performance art

per·for·mance art

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [per-fawr-muh ns ahrt]
- /pərˈfɔr məns ɑrt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [per-fawr-muh ns ahrt]
- /pərˈfɔr məns ɑrt/

Definitions of performance art words

noun performance art 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. 1
abbreviation PERFORMANCE ART physical artform 1
uncountable noun performance art Performance art is a theatrical presentation that includes various art forms such as dance, music, painting, and sculpture. 0
noun performance art a theatrical presentation that incorporates various art forms, such as dance, sculpture, music, etc 0
noun performance art an art form combining elements of other art forms, as painting, film, dance, and drama, in a presentation in which the artist juxtaposes images on various themes and provides a usually non-narrative commentary on them 0

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Origin of performance art

First appearance:

before 1970

One of the 2% newest English words

First recorded in 1970-75

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Parts of speech for Performance art

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performance art popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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