New overview of performing arts collections

For the first time, an overview of performing arts collections in the Nordics has been published in English. Royal Danish Library and Nordic Centre for Theatre Documentation are behind the publication.

In the book you will find a register of archives, libraries, museums, theatres and institutions that have performing arts material in their collections as well as an overall description of what the collections contain. In the past, the overview, colloquially known as the Blue Book, has been published in common Nordic languages.

"These years we are experiencing a great international interest in Nordic theatre and film, and therefore with this publication we want to make the location of the documents and materials that describe the history of performing arts in the Nordics visible to a larger public" says the editor behind, senior researcher at Royal Danish Library Anna Lawaetz.

In addition, descriptions of performing arts collections in both Greenland and the Faroe Islands are included for the first time in the 40 years the book has been published.

If you lack inspiration for a summer in the Nordic theatre archives, the overview is an obvious source.