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Performing Arts 1 - Performing Arts 2
The performing arts are a part of American culture. There would be a gaping whole if
it were not for dance, theater, and music. Lasting memories are made when someone is
involved with, or watches a concert, play, or ballet. The performing arts are so
popular in this country that some of the top schools for those that want to be a
part of them are highly selective. The hard work and dedication that one must have
in order to excel in an art form is quite admirable.
For dancers, the majority of their time is spent persuading their body to move the way
they want it to. This requires hours of training each week (and sometimes, each day) that
is physically and mentally exhausting. Dancers are expected to stay svelte in order to
present the most attractive shape to the audience.
Most actors feel pressure to stay under a certain weight as well, although it is probably
not as tangible as it is for dancers. Actors, however, are asked to become their
character-walk, talk, breathe, eat, and look the part. This art form is primarily
mentally exhausting, although depending on the production; it could be physically tiring
as well.
Musicians can be mentally and physically tired at the end of a practice or performance.
Of course, it depends on whether the person is an instrumentalist or a vocalist, but
musicians are expected to make the most pleasing sound possible for the audience. The
skill involved in creating any sound, let alone a pleasing one, is not an easy task.
If you are involved with the performing arts, you can relate to the issues that are
mentioned above. If not, try to remember how much hard work goes into the performance
that you are seeing and appreciate it for all that it is. Performers work hard at their
craft for you, their audience.
© Cathryne L. Parish 2005
- Broadway Beat - news and interviews on the current New York theatrical scene.
- Art Schools - offers a directory of art institutes that you can browse by state.
- International Theater Cooperative - resource for individuals and companies. Manage careers and productions with software that automatically creates Web pages.
- Internet Broadway Database - source for Broadway information, statistics, dates, cast, crew and creative staff credits, roles, and related facts.
- Internet Off-Broadway Database - features a database devoted to the history of Off-Broadway.
- Fashion Design Schools - search by state to find more information on the fashion programs offered.
- Dysk Theatre - created to give people who are performing Discworld shows a place to advertise, get creative, and to keep informed.
- E-State - research into performance, detailing encounters between performance, urbanism, and the everyday with particular focus on urban housing-estates.
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