performance art
noun
: a nontraditional art form often with political or topical themes that typically features a live presentation to an audience or onlookers (as on a street) and draws on such arts as acting, poetry, music, dance, or painting
performance artist
noun
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The Downtown Fullerton Art Walk is popular among locals and art enthusiasts who gather on the first Friday of the month to view the latest art exhibits, music acts and performance art.
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Charlie Vargas, Oc Register, 17 July 2025
The season continues with New Yorker writer Lauren Collins joining performance art duo Gerard & Kelly to explore dance language and the legacy of Americans on the French Riviera.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 July 2025
The book centers around four heady weeks at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, which begins the unraveling of two newspaper critics who have traveled up from London to cover the sprawling performance art event.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2025
Around the world, at the Banyan Tree in Kyoto, is a rare-for-resorts Noh stage for the traditional Japanese performance art.
—Hannah Seligson, Robb Report, 19 June 2025
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Charlie Vargas, Oc Register, 17 July 2025
The season continues with New Yorker writer Lauren Collins joining performance art duo Gerard & Kelly to explore dance language and the legacy of Americans on the French Riviera.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 July 2025
The book centers around four heady weeks at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, which begins the unraveling of two newspaper critics who have traveled up from London to cover the sprawling performance art event.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2025
Around the world, at the Banyan Tree in Kyoto, is a rare-for-resorts Noh stage for the traditional Japanese performance art.
—Hannah Seligson, Robb Report, 19 June 2025
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“Performance art.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/performance%20art. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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