DRAMA: The Performing Arts

ArtAn object or performance that can represent something else or is meant to express, or evoke a response like a thought, feeling, or state of mind especially involving imagination.

Imagination Being free to be critical and creative Discovering new perspectives Dreaming Questioning what is real or accepted

true

ArtPerformance Arts

When artists use their body or voice to create an artwork, work of art, piece of art

Plastic Arts

When artists use physical materials like paint, clay, rock, to make a physical artwork like a painting or sculpture

Genre A category or type of art Each genre has specific elements that make it

unique while at the same time sharing similar elements common to many types of art and literature.

Sub-genre A category within a specific genre

Film/movies Theater/plays Dance (i.e.

ballet) Musical theater

(musicals) Opera Mime Television

Performing Arts: Genres

Role playing games

Certain video games

Music Symphony, singing, instrumental Spoken word stand-up comedy, poetry/book readings Circus-arts (cirque

du soleil) Magic

Performing Arts: Genres

Music videos Puppeteering Ethnic-cultural Drama Conceptual Art -audience is the performer

Performing Arts: Genres

Journal Writing: What do you think is the difference

between performance art and playing games (like role playing games)?

Is being creative important for yourself or society?

Is it more important for performing arts to express tradition or be creative?