Dance Reviews: How to Find Them
News resources are especially helpful for finding information about contemporary authors and playwrights who are not yet the subjects of scholarly attention. They are also helpful when looking for historical context, interviews, reviews or biographical information.
Tips: Search by "title of dance" or "name of choreographer/dancer/dance company" and use the date-range options to focus your search
For American dance, you'll want to start with The New York Times
U.S. Newspapers Online at UCSB Library
U.S. Alternative Press Online
- Independent Voices (1960s-1980s)Open Access collection of Alternative Press
Pre-20th Century Sources
- Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers This link opens in a new window
- Newspaper NavigatorFrom the Library of Congress. Explore more than 1.5 million historical newspaper images online and free of charge. Allows users to search visual content in American newspapers dating from 1789-1963.
Reviews in Journals and Magazines
- Performing Arts Periodicals Database This link opens in a new windowChoose "Search Articles" from the left margin, then click "select from a list" next to the text box for Document Type. You will have to click the red Down button several times to get to the alphabetical listing for "dance review." (1990s to present)
- Entertainment Industry Magazine Archive This link opens in a new windowVariety, Billboard, Back Stage, The Stage, and more. (1880s-2000)
- Readers' Guide Retrospective This link opens in a new windowIndex to the most popular general-interest periodicals published in the United States between 1890-1982.
Mainstream News Aggregators
International Newspapers Online
- Center for Research Libraries Catalog This link opens in a new windowEspecially helpful for international newspapers.