performing arts

plural noun

1. arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing.

performing arts

plural noun

1. the arts that are primarily performed before an audience, such as dance and drama

Word History and Origins

Origin of performing arts¹

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

The concert, which featured a programme of Beethoven and Tchaikovsky, had already been criticised by a French union for the performing arts, and pro-Palestinian activists had called for a boycott.

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But I was coming from a youth performing arts school where I was in a French play and then “A Cambodian Odyssey,” about the Khmer Rouge.

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The Hoover Library and the Aldridge Gardens are among the many museums, galleries and performing arts venues available to residents.

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Netflix announced Friday that “Hollywood Arts,” a spinoff of the Nickelodeon teen sitcom following a group of students attending a performing arts high school, is now in production.

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Stage Stars, made by Bristol-based Drummer Television, creators of Gym Stars and Ice Stars, follows students at the Hertfordshire performing arts school.

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