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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Then the Covid crisis hit and inflicted massive damage on the performing arts.
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Diedrich Diederichsen, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2025
Expand your arts enrichment by getting acquainted with Stuart’s performing arts scene.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 1 Dec. 2025
Each show and concert listed in this selection of December performing arts highlights has something to say about the holidays.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 26 Nov. 2025
Indoor programs, which were previously held at the downtown Denver Public Library, will take place in facilities on the Auraria campus, including the Tivoli and the King Center performing arts complex.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 25 Nov. 2025
The club offers a range of programming, including exhibition tours, exhibition production, artist/curator talks, workshops, film screenings and mixers as well as opportunities to support the performing arts.
—Deanna Taylor, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
The father of three and his wife, Lea Dellecave, currently run Lachey Arts, a performing arts summer day camp in Cincinnati.
—Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2025
One was led by drag performers and LGBTQ+ advocates represented by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Texas, while the other was filed by the Texas Civil Rights Project, with plaintiffs arguing that the law would negatively affect Texas’ performing arts scene.
—Abby Monteil, Them., 7 Nov. 2025
In all the performing arts, people find their methods as a means to an end.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2025
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Diedrich Diederichsen, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2025
Expand your arts enrichment by getting acquainted with Stuart’s performing arts scene.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 1 Dec. 2025
Each show and concert listed in this selection of December performing arts highlights has something to say about the holidays.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 26 Nov. 2025
Indoor programs, which were previously held at the downtown Denver Public Library, will take place in facilities on the Auraria campus, including the Tivoli and the King Center performing arts complex.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 25 Nov. 2025
The club offers a range of programming, including exhibition tours, exhibition production, artist/curator talks, workshops, film screenings and mixers as well as opportunities to support the performing arts.
—Deanna Taylor, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
The father of three and his wife, Lea Dellecave, currently run Lachey Arts, a performing arts summer day camp in Cincinnati.
—Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2025
One was led by drag performers and LGBTQ+ advocates represented by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Texas, while the other was filed by the Texas Civil Rights Project, with plaintiffs arguing that the law would negatively affect Texas’ performing arts scene.
—Abby Monteil, Them., 7 Nov. 2025
In all the performing arts, people find their methods as a means to an end.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Performing arts.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/performing%20arts. Accessed 9 Dec. 2025.
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