Performing arts

The Performing Arts is one of the basic genres of art. The term is also used as a term for forms of art, whose works are based on ephemeral performances (usually in the presence of an audience ) or illustrations. Because of this transitory nature of these art forms is also called ephemeral arts (German foreign word ephemeral ( fleeting, impermanent) AltGr. Ἐφήμερος Ephemeros, just one day permanently ',' ephemeral ' ).

Term

The assignment of individual art forms an ephemeral art remains even in the presence exist - despite the fact that most of the works of the performing arts genres preserve today, so record and can thus perpetuate. Its essence lies in the orientation process-based as opposed to orientation at work in terms of material tangible work of art. In contrast to the visual arts we speak regarding the exercise of performing arts usually less of a " creative ", but of "staging". The one who staged a work that is " in scene sets " and thus the " Director " via the display, even director is named.

Forms and subforms

The performing arts include the to the " fine arts " calculated classical forms as well as many modern forms of expression and genres, which are located in the border area to other types of performance, or overlap with these. Among the forms of the performing arts include, in particular

  • The theater,
  • The dance,
  • The media arts and
  • The concept art

With their respective sub-forms, with most sub- forms can occur both in pure form, as are also mixed forms or already per se hybrids.

Theater

  • Classical theater: Theater / drama: with numerous sub- forms (eg, Comedy, Thriller, melodrama )
  • Cabaret: song
  • Comedy
  • Storytelling
  • Puppet theater, for example: Marionette Theatre
  • Object theater
  • Juggling
  • Magic

Dance

In particular

  • Stage dance (Classical ) ballet
  • Modern Dance and Contemporary Dance

Media Art

  • Cinematic art especially of the genus feature film (including animation and avant-garde films ) with numerous genres (eg, Western, Comedy, Thriller, Horror )
  • In addition to the three ( sub) forms of sound art ( sound sculpture, sound installation and sound performance )
  • The ephemeral elements of their music, as well as in concert
  • ( in part) the art of the radio, for example, in the context of radio plays or
  • Features
  • Internet Art
  • Digital Poetry
  • Holographic art
  • Interactive Installations
  • Aspects of some computer games

Concept Art

  • Action art happening
  • Fluxus
  • Performance
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