The Performing Arts
The performing arts differ from the plastic arts insofar as the former uses the artist's own body, face and/or presence as a medium Performers often adapt their appearance by special clothing, stage makeup, etc.
The breadth of areas covered by the performing arts is wide, including:
- Acting - actor, comedian, etc.
- comedy
- drama
- magic
- motion pictures
- opera
- theatre
- music - singer, musician, etc.
- busking
- opera
- dance - dancer
- Circus skills
- acrobatics
- juggling
- marching arts
- performance art a specialized form of fine art in which the artist performs his or her work live to an audience
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“More than in any other performing arts the lack of respect for acting seems to spring from the fact that every layman considers himself a valid critic.”
—Uta Hagen (b. 1919)
“More than in any other performing arts the lack of respect for acting seems to spring from the fact that every layman considers himself a valid critic.”
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