What are the performing arts:
The performing arts are all those artistic manifestation created to be represented over a scenery, mainly theater and dance, but also music.
The performing arts fundamentally have three essential and inseparable elements, which are the interpretation, the stage and the receiving public. In this sense, it is a living and ephemeral art.
The stage, for its part, can be in a building or space specifically created for artistic performance, or it can be anywhere else, such as on the street.
The means of expression of the performing arts They are varied, and range from words and actions, to sound and visual resources.
All of this is combined and harmoniously combined to produce an aesthetic experience, in accordance with the aesthetic and conceptual assumptions applied.
Although there are fundamentally three artistic disciplines represented on stages (theater, dance and music), these in turn are subdivided or combined into many others. For example, opera, zarzuela, musical theater, performancethe cabaret, the recital, the puppets, the puppets or the circus, among others.
They all have a director in charge of coordinating the elements that make up the stage (lighting, decoration, costumes, setting) and the interpretation to convey a lively artistic representation.
Finally, the performing arts are also a career that can be studied at university level. In them, fundamental subjects are taught to understand the artistic phenomenon and reflect on it, but also to train as performers or cultural managers.
Main performing arts
Theater
Theater is the art of representing stories, situations and human conflicts through actors in front of an audience or audience. Its basic elements are text, direction, acting and scenery. The director is the person responsible for coordinating all these elements under certain aesthetic and conceptual budgets to transmit to the public what the story is looking for.
See also Theater.
Dance
Dance is the art of expressing feelings, sensations, ideas, concepts and stories through rhythmic body movements, usually accompanied by music.
There are different types of dance, on the one hand, there are classical dance, ballet and contemporary dance. On the other hand, there are folk dances, typical of each region and culture (tango, flamenco, Charleston, cumbia, joropo), and modern dance, which includes genres ranging from hip hop and break dance to salsa and electro dance. .
See also Dance.
Musical shows
Music is the art of combining and organizing a set of sounds and silences according to the fundamental principles of melody, harmony and rhythm. The objective is to transmit feelings and sensations to the listener, and provide them with an aesthetic experience.
Among the musical genres dedicated to stage performance, the Opera and the musical theatre.
However, today, music as a performing experience has been resized. It can range from sober live performances to massive shows with light shows and fireworks, among other elements.
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