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Writing about Performance: Getting Started

Class focusing on Dance, Music, and Theater review writing. Students will be working on are performance reviews in the style of major journalistic organs (newspapers and scholarly journals) as well as writing for a general public. Marcia Rego, faculty

Quick Starts

Oxford Reference This link opens in a new window
Search a wide range of 'Oxford' handbook sources for your topic.

Need to see the performance itself? Search the Lilly for DVDs of the performance or film https://library.duke.edu/lilly

Newspapers - Where Reviews Live

Times Digital Archive This link opens in a new window
London Times complete until three years ago. Excellent place to locate reviews by performance name, reviewer name, or date.
ProQuest Historical Newspapers: New York Times This link opens in a new window
The premier newspaper for arts and literature reviews. Search by reviewer, performance, date or genre (film, dance, etc.) Includes photos

Other Sources

Literature Resource Center This link opens in a new window
Collected (largely literary) criticism from various ages and genres. Some performance criticism is included.

Librarian for Visual Studies and Dance

Contact:

Box 90727
Lilly Library
LSLILLY@duke.edu
919.660.5994

Subjects: Arts & Visual Studies, Dance, Performing Arts