Subject
Research Guides
First Year Seminars:
The Power & Pleasure of the Arts
This guide is intended as a research tool to help you locate background information, books, articles, and internet/web links on a variety of topics related to performing arts.
Background Information Sources
Available in the library's reference area:
| International Encyclopedia of Dance (6 vols.) | REF GV1585 .I586 2004 |
| Complete Guide to Modern Dance | REF GV1783 .M26 |
| New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (29 vols.) | REF ML100 .N48 2001 |
| New Grove Dictionary of Jazz (2 vols.) | REF ML102 .J3 N48 1988 |
| Encyclopedia of Musical Theatre (3 vols.) | REF ML102.M88 G3 2001 |
| Oxford Companion to Popular Music | REF ML102. P66 G35 1991 |
| Encyclopedia of Rock | REF ML102. R6 H37 1988x |
| Crown Guide to the World's Great Plays | REF PN1625 .S45 1984 |
| Oxford Companion to the American Theatre | REF PN2220. B6 1992 |
| African American Performance and Theater History | REF PN2270 A35 A46 2001 |
Books
Search the library catalog for books on your subject using words or word combinations below, or visit the library’s 2nd floor and browse the following call number ranges: GV (dance); ML, MT (music); PN2000-PN2780 (theater).
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Newspaper, Magazine, and Academic Journal Articles
- Expanded Academic ASAP/InfoTrac: full-text journal articles, reviews, criticism
- LexisNexis: large database of current and archived newspaper articles, arts reviews
Internet Resources
Several internet resources have been selected below. Additional links are available from Web Resources page; follow link for Arts/Performing Arts.
Arts and entertainments listings and reviews:
- Boston Globe http://www.boston.com/ae/
- Boston Phoenix http://www.bostonphoenix.com/
- Boston Magazine http://www.bostonmagazine.com/arts_entertainment/index.html
Local performing arts organizations:
- American Repertory Theater http://www.amrep.org/
- Huntington Theatre http://www.huntingtontheatre.org/
- Boston Ballet http://www.bostonballet.org/
- Boston Symphony http://bso.org/
- Ryles Jazz Club http://www.rylesjazz.com/