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performance art
noun
- a collaborative art form originating in the 1970s as a fusion of several artistic media, as painting, film, video, music, drama, and dance, and deriving in part from the 1960s performance happenings.
performance art
noun
- a theatrical presentation that incorporates various art forms, such as dance, sculpture, music, etc
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Other Words From
- performance artist noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of performance art1
First recorded in 1970–75
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Example Sentences
For all its performance art and immersive theater foundation, the show also has its own shriek moments.
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Prepare for the latest head-scratcher from that strange genre known as “performance art.”
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“You are always guaranteed to see Ernesto whip off his towel in the name of performance art,” Milazzo said.
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When it came time to go to school, America seemed like a good place because of my interests: performance art, film, and TV.
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The result was less a dramatic stand-off between humans and animals and more a strangely moving piece of performance art.
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