Perspectives in Art - MILITO Performance Art Perspectives in Art - MILITO

Performance Art A form of art in which a performer use their voices, bodies, instruments, or inanimate objects to convey artistic expression for an audience Different from visual arts, which the artist created a physical artwork Can be performed on stage, on the streets, or recorded & enjoyed later

Theater Involves acting out stories in front of a live audience Performed on a formally designed stage or set w/ costumes Designed to express the physicality & immediacy Uses a combination of speech, gesture, music, dance, sound and spectacle

Types of Theater Performer (actor) recreates the experience of a moment & tells a story Includes Things Like: Plays Comedies & Satires Tragedies & Dramas Musicals & Operas Stand Up Comedy & Improvisation Poetry & Monologues Film / Cinema

Object Manipulation Performer interacts with other objects Magic Circus Ventriloquism / Puppetry

Music Sound that is organized over time in rhythm to create a song Can be instrumental & / or vocal Has many genres & cultural associations Rock Country Pop Hip-Hop & R&B Etc..

Vocals / Singing Using the vocal chords to augment speech & produce music Many styles that depend on time, place, & purpose Classical / Opera Contemporary Genres

Instrumentals Music created with an instrument Bands or solo artists Instrument types Percussion String Brass Woodwind Improvised & Crossover

Dance The rhythmic movement of the body in time & space to the sound of music Many different styles / genres of dance Ballroom & Ballet Dances Genre Based Dances Fad & Period Specific Dances Ceremonial & Traditional Dances Expressive & Improvised Dance

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Performance Art Rubric Become the Performer You will be performing an art of your choosing for 3-5 min You may choose any performance art or a combo List type & give a brief description You must practice / rehearse independently You must provide any necessary props, costumes, & music Performance Art Rubric Completion (3-5min) 50 Smooth & Rehearsed 15 Talent & Creativity Audience Average Score 20 TOTAL: / 100

Performance Reflection What type of performance art did you do & why? Describe your routine / act. What did you do to practice for this performance? What do you think you performed well on & what could you have improved upon? Do you like performance art more or less than traditional visual arts, why?