A survey of clothing, costume and fashion. Includes origins of clothing and body adornment, development of fabrics and technologies, social meanings of dress, and representative costumes from a wide range of historical eras.

Covers full spectrum of dance—theatrical, ritual, dance-drama, folk, traditional, ethnic, and social dance. Includes entries on dance forms, music and costumes, performances, and biographies of dancers and choreographers.

Access point for Grove Art Online and Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Features articles on varied topics, bibliographies. Searchable images made available through Oxford’s partnerships with museums, galleries, and arts organizations. Benezit covers lesser-known and famed artists, images of artists’ signatures, historical auction records, and lists of museum holdings.

Provides information about theatre and performance from ancient Greek theatre to latest developments around the globe. Covers dance, opera, radio, film, television, and popular performance, including carnivals, circus, and public executions. Entries include definitions, genres and movements. Entries on cities and regions place performance in its local social and political context.