The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to performing arts:
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 Acrobatics – performance of extraordinary feats of balance, agility and motor coordination. Baton twirling Majorettes Busking Circus Circus arts Comedy Dance – art of movement of the body, usually rhythmically and to music, using prescribed or improvised steps and gestures. "A dance" is any one prescribed sequence of such movements, or the music to which it is performed, or an event at which it takes place. Competitive dance Dance squad Ice dance Drama Erotica Free skating Ice show Juggling Magic Marching arts Color guard Drum and bugle corps Indoor percussion ensemble Marching band Pep band Winter guard Music Jazz Opera – performance where art, architecture, music, theater, text, and cloth designing are put together to present a story to the audience Pornography Puppetry Storytelling – conveying of events in words, images and sounds, often by improvisation or embellishment. Stories or narratives have been shared in every culture as a means of entertainment, education, cultural preservation and in order to instill moral values. Acting Film Television Theatre Musical theatre Plays Ventriloquism
History of performing arts
History of acrobatics History of busking History of circus History of dance History of ballet History of film History of juggling History of magic History of marching bands History of music History of opera History of theatre
Contents of a work of performing art Role Dual role Stock character Title role Special effects Stage combat
Venue types Arena Arts centre Auditorium Cabaret Cultural center Dance venues Ballroom Dance club Dance hall Dance studio Music venues Bandstand Bar Coffeehouse Concert hall Jazz club Live house Nightclub Opera house Performing arts center Pub Stadium Stage Amphitheatre Black box theater Proscenium Site-specific theatre Theatre in the round Thrust stage Traverse stage Theater (structure)
Participants
Actor Character actor – one who predominantly plays a particular type of role rather than leading ones. Character actor roles can range from bit parts to secondary leads. Leading actor Artistic director Assistant stage manager Audience Audio engineer Ballet master Bandleader Call boy Carpenter Charge scenic artist Choreographer Composer Conductor Costume designer Dancer Dramaturge Dresser Electrician Film director Fly crew Light board operator Lighting designer Lighting technician Master electrician Movement director Music director Musician Singer Playwright Production manager Production team Property master Rigger Running crew Scenographer Scriptwriter Set designer Sound designer Spotlight operator Stagehand Stage manager Technical director Theater manager Theatre director Theatrical producer Theatrical technician Usher Wardrobe supervisor
Production activities Audition Casting Choreography Costume design Dramaturgy House management Musical composition Rehearsal Scenic design Scenic painting Set construction Sound design Stagecraft Stage lighting Staging
External links
Bibliography of Performing Arts In The East