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Subjects: Art & Design, Creative Arts, Dance, Music, Theatre Arts

Apollo's angels: a history of ballet by Jennifer Homans
Call Number: GV1787 .H58 2010
ISBN: 1400060605
Read excerpts from the book and listen to an interview with the author from NPR's Fresh Air
Ballet in Western culture: a history of its origins and evolution by Carol Lee
Call Number: GV1787 .L3197 1999
ISBN: 0205274390
Four centuries of ballet: fifty masterworks by Lincoln Kirstein
Call Number: GV1787 .K513 1984
ISBN: 0486246310

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Ballet Dictionary
American Ballet Theatre's Online Ballet Dictionary is a unique interactive resource designed to bring dance to the Web and make it accessible to everyone. Includes 170 terms from the Technical Manual and Dictionary of Classical Ballet, which are then demonstrated by ABT Company dancers.
American Ballet Theatre - Repertory Archive
A comprehensive list of the ABT's repertoire, with brief descriptions of ballets, composers, and choreographers. Includes factual information about original performances and biographical sketches.

Performing Arts Encyclopedia This link opens in a new window
An online guide to performing arts resources at the Library of Congress. Provides information about the Library's extensive collections of performing arts related materials, including digitized copies of selected materials. Also offers a special Performing Arts Resource Guide which contains entries for hundreds of Library collections, Web sites, databases and exhibits.