Databases for Theatre and Dance

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Contains five hundred hours of dance productions and documentaries by the most influential performers and companies of the 20th century.
Gives access to over 600 award-winning productions and a wealth of related study materials.
Drama productions, playtexts, audio plays, and scholarly books, introducing new writers alongside the most iconic names in playwriting history.
Core scholarly journals (especially back issues), ebooks, and images from a range of disciplines, with full-text searching and DRM-free downloads.
Indexes journal articles, books, and other resources on folklore, languages, linguistics, and literature.
Provides indexing and abstracts for more than 395 international periodicals, plus full text for more than 160 of the indexed journals, covering a broad spectrum of the arts and entertainment industry.

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Provides full text for over 8,500 magazines and journals over a wide array of academic disciplines.
Includes more than 1,000 U.S. historical newspapers published between 1690 and 1922, including titles from all 50 states.
Journal database covering art, architecture, design, history, philosopy, music, literature, theater, and more.
More than two million art images for non-profit educational use from numerous art, architecture, and anthropology collections. See "more info" for a collection list.
Cross-searchable access to Berg Encyclopedia of World Dress and Fashion and other fashion-related e-books, reference works, images, and more.
Index of literature and research from 1926 to the present that informs teaching, learning, and future directions of research in the field of dance education.
Journal articles, exhibition reviews, and news items about all aspects of design and crafts, from textiles and ceramics to vehicle design, advertising and sustainability.
Indexing and abstracts for more than 370 publications as well as full text for more than 100 journals on all aspects of film and television theory, production, and reviews.
Biographical information, overviews, full-text literary criticism, and reviews on more than 150,000 writers in all disciplines.
Bibliography of more than 1.45 million citations for secondary source material about the Middle Ages and Renaissance, 400-1700.
A fully searchable, virtual library of Greek and Latin literature with English translations.
Comprehensive collection of classical music, contemporary jazz, world, folk, adult contemporary, Chinese, pop, and rock music.
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Limited to 10 simultaneous users.
Extensive streaming video library of classical music performances, opera, ballet, live concerts, and documentaries.
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Limited to 5 simultaneous users.
The world's largest digital library of scripts by living writers, spanning monologues, one-act plays, and full-length productions.
Provides full text access to over 335 journals, and indexing for 200 more, in the humanities and social sciences.
Offers full text and full image articles for 13 large American daily newspapers and two daily British newspapers.
More than 3,000 albums and 45,000 tracks representing musical traditions from all over the globe.