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Theatre Traditions

World Theater Style	Origin
17th century French farce	France
Barong (or Rangda) dance	Indonesia
British pantomime	United Kingdom
Cantonese, Yueju, or Peking opera (Jingju)	China
Commedia dell'arte	Italy
Elizabethan theatre	England
Hun lakhon lek puppertry	Thailand
Jatra	Bangladesh
Kabuki	Japan
Karagöz shadow puppetry	Turkey
Kathakali	India
Kecak	Indonesia
Khon dance drama	Thailand
Kyōgen farce	Japan
Nautanki	India
Noh theatre	Japan
Pastorela	Mexico
Punch and Judy puppets	United Kingdom
Rakugo "sit down" theatre	Japan
Talchum mask dance	Korea
Topeng dance	Bali
Victorian melodrama	England

AES complete database list (with passwords)
This is the complete list of databases available through the AES library. You can access this document if you are signed in to your AES account.

The databases in this theatre list are organized from basic to advanced.

Digital Theatre Plus This link opens in a new window
View unique full-length films of current leading productions; watch behind-the-scenes insights from theatre makers; and access guides to develop an understanding of plot, character, language, historical context, and authors.
Britannica Encyclopedia This link opens in a new window
This is a great place to start your research. You're likely to find one or more entries that mention the theater tradition you are researching.
EBSCO - Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
This multi-purpose database will have popular and scholarly articles that will be helpful for your research.
EBSCO - Literary Reference Center This link opens in a new window
Literature and theater often overlap, as searching this database will prove.
Infobase This link opens in a new window
Try Ancient and Medieval History Online for some of the older theater traditions.
JSTOR This link opens in a new window
The most academic of the databases available through the AES libraries, this will take your research to a deeper level.

NYPL Best of the Web - Theatre
This is a list of over 100 links for websites about theater. You'll need to scan it or command-F search it for keywords.
Victoria and Albert Museum - Theatre and Performance
PlayShakespeare.com
"The ultimate free Shakespeare resource"