State of New Jersey, Department of Education

Performing Arts

An American Ballroom A series of 200 dance manuals which include everything from minuets to square dancing.
Andante A Web site containing information and commentary on musical works, composers and performing artists in the area of classical music.
Educator's Reference Desk Great teacher-created lesson plans.
Celebrating Sondheim

The ArtsEdge Web site is a teaching resource to movement, multiculturalism and logical/mathematical intelligence in lessons.

The Costume Page An extensive, well-organized set of links to online sources of information for those interested in the costume arts.
Digital Tradition Folk Song Database: The Mudcat Cafe A magazine dedicated to blues and folk music. A site for older students that allows keyword and title searching to over 6,000 folk songs and includes midi files for some of them.
Dismuke's Virtual Talking Machine This site is devoted to vintage music from the early decades of the 20th Century.
Drama This site contains a collection of original plays and screenplays, criticism and links to other sites concerned with theatre. It publishes both classic and contemporary works.
Dramatic Exchange This is a script exchange site on the web.
Instrument Encyclopedia A sampler of some of the world's most interesting musical instruments.

Playbill

Playbill online links to U.S. and international shows.