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Special Collections in Performing Arts

Collected by: University of Maryland

Archived since: Nov, 2013

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This collection contains websites related to performing arts, created by organizations whose records are stewarded by Special Collections in Performing Arts (SCPA) at the University of Maryland Libraries. Located in the Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library, SCPA collects, serves, and preserves performing arts materials that document performance practice, instruction, and scholarship.

Subject:   Arts & Humanities Society & Culture Universities & Libraries

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Title: Washington Area Performing Arts Video Archive (WAPAVA)

URL: http://www.wapava.org/

Description: Archived website of the Washington Area Performing Arts Video Archive (WAPAVA), established in 1991 by James J. Taylor with the goal of creating and preserving a videotape collection of stage performances in the Washington D.C. area. Taylor's recordings of area theatre and dance performances from 1993 formed the bases and the bulk of the WAPAVA, which was originally stored in the Washington, D.C. Public Library system. In December of 2004, the archive was donated to the Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library. Since 1993, over 700 professional productions representing a cross-section of Washington-area theatres from large to small have been recorded. Performances are selected for consideration by an Advisory Board consisting of theatre professionals, critics, academics, and theatre lovers. Criteria for selection include historical and educational value, and special consideration is given to premieres, unique events, community interest, and contributions of particular value by performers, directors, and designers. The WAPAVA website includes a database of videos in the collection and lists of recent additions to and funding for the archive.

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Subject:   Performing arts archives Performing arts -- Web archives Washington Area Performing Arts Video Archive (Washington Metropolitan Area) -- Web archives

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