Aberystwyth University : department of theatre, film and television studies
http://www.aber.ac.uk/tfts/en/
This is the research website for the Department of Theatre, Film and Television Studies at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth. The department's research ranges broadly across the field of theatre, film and television, but is notable for its interest in broadcasting in minority European languages, particularly Welsh. Key projects include the European Union-funded Mercator Institute for Media, Languages and Culture, which "has worked to gather, store, analyse and distribute information on regional and minority language media through a documentation and information network". Additionally, the S4C Compliance Monitoring "reports on the compliance of S4C (Welsh 4th Channel) television programmes with the provisions of the 1996 Broadcasting Act".
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ANMT : the Academy for New Musical Theatre
http://www.anmt.org/
This is the website of the Academy for New Musical Theatre (ANMT), a non-profit corporation. ANMT aims to "foster the highest quality of musical theatre writing, and to advance the state of new musical theatre production." The site includes information about the ANMT, membership details, programme and course details, events, latest news etc. There is also a talent bank containing details and images of actors.
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Arts Centre
http://www.theartscentre.net.au/
The Arts Centre, in Victoria, Melbourne, is a visual and performing arts centre. It hosts a range of events covering music, theatre and the visual, including concerts, plays, dance, film and exhibitions. Its website provides information about forthcoming and current events. In addition, the centre also has two significant collections, the performing arts collection and the art collection. The performing arts collection covers music, dance, circus and more and the Performing Arts Collection Directory provides an overview, further information for select items, including biographical and historical information, holdings detail and lists, links to related holdings and websites. The site also offers a selection of podcast audio interviews and features. Online, the Kylie collection provides images of costumes donated by Kylie Minogue, plus there are virtual resources relating to Dame Edna Everage and 'Acts of Creation' which takes visitors behind the scenes. The site also provides information about education, exhibitions and the Special Access Kit "a unique system designed to allow people with disabilities access to the wonderful world of music and sound".
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Artswork
http://www.artsworkbathspa.com/
This website showcases the activities of Artswork - Bath Spa University's Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning in the creative industries, funded by the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE). Consisting of six labs covering Design, Broadcasting, Performance, Music, Publishing and Fashion, each lab is a high specification learning environment, equipped to industry standards. Each lab uses innovative techniques for expanding teaching and learning, including high profile work placements and projects with industry alongside creative professional involvement with projects within the Centre. The website highlights individual students activities as well as opportunities taken advantage of by larger groups. It also includes alumni pages to encourage the development of long term professional networks.
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Association for theatre in higher education (ATHE)
http://www.athe.org/
The Association for Theatre in higher education is an American organisation of individuals and institutions that provides vision and leadership for the profession and promotes excellence in theatre education. ATHE actively supports scholarship through teaching, research and practice and serves as a collective voice for its mission through its publications, conferences, advocacy, projects, and through collaborative efforts with other organisations. The ATHE website provides information about the association, its membership, publications and activities.
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Bhasabharathi
http://www.bhasabharathi.com/
Bhasabharathi is an organisation which organises large international festivals of Indian music, dance and theatre and programmes of events on a smaller scale. The website advertises these festivals and contains images and film clips from performances. The site also gives information about academic programmes and workshops which are promoted by the organisation. Bhasabharathi is a project organised under the aegis of Sopanam, an academic centre established to investigate and examine Indian theatrical forms. Part of this website gives details of the institute and their theatre productions. There is a lot of information on this website and a great deal of interesting material, but it is not without its problems. The home page is a feature-rich Flash production which serves little purpose, and the distinction between the two organisations featured are not clear.
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Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
http://www.oldvic.ac.uk/
This is the website for the Old Vic Theatre School in Bristol, England. The School was opened by Laurence Olivier in 1946 and is an industry-led vocational training school. Courses range from acting, stage management, television production, costume, theatre arts management, production management, lighting and scenic construction. The undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications are validated by the University of the West of England and the acting and stage management courses are accredited by the National Council for Drama Training. One can view further information about the School and the courses that it runs. There is also information about current productions.
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BRIT school
http://www.brit.croydon.sch.uk/
This is the website for the BRIT school, the operating name of London School for the Performing Arts & Technology, Britain's only free performing arts and technology school. Located in Croydon, it is an independent, state-funded City College for the Technology of the Arts, aimed at 14-19 year olds. The website provides full details about the school, including details of the curriculum, the school's facilities, and news and events. There are also sections devoted to Dance, Media, Music, Musical theatre, Production, Theatre, and Visual arts and design.
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British Theatre Dance Association (BTDA)
http://www.btda.org.uk/
This is the website for the British Theatre Dance Association (BTDA). It was founded in 1972 in Leicester. The Association supports followers of all types of dance, particularly teachers and students. The website is divided into three sections. Teachers and examiners contains information on the advantages of becoming a BTDA qualified teacher and details of accredited qualifications the BTDA run such as the NQF qualifications, preliminary examinations and teaching qualifications. Under students and parents details of qualifications can also be found. Events and bookings contains information on various events such as the area festivals, the summer school and the gala weekend. There is an events diary. There are also further details on the organisation.
