Live performance - dance or theatre
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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 in-text citation
In-text citation example
(The Mountaintop, by Katori Hall, directed by Alkinos Tsilimidos, Fairfax Studio, Arts Centre Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, December 4, 2013.)
OR
In a performance of Katori Hall’s The Mountaintop at the Fairfax Studio on December 4, 2013 ….
OR
… under the direction of Alkinos Tsilimidos in Katori Hall’s The Mountaintop (Fairfax Studio, Melbourne, December 4, 2013).
Format for reference list
Elements, punctuation & capitalisation
Citations of live performances should generally be weaved into the text and may therefore be omitted from the reference list. 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.
This example is provided for those who do need to include an entry in a reference list. Note that recordings of live performances should be treated as a recording.
Title of Performance. Year. [By] Author of Script. [Directed/Performed by] Director(s)/Performer(s). Venue, Place of Performance, Date of Performance.
Reference list example
The Mountaintop. 2013. 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 19.10.2.
- As live performances are ephemeral and cannot be consulted (unlike recordings), they generally do not require a reference list entry. 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.
- Cite recordings of live performances as per the recorded medium (i.e. DVD, online video, sound recording) (see Manual 14.266 and Turabian 19.10.2)
- Include the names of additional performers or contributors as appropriate.
- 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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