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Performing arts and types
The performing arts refer to the forms of art where an

artist uses his own face, body and presence. The major
types of performing arts include music, opera, dance,
drama, and spoken words.
Music is a form of art whose medium is silence and
sound. The word "music" was derived from the Greek
word "mousike" which means the art of the muses. The
common elements of music include rhythm, pitch,
dynamics, timbre and texture. The performance,
creation, significance and definition of this art depend
on the social context and culture. Music can range from
organized composition up to improvisational music to
aleatoric forms.
Music can be assorted into different genres or
subgenres, although the divisions of these genres are
usually vague and subtle. It is also said that there is a
very strong connection between mathematics and music.
To a lot of people who belong to various cultures,
music plays an important part in their lives. Music is
usually associated with the way of life of different kinds
of people across the land.
Opera is a form of performing arts wherein musicians
and singers perform a dramatic work that combines text,
which is called the libretto and musical score. This form
of art is a popular part of the Western classical music
tradition. The art incorporates a lot of elements of
spoken theatre, including scenery, acting and costumes.
Sometimes it also includes dance. The performance in
an Opera is usually done in an opera house. It is also
accompanied by either a musical ensemble or an
orchestra. Opera originated in Italy by the 16th century
and it soon spread to the rest of Europe as it gains
popularity. Various musicians in Europe developed a lot
of ways in flourishing this form of art and made it even
more popular.
Dance is a form of performing arts that refers to the art
of moving the body rhythmically and usually in
accordance to music. It is used as a form of social
interaction and expression, or it is commonly presented
in a performance or spiritual setting. It is also seen as a
form of nonverbal communication, a type of
communication where words are not used. Definitions of
what dance is really all about usually varies in each
culture, society or person.
Some people considered even the movement of the
leaves as a form of dance while some even considered
martial arts, like karate, as one form of it. Dance can
also be social, participatory, and performed for an
audience. It can as well be erotic, ceremonial or
competitive in purpose. Nowadays, dancing has evolved
into many styles. These styles include ballet, break
dancing, and krumping. Nevertheless, each type of
dance, whether what style, has something that is
common. It does not only involve the usage of the
human body kinetics and flexibility but also physics.
Drama refers to a mode of fiction represented in a
performance. The word "drama" originated from the
Greek word "drao" which means action. Dramas are
usually enacted by actors on a stage for an audience.
The structure of the text for dramas is usually influence
by collective reception and collaborative production.
Masterpieces that can be considered to be in this form
include the classical Athenian tragedy, "Oedipus the
King" of Sophocles and "Hamlet" of William
Shakespeare.
Spoken word is often used as an entertainment or
musical term, referring to works that are intended to be
performed by a single person who will speak by himself
naturally. Musically, this is different from rapping for
the latter involves rhythm while spoken words do not
follow such. Spoken words is said to be more akin to
speaking or narration.
In entertainment, spoken word performances are
consisted of poetry, storytelling or speeches. Aside from
these five, other forms of performing art are circus
performances, magic, musical and other that involve the
use of an artist's face and body.
Dance, the body's movement in a rhythmic manner, usually to music and within a given space, in order
to express an idea or emotion, release energy, or simply delight in the movement itself.
Dance is an art form or activity that takes advantage of the body and the range of motion the body is
capable of.
Examples:
1. Ballet Dancing
For all dancers, ballet is an excellent teaching tool as it is a complex mixture of technique, coordination
and musicality.
2. Tap Dancing
The best description for tap is "musical feet." Tap is a form of dance in which dancers use their feet as
instruments of percussion. They wear specially designed shoes on the toe and heel with metal plates.
3. Jazz
Jazz is among dancers ' most popular dance style. Jazz embodies a lot of dance aspects. Ballet, modern,
tap, hip-hop, African dance and many more styles have influenced it. Jazz pulls together from all dance
styles to create a high-energy style that knows no boundaries. The most common setting for jazz is to
beat popular songs of the time.
4. Modern Dance
Modern was said to be developed as an anti-classical ballet rebellion. Since then, it has come to its own.
Built on rawness concepts, modern dance focuses on dancers ' strong relationship with the floor,
contraction & release concepts, and breath and movement connectivity.
5. Lyrical
Ballet is the basis of lyrical, but it also includes both jazz and modern. It is expressive, subtle and
dynamic at the same time. It focuses on transmitting musicality and emotion through movement. It is
usually set to popular songs and is based on feelings and emotions.
6. Hip Hop
Hip hop is a style of urban dance also known as Street Dance. Hip hop is edgy, crude and intense. Mostly
hip hop is danced to hip hop, urban and rap music. What distinguishes Hip Hop from most dance genres
is that it is often freestyle in nature and does not follow a vocabulary. Hip hop is a dance style that is
open to personal expression. Hip Hop is the creator of popping, locking and crumping.
7. Contemporary
Contemporary dance embodies ballet, modern, jazz and lyrical. It uses technique such as ballet as its
fundamentals and creates many more movements that do not adhere to the strict ballet and modern
rules.
Examples
The kundiman folk music is a popular music form that is

unique to the Philippine islands. It is music that is a
combination of both words and music.
Also popular
with Filipinos is folk dancing. There are many variations
of dances, both ceremonial and traditional, that are
performed for many different occasions.
theatre
the most famous of
Greek tragedies , Oedipus the King by Sophocles ,
can be seen as a formalistic representation of
human sacrifice . Oedipus becomes a dramatic
embodiment of guilt; his blinding and agony are
necessary for the good of all Thebes, because it
was by killing his father and marrying his mother
that he first brought the gods’ curse upon his
people. Aristotle felt that the representation on
stage of Oedipus’s suffering was a means of
catharsis—vicarious purgation or cleansing—for
the spectators.
www.asianinfo.org/asianinfo/philippines/performing_arts.htm
https://www.britannica.com/art/theatre-art
https://www.britannica.com/art/dance
https://www.inspirationsdancewear.com/blogs/dance-news/the-top-10-types-of-dance
www.teach-nology.com/teachers/subject_matter/arts/performing/

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