performing arts
Stage-based creative disciplines
The performing arts are creative disciplines presented live before an audience—theater, dance, music, opera, and related forms.
The term distinguishes these from visual arts like painting or sculpture, and from recorded media.
She studied performing arts in college.
A performing arts center hosts concerts, plays, and dance performances.
Large instrumental ensemble
- symphonyExtended composition for orchestra
- operaTheatrical art combining song
- concertoSolo-and-orchestra composition
- choirOrganized group of singers
conductor · ensemble · instrumental · sonata · quartet · recital · philharmonic · chamber music
Classical dance on pointe
- choreographyDesigning performance movement sequences
- ballroomVenue for formal dances
- tangoLatin ballroom with sharp stops
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flamenco · contemporary · tap · hip-hop · folk · waltz · samba · swing
Raised performance platform
- playwrightAuthor of stage dramas
- directorOne who leads
- rehearsalPre-performance practice session
- auditionTrial performance for selection
costume · set · lighting · proscenium · backstage · prop · marquee · troupe
Disastrous or sorrowful event
- comedyWork meant to amuse
- monologueUninterrupted solo address
- soliloquyDramatic speech to oneself
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
script · protagonist · antagonist · characterization · plot · conflict · scene · act
Traveling entertainment with performers
- acrobaticsSkilled physical feats
- magicSupernatural or illusory power
- illusionMisleading sensory impression
- cabaretLive entertainment venue
burlesque · vaudeville · revue · pageantry · carnival · extravaganza · stunt · aerial
Unscripted comedic performance
- spontaneityActing without forethought
- sketchHasty informal drawing
- comedyWork meant to amuse
- timingArt of choosing moments
audience interaction · riffing · scene work · wit · physical comedy · stand-up · deadpan
Something that extends outward
- dictionChoice of words
- enunciationClarity of spoken words
- intonationPitch variation in speech
- articulationClear vocal expression
delivery · recitation · inflection · elocution · spoken word · storytelling · oratory · vocal technique
orchestra
Large instrumental ensemble
- symphonyExtended composition for orchestra
- operaTheatrical art combining song
- concertoSolo-and-orchestra composition
choir · conductor · ensemble · instrumental · sonata · quartet · recital · philharmonic · chamber music · accompaniment
ballet
Classical dance on pointe
- choreographyDesigning performance movement sequences
- ballroomVenue for formal dances
- tangoLatin ballroom with sharp stops
salsa · flamenco · contemporary · tap · hip-hop · folk · waltz · samba · swing · pirouette
stage
Raised performance platform
- playwrightAuthor of stage dramas
- directorOne who leads
- rehearsalPre-performance practice session
audition · costume · set · lighting · proscenium · backstage · prop · marquee · troupe · repertory
tragedy
Disastrous or sorrowful event
dialogue · script · protagonist · antagonist · characterization · plot · conflict · scene · act · stagecraft
circus
Traveling entertainment with performers
- acrobaticsSkilled physical feats
- magicSupernatural or illusory power
- illusionMisleading sensory impression
cabaret · burlesque · vaudeville · revue · pageantry · carnival · extravaganza · stunt · aerial · trapeze
improv
Unscripted comedic performance
- spontaneityActing without forethought
- sketchHasty informal drawing
- comedyWork meant to amuse
timing · audience interaction · riffing · scene work · wit · physical comedy · stand-up · deadpan
projection
Something that extends outward
- dictionChoice of words
- enunciationClarity of spoken words
- intonationPitch variation in speech
articulation · delivery · recitation · inflection · elocution · spoken word · storytelling · oratory · vocal technique · breath control
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Sight-based creative disciplines
painting · sculpture · fine arts · literature · architecture
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Practical technical disciplines
manual labor · engineering · mathematics · commerce · practical arts
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Gathered viewers collectively
spectatorship · viewership · listening · watching · attending
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