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This guide suggests resources for locating
information and materials on dance and all of its forms.
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Contents of this research
guide |
Background
Information |
Books | Articles | Videos & DVDs of
Productions
Show Reviews |
People | Companies |
Images
| Costumes & Makeup | Additional Sources |
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Background Information |
| Encyclopedias and other reference works are
an excellent place to start a research project or simply learn
more about a particular topic. They provide topic summaries,
context, and bibliographies for further reading. These items are
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Books |
Use the
Kent Library Catalog
to find books, videos/DVDs, government documents and other materials.
Keyword searches allow you to use your own
words as search terms.
Subject Heading searches look for items
that are part of a group or topic.
Browse the Shelves. Books on dance can
fall into many different subject areas and many different call number
ranges. For a list of sections, try the NYPL's Guide to
Performing Arts
Dance Finding Aide.
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Articles |
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Search an article database to find scholarly journal articles, popular
magazines articles and trade publications. For a full list of
databases see the the
database A-Z
list or
database by subject.
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Videos & DVDs of
Productions |
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The library has many video's and DVDs of dance
performances. Do a
Title Search in the catalog or in the
Advanced search
limit your material type to FILM/VIDEO.
Many films are grouped together under
different Subject Headings.
(Subject
Headings below were limited to just
Film/Video entries)
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Show Reviews |
Locate show reviews from newspapers, journals and
magazines.
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ProQuest Research Library + Newspapers
Select "Document Type" from drop down list.
Select Performance Review. |
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LexisNexis
Academic Universe
Select "Guided News Search."
Step One: Select "Arts & Sports News."
Step Two: Select "Entertainment News" |
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New York Times in Print The
Arts Section of the New York Times has reviews with color
photos. The New York Times is held behind the Periodicals desk
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People |
Learn about important people & historical figures
in Dance.
Biographical Dictionary of Dance
Reference Collection
R 927.933 C66B
Ballet Carnival
Reference Collection
R 792.8 C883b 1957
Concise Oxford Dictionary of Ballet
Reference Collection
R
792.803 K818c
International Dictionary of Modern Dance
Reference Collection
R 792.803 In78
Biography.com from A&E
www.biography.com
Lexis
Nexis Academic Universe
Searches Trade Publications and Newspapers for biographical
information.
Enter the LexisNexis Academic Universe database, select Reference
from the left hand column, select Biographical Information.
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Companies |
Company homepages often
have dancer biographies, show summaries and audition information. Use
these links to find the homepage for a dance company.
Dance Companies - New York Public Library for the Performing
Arts
Dance > Modern > Companies - Google Directory - by Country &
State
Dance > Ballet > Companies - Google Directory - by Country
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Images
Complement your print information with photograph and images.
Performing
Arts in America: 1875-1923
Digital Collection, New York Public Library for Performing Arts
Images of the Dance
New
York Public Library for Performing Arts
Research
Guide: Finding Images - Kent Library
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Costumes & Makeup |
To find information about costumes and stage
makeup, consult the following sources.
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Additional Sources |
For a list of Web
searching tools, see the
Find: web
resources page.
Selected Internet Resources - New York Public Library for the
Performing Arts
Library of Congress: Performing Arts Encyclopedia - Dance
Images and online videos.
An
American Ballroom Companion: Dance Instruction Manuals
Digital Collection from Library of
Congress - American Memory Project.
Video Directory - 75 clips organized by time period.
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developed by Information Services/ Michelle Dubaj
last updated:
11/27/06
created: 10/25/05 |
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