What is Performing arts?
The '''performing arts''' are those forms of [[art]] in which individual people perform separately or together. The artist's own [[body]], [[face]], and presence is needed for the performance. Performing arts differ from the [[plastic arts]], which use materials such as [[clay]], [[metal]] or [[paint]] which can be moulded or transformed. A plastic art produces some physical [[work of art|art object]]. The term 'performing arts' first appeared in the English language in the year 1711. ==Types of performing arts== Performing arts include the [[dance]], [[music]], [[opera]], [[drama]], [[magic]], [[oratory]] and [[circus]] arts. Artists who participate in performing arts in front of an [[audience]] are called performers, including [[actor]]s, [[comedian]]s, [[dancer]]s, [[magician]]s, [[musician]]s, and [[singer]]s. Performing arts are also supported by workers in related fields, such as [[song]]writing and [[Stage (theatre)|stagecraft]]. Performers often adapt their appearance, such as with [[costume]]s and [[cosmetics|stage makeup]], etc. There is also a specialized form of [[fine art]] in which the artists ''perform'' their work live to an audience. This is called [[performance art]]. Most performance art also involves some form of plastic art, perhaps in the creation of [[props]]. Dance was often referred to as a ''plastic art'' during the [[Modern dance]] era. ===Music=== {{Main|Music}} Music focuses on three career paths, music performance, music education, and musicology (theory, history, etc.). Students learn to play [[musical instrument]], but also study [[music theory]], musicology, history of music and musical composition. In the arts tradition, music is also used to broaden skills of non-musicians by teaching skills such as concentration and listening. ===Drama=== {{Main|Theater}} [[Image:Mani Madhava Chakyar as Ravana.jpg|Kudiyattam, an example of performance art. Artist [[Guru]] Mani Madhava Chakyar|thumb|right|150px]] [[Drama]] (Greek 'to do', 'seeing place') is the branch of the performing ar