Today I read a wonderful book on the subject of performing arts. The name of this book is Performing Arts . This was written by Mrs. Mangalika Jayathunga. It contained the followings.
- What is performing arts?
- History of performing arts in the West.
- History of performing arts in the East.
- Gestures
- Lighting of the performing arts
- Actors and Performers in the performing arts
- Performing arts business
- Audience
- Audience satisfaction
- Performing arts in Sri Lanka
The basic features of the performing arts is the actor and the performer. Their main tool is their body. Being a live performer is also one of its main requirements. It is also essential to have a live audience. Performing arts are an intangible cultural heritage. Performing arts are also known as fleeting art. Also, the performing arts are movement : created by the soul and take on the dynamic form. That is , it is constantly changing.
Performing arts include singing, playing, dancing, as well as power drills such as acrobatic, majic, gymnastic angampora, ventriloquism, speech and stand up comedy. Also the Shanthi karma system , which is prominent in the Sri Lankan indigenous dance system, belongs to the category of performing arts. That's because it has a live theater as well as a live audience. Also as mentioned in this book , Bharathamuni's book Drama for Eastern performing arts has influenced the development of gestures in the performing arts.
So if you read this book too, you will be able to learn a lot about the performing arts.
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