Databases - IB Theatre - Research Presentation (last assessment 2023)

WSA Databases

Ottoman shadow puppets, Karagöz and Hacivat - Britannica Image Quest Look for articles and multimedia on world theatre traditions in WSA databases.

Artstor

Fine Arts (Gale OneFile)

Gale eBooks

JSTOR

World Book Advanced

Artstor

Artstor
Use the guide below to find content related to theatre and dance in Artstor. Their collections comprise contributions from outstanding international museums, photographers, libraries, scholars, photo archives, and artists and artists’ estates. When using Artstor on the WSA campus, register for a free user account. Your account allows you to access the Digital Library while off-campus. You can download images, create and share image groups, and more.

Theater and Dance in Artstor
This page highlights Artstor content related to theater and dance, including images of costumes, venues, and staged performances from around the world, as well as portraits and performance shots of notable playwrights, theater directors, choreographers, set and costume designers, actors, and dancers.

Fine Arts (Gale One File)

Fine Arts (Gale Onefile)
- Why search here?
  Fine Arts (Gale OneFile) supports research in topics in architecture, art, dance, film, music, and theatre, covering a broad range of styles, periods and movements.
- What's included?
  It includes more than 13 million articles from over 400 full-text journals and magazines.
- How do I cite it?
  Look for the Export button on the right. Choose Direct Export to NoodleTools, and import the citation directly to your open NoodleTools project. If you choose to copy and paste it instead, be sure to grab the "Permalink" as well, and put that in the URL box underneath the quick cite box in NoodleTools.

Featured journals in Fine Arts (Gale OneFile):

American Drama

Coverage: 06/2002 to 06/2002, semiannual

American Theatre

Coverage: 01/1992 to 05/2020, monthly, includes images

Asian Theatre Journal: ATJ

Coverage: 03/2000 (Image start date: 03/2001) to present, semiannual
Moving Wall: 1 year

Comparative Drama

Coverage: 03/2000 (Image start date: 06/2001) to present, quarterly

Early Theatre

Coverage: 01/1998 to present, semiannual, includes images

Indian Theatre Journal

Coverage: 04/2017 - 04/2019, semiannual, includes images

T D & T (Theatre, Design & Technology)

Coverage: 06/2011 to present, quarterly, includes images

Theatre Crafts

Coverage: 01/1977 to 06/1992, monthly

Theatre Journal

Coverage: 03/1993 to present, quarterly
Moving Wall: 1 year

Theatre Notebook

Coverage: 02/2006 to present, triennial, includes images
Moving Wall: 1 year

Theatre Symposium

Coverage: 0312007 (Image start date: 01/2009) to present, annual

What is a moving wall? The "moving wall" represents the time period between the last issue available in Gale OneFile and the most recently published issue of a journal. Moving walls are generally represented in years. In rare instances, a publisher has elected to have a "zero" moving wall, so their current issues are available in Gale OneFile shortly after publication.

Note: In calculating the moving wall, the current year is not counted.

For example, if the current year is 2021 and a journal has a 1 year moving wall, articles from the year 2019 are available.

JSTOR

JSTOR
- Why search here?
  JSTOR provides access to a wide variety of scholarly journals and monographs in the humanities, social sciences and sciences. Use JSTOR to find historical information rather than current articles.
- What's included?
  It includes thousands of full-text scholarly articles, some dating back to the 1800s, along with open-access eBooks.
- How do I cite it?
  Look for the Cite this item button on the left. Click the COPY button next to your preferred style, then the Export to NoodleTools link to import the citation directly to your open NoodleTools project. If you want to copy and paste the citation instead, be sure to take the "Remote Access URL" provided.

Featured journals in JSTOR:

Asian Theatre Journal: ATJ

Coverage: 1984-2012 (Vol. 1, No. 1 - Vol. 29, No. 2)
Moving Wall: 3 years

Comparative Drama

Coverage: 1967-2012 (Vol. 1, No. 1 - Vol. 46, No. 4)
Moving Wall: 3 years

Early Theatre

Coverage: 1998-2013 (Vol. 1 - Vol. 16, No. 2)
Moving Wall: 2 years

Theatre Journal

Coverage: 1979-2010 (Vol. 31, No. 1 - Vol. 62, No. 4)
Moving Wall: 5 years

Victorian Studies

Coverage: 1957-2015 (Vol. 1, No. 1 - Vol. 58, No. 1)
Moving Wall: 3 years

What is a moving wall? The "moving wall" represents the time period between the last issue available in JSTOR and the most recently published issue of a journal. Moving walls are generally represented in years. In rare instances, a publisher has elected to have a "zero" moving wall, so their current issues are available in JSTOR shortly after publication.

Note: In calculating the moving wall, the current year is not counted.

