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 Valley Power Plant provides heat to most downtown buildings, including the Marcus Performing Arts Center, Fiserv Forum, Pabst Theater, Baird Center, and many others, according to a social media post by the performing arts center.
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Eva Wen, jsonline.com, 13 Dec. 2025
So the move from a space adjacent to a performing arts locale to a more classic museum context makes sense.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2025
Best Things to Do Balboa Park Balboa Park is home to 17 museums, more than 10 performing arts spaces, gardens, shops, restaurants, and attractions like the carousel, miniature train, and the San Diego Zoo.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2025
Music and performing arts aren’t the only artistic expressions in Lubbock, however.
—Amy Nelson, Twin Cities, 7 Dec. 2025
Thirty-eight years ago, CPRD transformed that very gym into dance studios and the sanctuary upstairs into a theatre that has been home to more than 30 performing arts companies from around the metropolitan area.
—Malik Robinson, Denver Post, 7 Dec. 2025
Meanwhile, the glitzy Kennedy Center Honors program and its series of tribute speeches and performances for each recipient is set to be taped on Sunday at the performing arts center for broadcast later in December on CBS and Paramount+.
—CBS News, 6 Dec. 2025
With that in mind, Walker and Marsh have positioned CAMi to pull in money from individual funders and philanthropic organizations as well as renting out studios, storefronts and the larger event space, which is flexible enough to be used by theater companies and other performing arts organizations.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 5 Dec. 2025
These specified areas, Luscombe said, include professional businesses such as accounting, law, medicine, performing arts, consulting and athletics.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
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Eva Wen, jsonline.com, 13 Dec. 2025
So the move from a space adjacent to a performing arts locale to a more classic museum context makes sense.
—Tom Tapp, Deadline, 10 Dec. 2025
Best Things to Do Balboa Park Balboa Park is home to 17 museums, more than 10 performing arts spaces, gardens, shops, restaurants, and attractions like the carousel, miniature train, and the San Diego Zoo.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2025
Music and performing arts aren’t the only artistic expressions in Lubbock, however.
—Amy Nelson, Twin Cities, 7 Dec. 2025
Thirty-eight years ago, CPRD transformed that very gym into dance studios and the sanctuary upstairs into a theatre that has been home to more than 30 performing arts companies from around the metropolitan area.
—Malik Robinson, Denver Post, 7 Dec. 2025
Meanwhile, the glitzy Kennedy Center Honors program and its series of tribute speeches and performances for each recipient is set to be taped on Sunday at the performing arts center for broadcast later in December on CBS and Paramount+.
—CBS News, 6 Dec. 2025
With that in mind, Walker and Marsh have positioned CAMi to pull in money from individual funders and philanthropic organizations as well as renting out studios, storefronts and the larger event space, which is flexible enough to be used by theater companies and other performing arts organizations.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 5 Dec. 2025
These specified areas, Luscombe said, include professional businesses such as accounting, law, medicine, performing arts, consulting and athletics.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
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“Performing arts.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/performing%20arts. Accessed 17 Dec. 2025.
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