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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Lazowski once visited Bloomfield High School to talk to students and ran into Joseph Olzacki, who had then been hired as the new director of performing arts, the Courant reported in 2014.
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Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 19 June 2026
While studying the performing arts, his classmates included the likes of Marilyn Monroe and James Dean, according to his family’s biography.
—Matt Minton, Variety, 18 June 2026
Entertainment and performing arts trade union Equity commented on the BBC job and cost cuts.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2026
The board also voted to commission a study to determine the viability of a performing arts center as another potential anchor, with the redevelopment agreement requiring the village to decide whether to pursue the project within three years.
—Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026
The fund was created at a Thursday meeting of the performing arts center's board of trustees, with the members voting unanimously to acknowledge the president's contributions to the center by all legal means.
—Emma Nicholson, CBS News, 15 June 2026
After a day of legal maneuvers and thunderstorms, workers began the process in the early morning hours of removing the letters spelling out the Republican president’s name from the facade of the iconic performing arts venue.
—Steven Sloan, Fortune, 13 June 2026
Scaffolding went up outside the performing arts center on Friday as dozens of onlookers gathered to watch the removal.
—Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 13 June 2026
The Music Center, which is the larger performing arts complex housing the Walt Disney Concert Hall, also hosts occasional concerts and other events at no cost.
—Krista Simmons, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2026
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Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 19 June 2026
While studying the performing arts, his classmates included the likes of Marilyn Monroe and James Dean, according to his family’s biography.
—Matt Minton, Variety, 18 June 2026
Entertainment and performing arts trade union Equity commented on the BBC job and cost cuts.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2026
The board also voted to commission a study to determine the viability of a performing arts center as another potential anchor, with the redevelopment agreement requiring the village to decide whether to pursue the project within three years.
—Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026
The fund was created at a Thursday meeting of the performing arts center's board of trustees, with the members voting unanimously to acknowledge the president's contributions to the center by all legal means.
—Emma Nicholson, CBS News, 15 June 2026
After a day of legal maneuvers and thunderstorms, workers began the process in the early morning hours of removing the letters spelling out the Republican president’s name from the facade of the iconic performing arts venue.
—Steven Sloan, Fortune, 13 June 2026
Scaffolding went up outside the performing arts center on Friday as dozens of onlookers gathered to watch the removal.
—Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 13 June 2026
The Music Center, which is the larger performing arts complex housing the Walt Disney Concert Hall, also hosts occasional concerts and other events at no cost.
—Krista Simmons, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2026
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“Performing arts.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/performing%20arts. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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