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performance art

noun

  1. a collaborative art form originating in the 1970s as a fusion of several artistic media, as painting, film, video, music, drama, and dance, and deriving in part from the 1960s performance happenings.



performance art

noun

  1. a theatrical presentation that incorporates various art forms, such as dance, sculpture, music, etc

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • performance artist noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of performance art1

First recorded in 1970–75
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First, both threats are fanciful to the point of serving as performance art.

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In the late '70s, people weren’t filming those types of performance art workshops.

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The Met Gala is always something of a performance art spectacle.

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A big part of Trump’s political success is turning the presidency into performance art.

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“And like when I think about Luka, it’s performance art. He’s on stage. He’s, he’s in some ways ad-libbing… and there’s an element of art to it. The same way that an actor on a Broadway show goes on stage. It’s the live aspect of being able to perform and then feed off the energy in the building.”

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