artistes
Virtuoso stage professionals
Artistes is the plural of artiste, a word borrowed from French that refers to professional performers—singers, dancers, actors, circus acts.
The spelling signals theatrical flair or Continental sophistication, sometimes ironically: The artistes took their bows.
It often carries a slightly pretentious or archaic tone compared to plain "artists."
Those playing roles
- dancersPeople who move rhythmically
- singersThose who vocalize melodies
- musiciansPeople who create music
- entertainersThose who amuse others
circus performers · ballet dancers · opera singers · acrobats · jugglers · magicians · mimes · puppeteers
Live entertainment venue
- vaudevilleTheatrical variety entertainment
- music hallVenue for live entertainment
- nightclubEvening entertainment venue
- theaterVenue for live drama
stage · circus · variety show · revue · burlesque · sideshow · salon · supper club
Supremely accomplished performer
- prodigyGifted youth with rare talent
- maestroDistinguished musical leader
- masterAuthority or controller
- adeptHighly capable, well-versed
gifted · accomplished · talented · proficient · seasoned · polished · trained · disciplined
Imaginative planner of futures
- imaginativeAble to conceive new ideas
- innovativeIntroducing new ideas
- originalFirst or inventive
- inventiveShowing original thought
avant-garde · experimental · unconventional · boundary-pushing · genre-defying · pioneering · conceptual · aesthetic
actors
Those playing roles
- dancersPeople who move rhythmically
- singersThose who vocalize melodies
- musiciansPeople who create music
entertainers · circus performers · ballet dancers · opera singers · acrobats · jugglers · magicians · mimes · puppeteers · contortionists
cabaret
Live entertainment venue
- vaudevilleTheatrical variety entertainment
- music hallVenue for live entertainment
- nightclubEvening entertainment venue
theater · stage · circus · variety show · revue · burlesque · sideshow · salon · supper club · speakeasy
virtuoso
Supremely accomplished performer
- prodigyGifted youth with rare talent
- maestroDistinguished musical leader
- masterAuthority or controller
adept · gifted · accomplished · talented · proficient · seasoned · polished · trained · disciplined · practiced
visionary
Imaginative planner of futures
- imaginativeAble to conceive new ideas
- innovativeIntroducing new ideas
- originalFirst or inventive
inventive · avant-garde · experimental · unconventional · boundary-pushing · genre-defying · pioneering · conceptual · aesthetic · expressive
emotive
Arousing strong feelings
- evocativeTending to summon memories
- poignantEvoking keen emotion
- dramaticStrikingly expressive or sudden
theatrical · gestural · nuanced · resonant · vivid · eloquent · passionate · soulful · moving · stirring
artistesamateurs
Nonprofessional participants
dilettantes · novices · beginners · hobbyists · dabblers
artisteslaborers
Workers doing physical tasks
workers · drudges · wage slaves · functionaries · clerks
artistesregular folks
Ordinary, unremarkable people
ordinary people · plain Janes · salt of the earth · everyman · common man
- martial artistCombat discipline practitioner
- artistic freedomRight to create unrestrained
- con artistProfessional fraud perpetrator
- artistic licenceCreative deviation from accuracy
- scam artistOne who defrauds others
- indie artistsSelf-managed creative performers