Performing Arts and Entertainment Industry Resources

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* Unless otherwise specified, the websites are in English

Ecodesign

This practical guide helps artists and performing arts organizations take concrete steps to reduce their environmental impact and enhance their social impact. Designed for theater, dance, circus and other disciplines, it offers immediate and inspiring courses of action that are accessible to all.
Practical Ecodesign Guide for the Performing Arts

A gateway to architecture around the world and across history documents
www.greatbuildings.com
Architecture Information from Architectural Record
archrecord.construction.com

The Virtual Gramophone – Canadien Historical Sound Recordings
www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/gramophone/028011-9000-e.html
The world's largest publisher of professional sound effects and royalty free music
www.sound-ideas.com
Very useful, educational audio papers
audiosystemsgroup.com/publish.htm

Automation FX - specializing in theatre automation systems & products and home of the AirPux 2 scenery moving system
AFX.bz

Sewing Patterns and Guides for Historical Clothing and Costumes
www.lulus.com/blog/diy-2/sewing-patterns-and-guides-for-historical-clothing-and-costumes/
Canada's leading manufacturer of sewing threads
www.cansew.com
Costume database on period costume, from the Middle Ages up to the early 20th century
www.marquise.de
The Costumer's Manifesto, the Web’s largest, and most eclectic, collection of costume sites.
www.costumes.org
The ideal location to find the right trimmings to enhance clothes and decorations
www.rixrax.ca
The Catalogs! WishBookWeb - 1937 to 1996 Christmas Books and Holiday Catalogs
www.wishbookweb.com/the-catalogs/

Name that Color! (In French only)
www.pourpre.com/chroma/
Printable 1/2" scale model things
www.printmini.com/printables/ph.html
The Catalogs! WishBookWeb - 1937 to 1996 Christmas Books and Holiday Catalogs
www.wishbookweb.com/the-catalogs/

Music Books Plus is the best source for music, audio and stage books, videos, CD-ROMs, DVDs, software and sheet music
www.musicbooksplus.com
Theatre Words: six printed editions and six downloadable pdf editions that cover a total of 24 languages. Plus Apps for iOS and Android. Every single word can be translated to and from every language. Even across different books and apps because they all use the same unique word number.
theatrewords.com/

Bill William's Lighting Design for Architecture and the Arts, including a lighting history section
billwilliams.ca/resources/index.htm
Flameless candles and LEDs (in Canada)
www.kdlsafetylite.com
Flameless candles and LEDs (in the USA)
www.ledtronics.com
Strand History and Archives
www.theatrecrafts.com/pages/home/archive/manufacturers/detail/?id=1
ETC Educational Resources
Whether you’re an educator or a student, these free materials provide a digestible overview of essential lighting concepts.
www.etcconnect.com/Support/Training-Events/Educational-Resources.aspx

A site devoted to the study of Renaissance and Baroque Theatrical Spectacle
spectacle.appstate.edu/
JR Clancy installation guidelines and checklists for installing rigging
www.jrclancy.com/installationmaterials.asp
Stage & Rigging Terms
www.jrclancy.com/reference_terms.html

Sticking things together: The Art of Bonding
www.thistothat.com
A good place to start looking for tech-related stuff and ideas (USA based)
www.toolsforstagecraft.com
Lee Valley is a family-owned business that has been serving users of woodworking and gardening tools since 1978.
www.leevalley.com
Power guide around the world
kropla.com/electric2.htm
World's Safest Table Saw!
www.sawstop.com