1. Perspectives in Art - MILITO
Performance Art
Perspectives in Art - MILITO

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

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

6. 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..

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

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

9. 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

10. Watch the videos & fill out the accompanying worksheet

11. 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

12. 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?