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Chapter One

Creating Performing Arts

W hen most people think of art, they usually think of painting or sculpture. Visual arts—art in the form of objects—often take center stage. But there’s a whole other category of art called the performing arts. Music, dance, theater, acting, and more are considered performing arts. Performing artists use tools like instruments and their bodies to create art that can certainly be seen or heard but isn’t a physical thing. For example, a dance is a piece of art, but you can’t touch it. Performing art also sometimes includes performance art. Although the two words are very similar, performance art is a specific type of performing art. In performance art, the artist uses her body and some props to make people think deeply.

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