This document discusses how to create a dynamic performing arts archive that honors the live and evolving nature of performances. It recommends including the audience perspective through user contributions like interviews, videos, and online discussions. The archive should promote access and use through programming like workshops, lectures and performances. The ideal archive would have a user-friendly website with digitized collections, multimedia, and features that show relationships and allow audience interactivity and comments. By actively collecting materials and user input, and making its resources accessible, the archive can transcend being a static collection and truly capture the living essence of performances.