Embassy of the United States Zagreb, Croatia

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://infousa.state.gov/life/life_artsent.html

Link to "U.S. Life and Culture" - U.S. Department of State: http://infousa.state.gov/life/index.html

American Arts Scene

• 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 (PDF 821KB): 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.
• http://www.museumstoday.com/
• http://www.museumstuff.com/
• Smithsonian Institution
• Smithsonian Folklife Festival
• National Endowment for the Arts
• National Art Gallery, Washington, D.C.
• Sundance Film Festival: 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
• Online Links to American Literature Online
• The New York Times Bestsellers
• Pulitzer prize winners

American Theater

• 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 Theater Web
• American Association of Community Theatre

American Music

• Resource list of links on music
• 50th Anniversary History: Explosion of American Music: 1940-1990 Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI)
• All-Music Guide
• American Classical Music Hall of Fame
• American Music Center
• The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
• Billboard Charts: The week's best selling music in many genres from Billboard magazine.
• http://www.usopera.com
• The Kennedy Center

American Dance

• Resource list of links on U.S. dance
• 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.
• Dance Art
• Dance Links
• Dance.net
• DanceUSA Home

Croatia

• Ministry of Culture
• Culturenet
• Croatian Museums
• LADO Folk Ensemble of Croatia
• Lisinski Concert Hall
• Zagreb Concert Management
• Croatian National Theater (HNK): Zagreb
• Croatian National Theater (HNK): Rijeka
• Croatian National Theater (HNK): Split
• Croatian National Theater (HNK): Osijek
• Croatian National Theater (HNK): Varazdin
• English Language Theater at Mala Scena
• Gavella Theater -- (http://www.visitingmrgreen.com/)

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