performing arts

/pərˌfɔrmɪŋ ɑrts/

/pəˈfɔmɪŋ ɑts/

Definitions of performing arts

1. noun

   arts or skills that require public performance
   types:

   musical performance

   the act of performing music

   dance, dancing, saltation, terpsichore

   taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music

   acting, performing, playacting, playing

   the performance of a part or role in a drama

   playing

   the act of playing a musical instrument

   jam session

   an impromptu jazz concert

   adagio

   a slow section of a pas de deux requiring great skill and strength by the dancers

   break dance, break dancing

   a form of solo dancing that involves rapid acrobatic moves in which different parts of the body touch the ground; normally performed to the rhythm of rap music

   courante

   a court dance of the 16th century; consisted of short advances and retreats

   nauch, nautch, nautch dance

   an intricate traditional dance in India performed by professional dancing girls

   pavan, pavane

   a stately court dance of the 16th and 17th centuries

   phrase

   dance movements that are linked in a single choreographic sequence

   saraband

   a stately court dance of the 17th and 18th centuries; in slow time

   skank

   a rhythmic dance to reggae music performed by bending forward and extending the hands while bending the knees

   slam dance, slam dancing

   a form of dancing in which dancers slam into one another; normally performed to punk rock

   hoofing, step dancing

   dancing in which the steps are more important than gestures or postures

   toe dance, toe dancing

   a dance performed on tiptoe

   choreography, stage dancing

   a show involving artistic dancing

   pas seul, variation

   (ballet) a solo dance or dance figure

   duet, pas de deux

   (ballet) a dance for two people (usually a ballerina and a danseur noble)

   pas de trois

   (ballet) a dance for three people

   pas de quatre

   (ballet) a dance for four people

   social dancing

   dancing as part of a social occasion

   mambo

   a Latin American dance similar in rhythm to the rumba

   ceremonial dance, ritual dance, ritual dancing

   a dance that is part of a religious ritual

   singing, vocalizing

   the act of singing vocal music

   characterisation, characterization, enactment, personation, portrayal

   acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture

   impersonation, personation

   imitating the mannerisms of another person

   method, method acting

   an acting technique introduced by Stanislavsky in which the actor recalls emotions or reactions from his or her own life and uses them to identify with the character being portrayed

   dumb show, mime, pantomime

   a performance using gestures and body movements without words

   business, byplay, stage business

   incidental activity performed by an actor for dramatic effect

   skit

   a short theatrical episode

   hamming, overacting

   poor acting by a ham actor

   heroics

   ostentatious or vainglorious or extravagant or melodramatic conduct

   reenactment

   performing a role in an event that occurred at an earlier time

   roleplaying

   acting a particular role (as in psychotherapy)

   type of:

   arts, humanistic discipline, humanities, liberal arts

   studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)