Information Resource Center
Cultural Corner
U.S. Embassy Zagreb Cultural Grants Program
On this page you can find links to U.S. cultural institutions, organizations and reports, as well as links to some Croatian institutions.
United States
Guide to the historic and current state of the arts in the U.S.: http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/arts/arts.htm
Link to "U.S. Life and Culture" - U.S. Department of State: http://usinfo.state.gov/scv/life_and_culture.html
American Arts Scene:
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American Canvas
National Endowment for the Arts, 1997. An in-depth analysis and examination of the current state of the nonprofit arts in America. Written by Gary O. Larson. -
The Arts Today
U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Society & Values Electronic Journal, June 1998. These journal articles explore the meaning and value of the arts in contemporary U.S. society, and the challenges being confronted. -
The Performing Arts in a New Era
This 2001 report explores trends in the performing arts over the past 30 years. Commissioned by the Pew Charitable Trusts and conducted by RAND, the study claims to be the first comprehensive overview of the performing arts in the last few decades. -
Film at Sundance Festival Shows Its Glorious Colors
The Sundance film festival offers a different path for films to succeed. Each January, after an extensive evaluation process, the festival unveils more than 100 movies -- features, shorts and documentaries -- from the United States and abroad.
American Literature
- Outline of American Literature
U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Information Programs. An overview of the development of American literature, from pre-colonial times to the present. -
Selected American Authors Overview
American Resource Center, 1999. Provides short biographies of selected -
Contemporary U.S. Literature: Multicultural Perspectives
U.S. Department of State, Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Society & Values Electronic Journal, February 2000. All of U.S. literature is multicultural, multiethnic, multiracial from precolonial days to the present. -
Online Links to American Literature Online
American Theater
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Broadway.com
Provides comprehensive nationwide listing of live theater, tickets, news, and reviews. -
Playbill
This extensive guide has news, current listings for Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Regional productions, and informative features about every aspect of theatre.
American Music
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Resource list of links on music
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50th Anniversary History: Explosion of American Music: 1940-1990
Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI) -
Billboard Charts
The week's best selling music in many genres from Billboard magazine.
American Dance
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Spotlight Biography: Modern Dance
Smithsonian Institution. Provides brief biographies of stars of American dance. -
Dance
Features an overview of American theatrical dance. Presents a list of internet resources.
Croatia
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Gavella Theater -- (http://www.visitingmrgreen.com/)
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Photo
The Appleton Boychoir of Appleton, Wisconsin and the Zagreb Boys Choir join together in singing the Croatian National Anthem, during a concert in Zagreb, March 26th. The Appleton Boychoir, co-sponsored by the U.S. Embassy, also gave concerts in Sibenik and Dubrovnik during their Croatian tour, March and April, 2006.
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