Meanings
nounperforming arts pl (normally plural, singular performing art)
singular performing art
- pluralplural normallyartThe arts involving performance, such as dance, theatre, music, etc.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 表演藝術 /表演艺术, 演藝 /演艺
- 表演藝術 /表演艺术 (biǎoyǎn yìshù)arts involving performance
- 演藝 /演艺 (yǎnyì)arts involving performance
Dutch podiumkunsten, uitvoerende kunsten
- podiumkunstenarts involving performance
- uitvoerende kunstenarts involving performance
Finnish esittävät taiteet
- esittävät taiteetarts involving performance
French arts de la scène, arts du spectacle
- arts de la scènearts involving performance
- arts du spectaclearts involving performance
- arts vivantsarts involving performance
German Darstellende Kunst
- Darstellende Kunstarts involving performance
Hebrew אָמָּנוּת הַבָּמָה
- אָמָּנוּת הַבָּמָה (omanút habamá)arts involving performance
Hungarian előadó-művészet
- előadó-művészetarts involving performance
Māori toi whakaari
- toi whakaariarts involving performance
Polish sztuka widowiskowa
- sztuka widowiskowaarts involving performance
Russian исполни́тельские ви́ды иску́сства
- исполни́тельские ви́ды иску́сства (ispolnítelʹskije vídy iskússtva)arts involving performance
Spanish artes escénicas
- artes escénicasarts involving performance
Cite this entry
APA
performing arts. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/performing%20arts
MLA
“performing arts.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/performing%20arts. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “performing arts,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/performing%20arts.
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