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CalArts
http://www.calarts.edu/
CalArts (California Institute of the Arts) is an important centre for education in the arts, with faculties in art, critical studies, film/video, dance, music and theatre. CalArts also has a particularly strong profile in new media arts. Its alumni include many well-known artists. The website has sections devoted to each faculty. These have examples of work by graduates, including, for example, films in QuickTime format and samples of writing from the MFA in critical studies. The website includes information about the college and how to apply.
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CDS : Conference of drama schools
http://sites.stocksphere.com/cds/default.asp
The Conference of Drama Schools (CDS) represents 21 of Britain's drama schools and provides information on drama training (with specific pages for individual areas of expertise) and links to each of these institutions. The Conference was founded in the 1969 to strengthen the voice of drama schools and to ensure high standards of training. The site emphasises the difference between drama training and the academic element of drama courses at colleges and universities and encourages students to choose courses based on their career aims. The site advertises the Official UK Guide to Drama Training, which describes the 21 member institutions. This is free (+postage and packing) or can be downloaded from the site. The site also offers a courses search (by type, e.g. costume, writing, lighting design etc.) and a funding search (by college, or sector).
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Central School of Speech and Drama, The University of London
http://www.cssd.ac.uk
The Central School of Speech and Drama offers academic courses in speech and drama. There are undergraduate and postgraduate courses teaching a broad spectrum of 'performance techniques and genres, theatre production and design, analysis and research'. The home page provides a link to forthcoming events and the opportunity to view video clips of the students, for which flash player is required. There is a link to forthcoming productions and their dates with details of how to book tickets. Information is also provided about student services, staff, research and the courses on offer. As well as the higher education courses, there are short courses, Saturday courses and business courses. Students of the school are offered the opportunity to post their photographs and CV on the website.
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Centre for applied theatre research
http://www.arts.manchester.ac.uk/catr/
Manchester University's Centre for Applied Theatre Research (CATR) works to develop theatre practice beyond the University in a variety of education and social contexts. Its focus is on applied theatre which it defines as being performance in non-traditional settings, such as schools, hospitals and heritage sites. All practice is done in partnership with active arts organisations, and the website includes details, including international projects.
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Centre for Theatre Research in Europe
http://www.roehampton.ac.uk/researchcentres/theatreresearch/
This is the website for the Centre for Theatre Research in Europe, based at Roehampton University, London. Amongst the Centre's concerns are to integrate practice as research-based explorations, to disseminate research findings, and "to draw together collaborations, and encourage innovate research relations between artists, teachers, researchers and policy makers". The website provides full details of the aims and activities of the Centre, including a list of publications produced by the Centre. There is also a list of current members, including biographical details, and information on publications written by each.
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Class act theatre company
http://www.classacttheatrecompany.com/
Based in Grimsby, the Class Act Theatre Company provides classes and theatre training for children and adults in the North East of England. The website includes details about current and past productions. A section is included about the Class Act Theatre Company team.
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Conservatoire for Dance and Drama
http://www.cdd.ac.uk/
The Conservatoire for Dance and Drama was established in 2001 and brings eight specialist providers of drama, dance and circus performance into the established structure of publicly-funded UK higher education. As well as providing a strong voice for the sector, the collegiate nature of institution (where the individual schools remain small scale, autonomous entities) allows greater collaboration between institutions whilst reinforcing their traditional strengths. The website includes links to each schools own pages together with information about the Conservatoires joint projects, events and corporate management.
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Drama Centre London
http://www.csm.arts.ac.uk/drama/
This is the website of the Drama Centre London, located within Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design (CSM), a constituent college of the University of Arts London. The centre was founded in 1963 as "an inspirational, passionate environment for those who are resolutely serious about acting and their careers", making available to its students the work of "major innovators in theatre practice from both sides of the Atlantic". The website provides background information and contact details for the centre; an outline of the foundation studies in performance, BA (Hons) Acting, BA (Hons) Directing and MA Performance courses, including entry requirements. There is also information on the methodological approach used by the Centre, teaching and support staff; a list of former students; and a list of forthcoming performances by students at the centre.
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Drama studio, University of Sheffield
http://www.shef.ac.uk/drama/
This is the website for the University of Sheffield's Drama Studio, and it is part of the main University website. The drama studio itself contains a theatre seating 200, rehearsal studios and other production facilities. In addition to providing facilities the studio hosts around forty shows a year, and full details of the programme are supplied on the website. Also provided are details of theatre administration, including booking procedures, technical data, tariffs and conditions of hire. Information about the Sheffield University Theatre Company (suTCo) is also available, covering the opportunities offered to students. A link to the suTco website is provided.
