Contemporary Arts(PERFORMING)

Contemporary Art

New and unusual art forms that cannot be categorized under fine arts and decorative arts.

Assemblage

Artistic technique of creating a sculpture by assembling found objects or materials.

Collage

Artistic technique of creating an image by combining different materials such as photographs, newspaper clippings, and fabric.

Installation

Artwork created by arranging objects or materials in a specific space to create a particular environment or experience.

Performing Arts

Art forms that use voice and/or body movement to convey artistic expression, meant to be enacted in front of a live audience.

Music

Art form that blends elements such as pitch, rhythm, dynamics, timbre, and texture to create sound.

Art Music

Music that stems from Western Classical Music, usually written and preserved in musical notations.

Popular Music

Music that is accessible and commercially available to the public, played and disseminated through mass media outlets.

Traditional Music

Music forms that are communally and culturally based, passed through oral communication.

Dance

Regulated and deliberate order of body movements with aesthetic value, often accompanied by music.

Break Dance

Style of dance characterized by acrobatic and athletic movements performed to hip-hop music.

Ballet

Classical dance form characterized by precise and graceful movements.

Hip-hop

Dance style and cultural movement that originated in African American and Latinx communities, often performed to hip-hop music.

Improvisational

Dance style characterized by spontaneous and unplanned movements.

Modern

Dance style that emerged in the early 20th century, characterized by a departure from traditional ballet techniques.

Contemporary

Dance style that incorporates elements from various dance forms and is influenced by current trends and movements.

Tradition

Cultural practices and customs that are passed down from generation to generation.

Theater or Play

Branch of performing arts that combines visual and performing arts, where actors perform experiences in front of a live audience.

Mime

Performance art form that uses gestures and body movements to convey a story or message without words.

Puppeteer

Person who manipulates puppets to perform in a theatrical production.