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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In March, Guster protested the changes at the Kennedy Center — which included the cancelation of performances of the LGBTQ+ musical Finn — by having that show’s cast appear onstage during their concert at the performing arts venue.
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Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 25 Dec. 2025
In Milwaukee's performing arts scene, the first month of 2026 brings the return of the 21st century's revolutionary musical, plus a new stage work about Wisconsin artist Mary Nohl.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 24 Dec. 2025
The 2025 Kennedy Center Honors will be broadcast tonight, celebrating this year's class of honorees and their contributions to the performing arts.
—Alex Sundby, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
Congress named the performing arts center as a living memorial in 1964, and only Congress can change that law.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 19 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
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Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 25 Dec. 2025
In Milwaukee's performing arts scene, the first month of 2026 brings the return of the 21st century's revolutionary musical, plus a new stage work about Wisconsin artist Mary Nohl.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 24 Dec. 2025
The 2025 Kennedy Center Honors will be broadcast tonight, celebrating this year's class of honorees and their contributions to the performing arts.
—Alex Sundby, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
Congress named the performing arts center as a living memorial in 1964, and only Congress can change that law.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 19 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
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“Performing arts.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/performing%20arts. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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