performing arts

noun

: types of art (such as music, dance, or drama) that are performed for an audience
a high school for the performing arts

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The Edinburgh Fringe comes to a close Monday, wrapping up the monthlong performing arts festival that has become a proving ground for some of theater's riskiest, weirdest and most original work. — Rebecca Rosman, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026 In court papers, the Justice Department warned the performing arts institution may have to be demolished if it cannot be closed for two years for renovations. — Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026 Then there’s the perpetual debate over The Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theater, the performing arts venue. — Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026 The structures involved were a performing arts theater, a restaurant called Newhall Refinery and a body shop, all located in a historic structure more than 100 years old in Old Town Newhall, according to the LAFD and reports from the scene. — City News Service, Daily News, 24 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for performing arts

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