Dance
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Finding Articles & Performance Reviews (listed in order of importance)
International Bibliography of Theatre and Dance with Full Text
Covers theatre, drama, ballet, modern dance, acting, choreographers, film and other performing arts.
International Index to the Performing Arts
IIPA covers the disciplines of dance, film, drama/theater, stagecraft, broadcast arts, circus performance, comedy, storytelling, pantomime, puppetry, magic, and the performance business.
Index to Dance Periodicals. Boston, Mass. : G.K. Hall & Co., 1992- Z7514.D2 I53 Main Ref.
Data taken from: New York Public Library. Dance Collection. Dictionary catalog of the Dance Collection, and: New York Public Library. Dance Collection. Bibliographic guide to dance.
Academic Search Complete
Multidisciplinary database that includes some full-text articles. Includes coverage of coverage of The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and The Christian Science Monitor. Indexing from 1980, any full-text dates from 1992.
General OneFile
Interdisciplinary information for social sciences, humanities, and non-technical sciences. Indexes 1400 journals, magazines of interest plus The New York Times. Coverage: some begins from 1984. Citations only, no full-text.
Physical education index. (annual hardbound) GV341 .P492 Main Ref.
Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature: AI3 .R48 Information Commons Reference.
Consult this source for information before 1963 and from 1983 on.
Reader's Guide Retrospective
Includes references to actors, actresses, directors, and other people in the film and television industries. The current coverage includes the years 1963 through 1982.
Arts & Humanities Citation Index (ISI Web of Knowledge)
Multidisciplinary database through cited authors. On-line edition coverage begins 1990; earlier coverage in print volumes at Z5937 A788 Main Ref.
Dissertations and Theses--Full Text (Proquest)
Index of all doctoral dissertations and some master's theses from most North American and many European colleges and universities. Dissertations published from 1980 forward include 350- word abstracts written by the author. Master's theses published from 1988 forward include 150-word abstracts.
Includes full text of dissertations from 1996 to present. NOTE: Some full text is not available due to restrictions placed by the author, patents pending or problems regarding use of copyrighted material without permission.
Ethnic Newswatch
Full-text articles from the ethnic and minority press in America, covering over 180 newspapers and magazines, representing African American, Asian American, Hispanic/Latino/Chicano, Jewish, Native American, Arab American, and European American history and culture. Coverage: 1990 - Present.
Humanities International Complete
Index of the humanities literature, including archaeology, art, classical studies, folklore, history, journalism, language and literature, linguistics, performing arts, political criticism, philosophy, and religion. Coverage: 1984 to present.
LEXIS-NEXIS ACADEMIC UNIVERSE
A full-text newspaper and journal index. Use the General News/Arts and Sports section to find reviews.
Music Index Online
A Subject-Author Guide to Music Periodical Literature compiled from over 640 International music periodicals. A broad range of historiographic, ethnographic and musicological subjects is covered as well as a number of topics associated with dance, such as ballet and modern dance.
Newsbank. Performing Arts. 1977-1998 Microfiche 845. Main Library microfiche collection.
A very useful resource for finding reviews of performances in smaller cities and towns throughout the United States.
RILM Abstracts of Music Literature
Abstracts of books, articles, and dissertations on all aspects of music and musicology including dance. Coverage 1969-present.
Art Abstracts
Cites some articles about dance and dancers appearing in leading English Language arts publications. Indexing dates from 1984, abstracts included since 1994.
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