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| Dance Research Journal | |
|---|---|
| Title | Dance Research Journal |
| Discipline | Dance studies |
| Abbreviation | DRJ |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| History | 1969–present |
Dance Research Journal
Dance Research Journal is a peer‑reviewed scholarly periodical publishing research on Martha Graham, Isadora Duncan, Merce Cunningham, Alvin Ailey, Rudolf Laban, and related figures. It serves scholars working on Royal Ballet, Bolshoi Theatre, New York City Ballet, Paris Opera Ballet, and Sadler's Wells topics, while engaging with archival materials from Library of Congress, British Library, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, and National Archives (United Kingdom). The journal appears in discussions alongside Dance Research, Journal of Dance Medicine & Science, Choreography and Dance Studies, Dance Chronicle, and TDR (journal).
The journal was established in the late 1960s amid renewed scholarly attention following productions by Pina Bausch, José Limón, Paul Taylor, Pauline Koner, and Kurt Jooss. Early issues featured work on Isadora Duncan collections held at Smithsonian Institution, studies of Vaslav Nijinsky and Diaghilev archives, and debates about preservation at institutions such as Museum of Modern Art and Victoria and Albert Museum. Over successive decades editorial leadership involved figures connected to Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, University of California, Los Angeles, New York University, Goldsmiths, University of London, and University of Surrey.
The journal publishes scholarship on choreography by George Balanchine, performative analysis of pieces by Yvonne Rainer and Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, historiography concerning Court Ballets of Louis XIV, ethnographic work on Kathak practitioners associated with Uday Shankar, and critical theory engaging with texts by Judith Butler, Michel Foucault, Pierre Bourdieu, Homi K. Bhabha, and Roland Barthes. It includes archival studies drawing on the holdings of New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Victoria and Albert Museum Theatre and Performance Collections, and National Library of Australia, as well as interdisciplinary pieces linking to Columbia University, Oxford University, Harvard University, University of Chicago, and Brown University research programs.
Published quarterly by Cambridge University Press, the journal implements double‑blind peer review and editorial oversight comparable to practices at Routledge, SAGE Publications, Taylor & Francis, and Wiley-Blackwell. Editorial boards have included scholars affiliated with University of California, Berkeley, University of Roehampton, King's College London, University of Sydney, and University of Toronto. Special issues have focused on themes related to postcolonial studies in performance, archives of Ballets Russes, and intersections with queer studies communities associated with Stonewall riots histories.
The journal is indexed in major services alongside titles such as Arts & Humanities Citation Index, Scopus, MLA International Bibliography, JSTOR, and ProQuest. Its metadata appears in global catalogs curated by OCLC, WorldCat, CrossRef, and national databases managed by British Library and Library of Congress systems. Coverage supports citation tracking comparable to entries for publications from Institute of Contemporary Arts, Royal Opera House, and Lincoln Center.
Noteworthy contributions have analyzed landmark works such as Appalachian Spring, The Rite of Spring, Lamentation (Graham), and The Green Table, and have featured archival revelations about Anna Pavlova, Maud Allan, Loie Fuller, and Carrie Mae Weems collaborations. Influential essays have connected choreography to writings by Simone de Beauvoir, Frantz Fanon, Walter Benjamin, and Stuart Hall, while methodological pieces have drawn on practice‑as‑research exemplars from Trisha Brown, Nijinsky's diaries, and curatorial projects at Tate Modern.
Scholars at University of California, Los Angeles, Goldsmiths, University of London, University of Amsterdam, Royal Holloway, University of London, and University of Oxford cite the journal for historiographic interventions on Ballets Russes reception, debates about cultural policy in relation to Arts Council England, and analyses of preservation by institutions such as Getty Research Institute. Reviews in outlets like Times Literary Supplement, The Guardian, and New York Times arts pages have noted its role shaping discourse on modernism associated with Wassily Kandinsky and Igor Stravinsky collaborations.
The journal is closely tied to events hosted by organizations such as the Congress on Research in Dance, the International Council of Museums (ICOM), the Society of Dance History Scholars, and sessions at conferences of Modern Language Association, American Historical Association, World Congress on Dance Research, and Association for Theatre in Higher Education. Collaborative projects have involved partnerships with British Dance Council, National Dance Education Organization, UNESCO programs on intangible heritage, and festival symposia at Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Jacques Lecoq School platforms.
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