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Elizabethan and Jacobean drama
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/ren/elizabethan_jacobean_drama/
Elizabethan and Jacobean drama is an online teaching and learning resource created by the Centre for the Study of the Renaissance at the University of Warwick. The site focuses on the lives and works of five dramatists: Thomas Kyd; Ben Jonson; Christopher Marlowe; Thomas Middleton; and John Webster. The site uses: texts; biographies; bibliographies; readings; performance records; and lectures to engage students with the texts and performance history of the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods. The materials are delivered in a number of ways, including: video clips; audio clips; photographs; and annotated text fragments. The resources here give a good introduction to the period and the playwrights, and provide ideas for teaching the subject at University level. Materials can be accessed by playwright, and also by type of resource.
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Employability, employer engagement and entrepreneurship
http://www.palatine.ac.uk/resources/employability/
Tackling issues of employability for those studying the performing arts, this website results from the Career Project which was a HEFCE funded one-year scheme to support the work of PALATINE subject centre (the Performing Arts Learning and Teaching Innovation Network, based at Lancaster University and part of the higher education Academy (HEA)) surrounding issues of employability. Designed for HE performing arts institutions, staff and students, the website includes publications in PDF format; case studies; projects; events; organisations; an area for students; and 'employability links'.
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European League of Institutes of the Arts (ELIA)
http://www.elia-artschools.org/
This is the website of the European League of Institutes of the Arts (ELIA), which is an independent network of arts educational institutions and organisations, covering all the disciplines of the arts, including: architecture; dance; design; fine art; music; media arts; and the theatre arts. ELIA was founded in 1990 and now has approximately 315 members in 47 countries. In the mid-2000s ELIA established the artesnet partnership, which connects practitioners "from the creative/cultural sector, teaching staff from art schools, educators, and artistic researchers from almost all EU countries". The purpose of the network is to develop new approaches in teaching, learning, and research in the arts; collect best practice in terms of partnerships of art institutions; and support online services for art institutions. The website provides: information about ELIA; a members' list of the art institutions and organisations that make up ELIA; news and events, including details of the ELIA biennial; publications (including an online newsletter, going back to 2001, the latest issue of which can be delivered to your inbox); research and development projects; a student section; and further links.
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Getintotheatre.org : working your way into theatre
http://www.getintotheatre.org/
'Getintotheatre.org' is a resource owned by the National Skills Academy, Creative & Cultural Skills, and which was developed as part of the Young People's Participatory Theatre project, managed and funded by Arts Council England. The aim of the website is to provide an information resource regarding the theatre industry, by covering career opportunities, work experience and training, and an overview of the huge variety of careers available within the industry. As such it is a useful resource for anyone wishing to enter the theatre industry, and contains sections on case studies of professionals working in theatre; an overview of the various careers available, covering technical, creative and management roles; information on current opportunities, qualifications, work experience and local information on regional events and opportunities. Other features of the website include a CV clinic, interactive quizzes, information on theatre companies throughout the UK, and a glossary of theatre-related terminology. There is also a question and answer section, and users can register with the site in order to gain full access to its resources.
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Identity Drama School
http://www.identitydramaschool.com/
This is the website of Identity Drama School, the United Kingdom's first black drama school. It was founded in 2003 by actor Femi Oguns and is based at the Arcola Theatre in East London, with a Central London branch at the Drill Hall, Chenies Street. As well as giving the history of the school, details of courses, and information on current productions, the website has an archive of past productions, a 'hall of fame', featuring award-winning students, and a gallery of images. There is a 'news' section, a 'theatre in education' section, and information relating to the Identity Agency Group.
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Indian puppetry
http://www.puppetryindia.org/
The website 'Indian puppetry' provides users with a detailed description and explanation of the art and meaning of traditional Indian puppet shows. One page contains an investigation of the different types of puppet shows and the regional variations in style and meaning that occur, another outlines the careers and methods of significant puppeteers, while another describes the role puppets play in education, entertainment and religious ceremonies. There are also pages giving instructions for the making of simple puppets. The website contains some fascinating information and gives a useful and detailed explanation of the role and relevance of a distinctive cultural art form.
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Interactive Shakespeare project
http://www.holycross.edu/departments/theatre/projects/isp/
The Interactive Shakespeare Project is a multidisciplinary initiative based at the College of the Holy Cross in Massachussets in the United States. The website of the project hosts a prototype online interactive study guide to William Shakespeare's play 'Measure for Measure'. The project aims to provide an active learning environment for the study of Shakespeare, which can be used by students and educators in secondary schools or at undergraduate level. The study guide provides: text; video; and audio material, as well as study prompts and classroom exercises. The study prompts appear in the form of hypertext links to questions on specific words and phrases in the play. The questions appear in text boxes alongside the dialogue, so that it is always possible to keep each passage in context. The website also provides the full text of essays relating to Measure for Measure, on topics such as: marriage; prostitution; and the performance history of the play. An archive of reviews of notable productions of the play is another of the many features of this site which would be of interest to those working on the stage history of Shakespearean drama. There is a separate study guide for teachers, which covers topics including: the teaching of metre; understanding and interpreting soliloquies; and performance activities.
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