Research Guides: Theater and Dance Research Guide: Find Articles

Start With These

These core Theater and dance databases are good places to start! Find additional databases using the subject filter of the A-Z Databases list.

Arts & Humanities Database This link opens in a new window
Full-text publications on art, architecture, design, history, philosophy, music, literature, theater, and cultural studies.
Performing Arts Periodicals Database (1864 to present) This link opens in a new window
Covers a broad spectrum of the arts and entertainment industry, including dance, drama, theater, opera, film, television and more.
MLA International Bibliography with Full Text (1926 to present) This link opens in a new window
Covers critical scholarship on literature, language, linguistics, and folklore.
Dance Studies Collection This link opens in a new window
Full-text resource covering the historical context of 20th and 21st century dance
Music & Performing Arts This link opens in a new window
Cross-searches audio, video, scores, and full-text reference content from all Alexander Street Press music & dance databases.

JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Full text back files of scholarly journals primarily in the humanities, socials sciences, & sciences as well as ebooks, primary sources, and image collections across multiple disciplines. The Amherst College Library provides Alumni Access to JSTOR.
Project Muse This link opens in a new window
Online database of more than 200 journals from nonprofit publishers. Alumni access

Peer-reviewed articles are:

written by experts in the field
assessed for validity and scholarly rigor by other experts in the field (peer review)
published in scholarly journals