For example, if the current year is 2008 and a journal has a 5 year moving wall, articles from the year 2002 are available.

Gale eBooks

Gale eBooks with articles on world theatre traditions:

Greek Comedy and Tragedy - Ancient Greece

Greek Drama
Includes information on: the origin of the movement, representative authors, representative works, themes, style, variations in the movement, historical context, critical overview, criticism, sources, and suggestions for further reading.
Greek Comedy
Contents: Beginnings -- Athenian Old Comedy -- Aristophanes' background -- The first plays -- Formula for Old Comedies -- The Archarnians -- The Knights -- The Clouds -- The Wasps -- The Peace -- The Birds -- The Lysistrata -- Thesmophoriazusae -- The Frogs -- The Ecclesiazusae -- The Plutus -- Middle Comedy -- The Unearthing of Menander -- The Dyskolos -- Influence of New Comedy -- Sources.

Roman Comedy and Tragedy - Ancient Rome

The Beginning of Roman Theater
Discusses Greek, Etruscan, and Italian influences on the beginning of Roman theater.
Roman Theaters, Playwrights, and Actors
Discusses the structure of the Roman theater, acting troupes, famous Roman actors, and two Roman playwrights - Plautus and Terence.

Topeng Dance - Bali

Wayang Topeng
Gives history and description of this classical Javanese dance-drama genre, along with a list of sources for further reading.

Cantonese, Yueju and Peking opera - China

Peking Opera and Regional Operas
Discusses Peking Opera and several regional operas, including Cantonese Opera, and includes a bibliography with suggestions for further reading.

Yuan Drama or Zaju - China

Theater Arts in Imperial China
Discusses the rise of drama in Imperial China, including that of the zaju (variety play) of the Song era (960-1279) and the variety plays of the Yuan dynasty (1279-1368).

English Renaissance theatre - England

Elizabethan Drama
An introduction to Elizabethan drama, providing a glossary of important terms, and discussion of early acting companies, regulation of the plays, London and the first theaters, playwrights, and genres (comedies, history plays, tragedies, and romances). Includes a list of related books and websites for further reading.

Medieval Mystery Plays - England, France, Germany

Theater and Festival in Medieval Europe, 814-1350
Discusses medieval theater and the various styles of the period, including the mystery play. Includes a list of print and online sources for further reading.

Kathakali - India

Drama - India
An overview of the development of theater in India, with a list of sources for further reading.

Barong (or Rangda) Dance - Indonesia

Bali Barong-Rangda
Provides definition of the Barong dances of Bali, and gives a list of print sources for further reading.

Kecak - Indonesia

Dance - Bali
Discussion of the various dance forms of Bali, including Jeroan dances, one of which is the kecak - a modern offshoot of sanghyang developed in the 1930s, which uses the chanting of traditional sanghyang as an accompaniment to theatrical dance using stories from the Ramayana epic. Includes list of sources for further reading.

Wayang Golek puppetry - Indonesia, Malaysia

Wayang Golek
Explains the two main genres of puppet theatre in West Java, Indonesia, that use wooden rod puppets: wayang golem cepak and wayang golem purwa. Includes list of sources for further reading.

Wayang Kulit shadow puppetry - Indonesia, Malaysia

Drama - Southeast Asia: Indonesia
Extensive discussion of the theater forms in Southeast Asia, including wayang kulit (leather shadow-puppet theater), still popular in the Javanese-speaking area of the island of Java. Includes list of sources for further reading.

Commedia Dell'arte - Italy

Commedia Dell'arte
Defines Commedia dell'arte (a term applied to both the early Italian commercial theater in general and to a format institutionalized by sixteenth-century professional actors' improvisations on a three-act scenario), and gives examples of works and playwrights. Includes a bibliography of sources for further reading.

Bunraku - Japan

Bunraku
Discusses the history and characteristics of Bunraku, named after the theater manager Uemura Bunrakuken (1737–1810), the most revered of Japan's many forms of puppet theater (ningyo shibai). Includes an extensive list of sources for further reading.

Kabuki - Japan

Kabuki
Discusses the history and characteristics of Kabuki, one of two major forms of commercial theater created by actors and playwrights for audiences of urban commoners during the Edo or Tokugawa period (1600/1603–1868) in Japan. Includes an extensive list of sources for further reading.

Kyōgen farce and Noh theatre - Japan

Noh-Kyogen
Gives the history and a description of Noh, the highly refined Japanese theater form combining drama, dance, music, and poetry. An explanation of kyogen, the comic spoken dialogue plays performed between Noh plays or independently, is included, along with a list of sources for further reading.

Khon dance drama - Thailand

Drama - Thailand
Discusses the history and characteristics of the principal traditional dramatic genres of Thailand, including the khon (masked drama). Includes a list of sources for further reading.