Live performance - dance or theatre
You may need to consult more than one section to accurately represent the source used (eg. number of authors and source descriptions)
Live performances - dance or theatre may include (but is not limited to) theatre, dance, music theatre or spoken word performances. For live music performances, refer to live performance - music.
Format for footnotes
Elements, punctuation & capitalisation
1. Title of Performance, [by] Author, [directed/performed by] Director(s)/Performer(s), Venue, Place of Performance, Date of Performance.
Footnote example
First entry:
4. The Mountaintop, by Katori Hall, directed by Alkinos Tsilimidos, Fairfax Studio, Arts Centre Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, December 4, 2013.
Second and subsequent entries:
17. Mountaintop.
Format for bibliography
Elements, punctuation & capitalisation
Citations of live performances can generally be omitted from the bibliography, however they should be included if they form a critical part of your research, or if they are frequently cited. Check with your lecturer if you are unsure.
Title of Performance. [By] Author of Script. [Directed/Performed by] Director(s)/Performer(s). Venue, Place of Performance, Date of Performance.
Bibliography entry example
The Mountaintop. By Katori Hall. Directed by Alkinos Tsilimidos. Fairfax Studio, Arts Centre Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, December 4, 2013.
Style notes for this reference type
- See Manual 14.266 and Turabian 17.8.2.
- Live performances do not generally require a bibliography entry, however they can be included if they form a critical part of your research, or if they are frequently cited. Check with your lecturer if you are unsure.
- Include the names of additional performers or contributors as appropriate.
- Second and subsequent entries should include enough information to distinguish them from other entries.
- If citing a specific part of a larger work, include the title in quotation marks as per a book chapter (i.e. "Agony," Into the Woods, music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim…)
- If the performance of an individual is important to your research, list that person's name before the title of the work (i.e. Cate Blanchett, actor, Uncle Vanya, by Anton Chekhov…)
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