Outline of performing arts

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

Performing arts – art form that uses the artist's own body, face, presence as a medium.

Common performing arts

• Acrobatics – performance of extraordinary feats of balance, agility and motor coordination.
• Busking –
• Comedy –
• Dance –
• Professional wrestling –
• Juggling –
• Magic –
• Marching arts (such as brass bands) –
• Music –
  • Opera –
• 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 –
  • Theatre –

History of performing arts

Main article: History of performing arts

History of acrobatics History of busking 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 History of the Western musical

Contents of a work of performing art

• Role –
  • Dual role –
  • Stock character –
  • Title role –
• Special effects –

Venue types

• Stage –

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
• Audience –
• Film director –
• Playwright –
• Scriptwriter –

Production activities

• Audition –
• Casting –
• Costuming –
• Stagecraft –

See also

Arts portal

External links

• Bibliography of Performing Arts In The East