Oscar G. Brockett Book Prize for Dance Research

Awarded each year to the best book in dance whose primary method of approach includes historical inquiry published during the previous three calendar years.

The Oscar G. Brockett Book Prize for Dance Research will be awarded each year to the best book in dance published during the previous three calendar years. The award carries a cash value of $1000. DSA adjudicates the award, while the Oscar G. Brockett Center for Theatre History and Criticism at the University of Texas at Austin provides the monetary prize. The Center initiated this DSA Award to honor Professor Brockett and to advance its mission of recognizing the finest scholarship in theatre, dance, and performance history.

Scholarly books in any area of dance with a focus on historical inquiry may be nominated. The author need not be primarily identified with the field of dance, so long as the publication itself relates to dance. Edited volumes and collections are not eligible. The award is for works published in the previous three calendar years (2021-2023).

NOTE: Titles that have already won a DSA award are not eligible for another award for the same publication.
NOTE: Titles may only be submitted for either the Brockett or the Bueno awards, not both.
NOTE: DSA membership is a pre-requisite of eligibility for consideration.

Nomination Instructions - submission will open in February 2025

Authors/Publishers may nominate their own work(s) or DSA members may nominate the work of other authors. Nominations should include the nominator's relationship to the candidate, if any.


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