encyclopedias, Dictionaries...: Theatre & Dance

Oxford Companion to the Theatre covers all aspects of theatre worldwide and throughout the ages. It contains entries on a vast range of theatrical styles, dramatists, performers, and directors, as well as information on theatres, festivals, and such technical topics as lighting, sound, and method acting

Biographical and career information on people currently working in the entertainment industry.

The new fourth edition of The Critical Survey of Drama contains over 650 new and updated essays-over 550 discuss individual dramatists and nearly 100 cover important overview topics that are critical to the study of drama.

This ready reference examines Shakespeare's plots, language, and themes; his use of sources and exploration of issues important to his age; the interpretation of his works through productions from the Renaissance to the present; and the critical reaction to key questions concerning his writings.

The Encyclopedia of Racism in American Film will appeal to scholars of cinema, race and ethnicity studies, and cultural history.

Covers the full spectrum of dance—theatrical, ritual, dance-drama, folk, traditional, ethnic, and social dance. Cultural and national overviews are accompanied by entries on dance forms, music and costumes, performances, and biographies.

Focus is on the relationship between American society and movies and filmmaking in the United States from the late 19th century through the present.

Oxford Companion to American Theatre is the standard one-volume source on American theatre and provides an up-to-date guide to the American stage from its beginnings to the present.

With more than two thousand entries, this guide offers a wealth of information on musicals, performers, composers, lyricists, producers, choreographers, and much more.

This Oxford Companion covers styles and movements, organizations, regions and traditions; it has a particularly strong focus on biographies of actors, playwrights, directors, and designers.

This encyclopedia provides authoritative and up-to-date information about theatre and performance from ancient Greek theatre to the latest developments in London, Paris, New York, and around the globe.

A comprehensive encyclopedia of film and film studies. Includes career profiles.