Outline of performing arts

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to performing arts:

The performing arts are arts such as music, dance, and drama which are performed for an audience. They are different from the visual arts, which involve the use of paint, canvas or various materials to create physical or static art objects. Performing arts include a range of disciplines which are performed in front of a live audience, including theatre, music, and dance.

What are performing arts?

The performing arts as a whole can be described as all of the following:

  • Art – aesthetic expression for presentation or performance, and the work produced from this activity.
    • One of the arts – an outlet of human expression that is influenced by culture and which in turn helps to change culture. The performing arts are a physical manifestation of the internal human creative impulse.
    • A form of storytelling that has been practiced since the beginning of time.

Common performing arts

History of performing arts

Contents of a work of performing art

Venue types

Participants

Production activities

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