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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The exhibition offers a unique opportunity to experience Katz’s multidisciplinary process and impact on visual and performing arts.
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Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Other ideas kicked around over the years have been subsidized housing or even returning it to its history of entertainment, as a high-end theater and performing arts academy.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025
District spokesperson Annette Franco said the new performing arts center will serve primarily Estancia students and students in the district, while also being available for community use as scheduling permits.
—Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
Liberal and performing arts majors, for example, should think twice about borrowing hundreds of thousands in student loans if their median salary within five years of graduation is approximately $38,000.
—Brian Walsh, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
Stage acting is the most ephemeral of the classical performing arts.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Lemieux and her husband discussed starting a theater company, one that specialized in local playwrights and actors, but after COVID, the performing arts were decimated.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
This vintage gem shows throwback films and hosts the occasional non-movie performing arts event.
—Jill Robbins, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025
Some of the former Cardinal Stritch facilities are being renovated, including the performing arts center, which will become the new high school building, according to information attributed to Aug Prep CEO Abby Andrietsch in an email to a reporter.
—Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 5 Sep. 2025
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Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Other ideas kicked around over the years have been subsidized housing or even returning it to its history of entertainment, as a high-end theater and performing arts academy.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025
District spokesperson Annette Franco said the new performing arts center will serve primarily Estancia students and students in the district, while also being available for community use as scheduling permits.
—Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
Liberal and performing arts majors, for example, should think twice about borrowing hundreds of thousands in student loans if their median salary within five years of graduation is approximately $38,000.
—Brian Walsh, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
Stage acting is the most ephemeral of the classical performing arts.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Lemieux and her husband discussed starting a theater company, one that specialized in local playwrights and actors, but after COVID, the performing arts were decimated.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
This vintage gem shows throwback films and hosts the occasional non-movie performing arts event.
—Jill Robbins, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025
Some of the former Cardinal Stritch facilities are being renovated, including the performing arts center, which will become the new high school building, according to information attributed to Aug Prep CEO Abby Andrietsch in an email to a reporter.
—Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Performing arts.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/performing%20arts. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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