performing arts
noun
: types of art (such as music, dance, or drama) that are performed for an audience
a high school for the performing arts
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Over time, Howard Middle School developed into a performing arts magnet program, giving the building a new role while maintaining its educational purpose.
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Sarah M. Boye, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2026
Anderson became involved in performing arts while attending Berkeley High School.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
To replace that revenue, Speaker Hall pitched a 6% sales tax on luxury services like limousines, artificial intelligence services, performing arts, newspaper publishing and political ads, among others.
—Elle Meyers, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
Their son, an actor, teacher and director, works part time at the Metropolitan Opera and the Kaufman Music Center, a performing arts complex in Manhattan.
—Eliza Shapiro, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2026
During the performing arts season, arts editor Jim Higgins recommends promising music, dance and theater productions to see in the coming month.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Bueno started her performing arts company, Playground Players Productions, in 2016 and took over Edudance Classrooms in Motion, a children’s ballroom dance company, in 2018.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
The Arts District is also a hot spot for the performing arts, focusing on small, local productions that are vastly different from, but could rival, many of the shows on the Strip.
—Mackenzie Jervis, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2026
Fatlume Bunjaku Albania A Kosovar-Albanian, Bunjaku combines her acting career with work as a professor of performing arts.
—Alissa Simon, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
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Sarah M. Boye, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2026
Anderson became involved in performing arts while attending Berkeley High School.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
To replace that revenue, Speaker Hall pitched a 6% sales tax on luxury services like limousines, artificial intelligence services, performing arts, newspaper publishing and political ads, among others.
—Elle Meyers, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
Their son, an actor, teacher and director, works part time at the Metropolitan Opera and the Kaufman Music Center, a performing arts complex in Manhattan.
—Eliza Shapiro, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2026
During the performing arts season, arts editor Jim Higgins recommends promising music, dance and theater productions to see in the coming month.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Bueno started her performing arts company, Playground Players Productions, in 2016 and took over Edudance Classrooms in Motion, a children’s ballroom dance company, in 2018.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2026
The Arts District is also a hot spot for the performing arts, focusing on small, local productions that are vastly different from, but could rival, many of the shows on the Strip.
—Mackenzie Jervis, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2026
Fatlume Bunjaku Albania A Kosovar-Albanian, Bunjaku combines her acting career with work as a professor of performing arts.
—Alissa Simon, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
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“Performing arts.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/performing%20arts. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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