The type of art in which the artist uses body and voice or various objects to convey the artistic expression to an audience is commonly considered to be performing art. This art form combines different disciplines and their common characteristic is the fact that they are intended for live performance.
The art of performing dates back to the 6th century BC and it originates from Greece where poets such as Sophocles wrote plays often accompanied by a dance act. Later on, in the Hellenistic period, comedy flourished and was widespread. The development of the performing arts was disrupted with the dawn of the Dark Age. At that time the only desirable forms were religious historical enactments and morality plays, organized by the Church in celebration of holy days and other important events.
Today, performing arts have four distinctive categories and they are music, theatre, opera and dance. The sub categories are magic, mime, circus arts and spoken words.
Performers have different professions such as comedians, actors, musicians, dancers and magicians. Related fields of these trades are songwriting and various stagecraft workers.
The documentaries and video materials provided in this category explore the ever so colorful world of the performing arts.
Discover the past of the hip hop culture in New York. The documentary “Style Wars” takes you back in the 1983 to the beginning of the rap and graffiti writing culture. See the views on this type of art at that particular time and the slightly different perspective of the artists themselves.
Have a chance to look closely into the budget production horror movies, especially those produced and emitted around Halloween. What is the secret of the tremendous success of these movies and the incredible amount of money that they make?
Watch an incredible documentary about the 90s famous rock star Kurt Cobain directed by Gus Van Sant. The interesting things about this particular documentary is that it uses still and time-lapse photography which generates a particular feeling of absence. Another interesting fact is that this film does not represent a common portrait of the main character.
Leonardo da Vinci, the famous Italian artist and polymath who lived during the high renaissance changed the world in a huge way. He is best known for his painting the Mona Lisa, which is the most famo...
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In a land far, far away, love flourishes in a kingdom unlike any other. With mushroom-shaped homes, and old dormitories, a community of dwarfs lives in their own little kingdom. All are less tha...
What makes a pencil line become a character? In 2003, Disney released “Finding Nemo”, a movie that completely changed the way animated movies were made.After release of the movie, broadcaste...
In 1978 Richard Donner, directed the first movie based on the most popular comic book character, Superman. Since then, there have been numerous movies about the man from the planet Krypton, as ...
Opera was born in Italy more than 400 years ago during the Renaissance period. The term stands for a combination of vocal and orchestral music, blending it all together in a drama, visual arts, ...
Some of the most famous and greatest ballet performances are Nutcracker, Carmen Suite, and Don Quixote. They are popular with fans all over the world. We enjoy the beauty and...
Sometimes you need just 60 seconds to get an important message out and make your point. That is what this documentary does. Gabriel Romero, or Gabe, is a male ballet dancer...
Stand-up comedy is at its peak for the past 10 to 15 years. Many actors are making stand-up comedy an even better enjoyment and entertainment than a comedy movie. Robin Wi...
We talk about it all the time. The theatre is part of our social life, of our society. Through the years, the theatre has strived to be a critic of society. So many authors h...
Frank James Moore was born in 1946. In the 90s, he became one of the most popular counter-culture heroes thanks to his pure music and incredible performance. James has been a...
Jim Carey has always been an inspiration character. His humor is just out of this world. And last year, he was devastated after his former girlfriend committed suicide. Carey...
“Let me be Frank” saga continues with the seventh installment. The music was done by Frank himself. Frank James Moore is an underground counter-culture hero. He has se...
Ubuntu is not usually a term related with dance philosophy and dance moves. In fact, Ubuntu is a term used in Africa to say “humanity”. The word is translated as “human...
We have a new episode of the Let me be Frank, a documentary serial about Frank James Moore. He is one of the most popular counter-culture heroes of the 90s. In the 90s, Frank was a...
Everyone can become a music star. As long as you follow your dream, and you make sure that you get everything you wanted from life. Simply Mary is a perfect example for that....
Jean Marie is a young white man who wants to put smiles on people’s face. To be more precise, he wants to make children smile. For that matter, he went to rural China, wher...
John Lennon was assassinated on December 8, 1980. It was a sad day for music history, and for music all around the world. When politicians are assassinated, it is one thing, ...
When you think of solo artists, you rarely think of John Clayton Mayer. But he is definitely one of the most influential artists of his generation. The “Someday I’ll Fly�...
We continue with the series for Frank James Moore, an underground counter-culture hero in America. Frank rose to prominence in the early 1990s, when his performances included...
Nine Simone will long be known as an iconic music singer, songwriter, and a civil rights activist. She is responsible for popularization of different music styles, including jazz...
Born in 1946, Frank James Moore has been an underground counter-culture hero in America. He became known in the early 90s thanks to his performances that featured nudity, erotici...
When you think about it, architecture and music have nothing in common. But in reality, they go hand in hand. Without music, there is no architecture, and without architecture, t...
Raise your hand if you know that John Lennon decided to open “Please, Please Me” with the harmonica riff? A thoroughly enjoyable documentary, the Making of the Beatles ta...
We continue with the Let me Be Frank serial, presenting episode 3. For this episode, music is again done by musicians, and the music is exclusive for the serial.Frank James Moore...
Presenting Episode 2 of “Let me Be Frank” serial. For the first episode, music was done by Frank himself. But for Episode 2, and the next episodes, you’ll see music don...
For years, Frank James Moore is known as an underground counter-culture hero. He has been an artistic inspiration for decades.Born in 1946, Franc is one of the famous American...
When it comes to music, we all have our own opinion nowadays. We are all becoming singers, composers, writers, and so on. But the thing is, music is a personal experience. An...
Riverdance, the theatrical show that consists mostly of traditional Irish music and dance is the face of Irish music and culture.But Riverdance is also a way of life for some ...
He is color blind on one eye, but believes he can do colors better than any other artist. He believes he is the greatest “black” painter ever. Before he became a painter,...
You’ll rarely see so many men in suits in a picture as you would see in pictures by Aldo Balding. The British painter, born in 1960, is now one of the most recognized figur...
It doesn’t take a professional to make an interesting and short documentary. A film student that lives and studies in Oxford wanted to show people from other cities how it ...
As their rise to popularity grow, Van Halen were taking center stage on so many events, they became one of the first major rock acts at the time. Their most successful album ...
The Red Hot Chili Peppers literally came out of nowhere. Nowadays, the band is one of the most successful bends in music history.But for the Peppers, their music is much more ...
The female icon of 60s counter culture, came from the most conservative background. Texan by birth, she came from a hometown built around the oil industry which the locals ca...
This documentary was directed by Jeffrey Blitz in 2002. The film revolves around the Scripps National Spelling Bee held in 1999 where eight competitors are battling for the prize...
"This documentary is a look into the phenomena of budget production horror movies and in particular those centred around Halloween. With all the box office hits including the serie...
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