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performing arts

vr.tr.performing-arts · ACT.ACT

Let an agent handle the performing arts by form and tradition, help people find performances, training and careers, explain rights and safety, and describe cultural forms with attribution.

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Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent handle the performing arts by form and tradition, help people find performances, training and careers, explain rights and safety, and describe cultural forms with attribution.

Art forms performed live before an audience by artists using their bodies, voices and objects, including theatre, dance, music, opera, circus, puppetry, stage magic and illusion, and culturally specific forms such as Maori performing arts; performing arts are created, trained, presented and preserved through institutions, festivals and living traditions.

What it is for: Live artistic expression and cultural life.

It can be identify performing art forms; find performances and festivals; explain training and careers; describe cultural traditions with attribution.

Distinguishing features

Live and embodied

Many forms

Institutions and traditions

Intangible heritage

What it looks like

Live performances on stages and in public spaces.

How it is recognised

Live performance for an audience

Theatre, dance, music and circus

Film and recorded media are not live

Related models

is a kind of - category

arts

is performed by - artists

performer

is directed by - leadership

director

is presented in - large venues

stadium

In practice

Families and kinds

theatre and opera

dance

music performance

circus, puppetry and stage magic

traditional and Indigenous performing arts

Standards and regulation

Copyright and performers rights

Venue licensing and safety rules

UNESCO intangible heritage listings

Failure modes and hazards

Injuries in dance and circus

Cultural appropriation

Precarious employment

Also called

stage magicMāori music and performing artsPepper's ghostgospel magicaerial suspensionIndrajalamicromagicstreet magicchildren's magiccoin magicparlor magicplatform magicself-working magicmentalismchink-a-chinkcircusyouth audiencePatingtungca trùPrahallada Natakaperforming arts of the Earthquyiflying disc freestyledrama, theatre and performance studiesperforming arts of the Pacific Islandsperformance artShaktivale vs TurevaleMaromatraditional performing artimpalement artskleinkunststand-up poetryestradaCyrkmusical artsGondang Buhunmanualismfast comedy

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Also registered as vr.tr.performing-arts

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Forms Kinds of performing art.

Forms differ.

Identify

Which form.

Identify

Which form.

  1. Which performing art form is this, and what are its conventions? definition
  2. How does it relate to other forms? definition

Traditions

Cultural forms.

Traditions

Cultural forms.

  1. How do practitioners describe this cultural performing art, such as Maori kapa haka or Indian forms? provenance
  2. Which protocols apply to learning or presenting it? provenance
Attend Seeing performances.

Find and enjoy.

Find

Performances.

Find

Performances.

  1. Which performances and festivals are on here? provenance
  2. Where are official tickets sold? provenance

Etiquette

Audience conduct.

Etiquette

Audience etiquette.

  1. What etiquette applies at this kind of performance? provenance
  2. Are there accessibility services? provenance
Practice Training and careers.

Careers are demanding.

Training

Learning.

Training

Training.

  1. How can someone train in this art form, from classes to conservatoires? provenance
  2. Which qualifications matter? provenance

Careers

Working in the arts.

Careers

Careers.

  1. How do performing artists earn a living, and which unions and support exist? provenance
  2. Which health and safety rules protect performers? provenance
Rights Rights and heritage.

Protect works and traditions.

Copyright

Performers rights.

Copyright

Rights.

  1. Which rights do performers and creators hold in this work? provenance
  2. How are performances licensed? provenance

Heritage

Safeguarding.

Heritage

Heritage.

  1. Is this form listed as intangible cultural heritage, and how is it safeguarded? provenance
  2. Are community voices central? boundary

What the second pass must settle

  • Should each art form be a separate entry?
  • How should event listings be linked?
  • How should traditions be attributed?
Draft as JSON