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Useful websites for Performing Arts

As well as academic resources, you may also find the following suggested websites useful. If you are unsure of what makes a good a website, and whether or not a website should be used as a source for an assignment, the Using the Internet for Research section of LEAP Online will be useful.

Arts Council of England Provides information about the work of the Arts Council. A separate section is devoted to the visual arts.
Arts Journal ArtsJournal is a digest of some of the best arts and cultural journalism in the English-speaking world. Each day ArtsJournal features link to stories culled from around the internet, including blogs and more than 200 English-language newspapers, magazines and publications. Stories from sites that charge for access have generally been excluded.
Association of Lighting Designers The Association of Lighting Designers is the professional body representing all those who work or are interested in the creation of lighting, video & projection design for live performance and events.
Bolton Octagon The Octagon Theatre is situated in the heart of Bolton and believes in reaching out to all of the communities that surround us and are striving to bring wonderful theatrical experiences to the people of Bolton and beyond. It was the first theatre to be built in the North West since World War One, opening in 1967 with seats for between 300-390.
Equity Equity is the UK trade union for professional performers and creative practitioners. As a leading industry organisation, Equity is known and respected nationally and internationally for the work we do with, and on behalf of, our members working across all areas of the entertainment industry.
Live Design Live Design is the must-read creative and technical resource for live entertainment professionals in lighting, sound, staging, and projection. Live Design provides designers, programmers, and technicians with tips and trends, news and reviews of the latest gear, reports from the field, and industry viewpoint and commentary. From concerts to theatre, houses of worship to clubs, theme parks to corporate events, Live Design is the leading digital resource for live event production technology.
National Theatre
Society of London Theatre Society of London Theatre (SOLT) is an organisation that works with and on behalf of our Members to champion theatre and the performing arts. We deliver a range of services both to assist our members and to promote theatregoing to the widest possible audience.
Stage Management Association The SMA is the trade association for stage managers, providing advocacy and support and speaks up on behalf of stage managers, taking stage management issues to other bodies and organisations within the industry and beyond to find appropriate solutions.
Tangled Feet Tangled Feet is a theatre ensemble and a charity which creates original, visually stunning, transformative performances, sometimes inside theatres but often in other public spaces. We create atmospheres and experiences for the audience which are thrilling, surprising and memorable, which always feel 'live' and in the moment, where the unique reality of this audience, in this moment, right here is acknowledged and celebrated.
Victoria and Albert Musuem The V&A is the world’s leading museum of art and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.3 million objects that span over 5,000 years of human creativity. The Museum holds many of the UK's national collections and houses some of the greatest resources for the study of architecture, furniture, fashion, textiles, photography, sculpture, painting, jewellery, glass, ceramics, book arts, Asian art and design, theatre and performance.
Writers Guild of Great Britain The Writers’ Guild of Great Britain (WGGB) is a trade union representing professional writers in TV, film, theatre, radio, books, comedy, poetry, animation and videogames. Our members also include emerging and aspiring writers.

Google Scholar is Google's academic search engine. It allows you to search for information published in journals and books, for example. It includes an increasing amount on open access material as well content that you would have to pay to access.

You can connect Google Scholar to the Library's holdings to make accessing full text articles easier.

How do I set up Library Links on Google Scholar?

The LEAP Online section Using the Internet for Research, has lots of tips for getting the best out of using the internet and avoiding the common pitfalls.

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