What is Art?

 Art is generally understood as any activity or product done by people with a

communicative or aesthetic purpose.

 Something that expresses an idea, an emotion or, more generally, a world view. 
Performing Arts

Visual Arts
Performing Arts
 PERFORMING ARTS DEFINITION

 Art of creative expression through

Performing.

 Artists make use of their body, face,

voice and presence to convey the
message they want to tell.
Music Dance

Drama
 Drama/Theatre

 A Greek word meaning “to do”

 Concerned with acting out stories in front of

an audience using combinations of speech,
gesture, music, dance, sound and spectacle
 Elements of Drama

1. PLOT
 the sequence of events or incidents of
which the story is composed.
PLOT
 Sequence of events
 Give Structure
 Basic Sequence

Exposition
Rising Action
Climax
Falling Action
Resolution
 Exposition

Beginningof the story

“Once upon a time”
Rising Action

Sets up conflict
Rising Action

Builds tension
Climax

Turningpoint
High Point
Falling Action

Wrapping up story
Immediately after climax
Falling Action

Wrapping up story
Immediately after climax
Resolution

 Point of closure
 Ending
Think

 Where does each part fit?

Plot diagram

Climax

Falling Action

Rising Action

Resolution
Exposition
 Elements of Drama

2. CHARACTERS
 The persons who are either the
Hero/heroine which plays significant
roles in the play
 Elements of Drama

3. THEME
 The soul of the Play
 Elements of Drama

4. AUDIENCE
 Refers to people who watch, listen to
and critique the drama
 Elements of Drama

5. Dialogue
 Exchange of uttered lines by the
characters of the Play.