Tanztheater Wuppertal - Pina Bausch

Performance Art - Art History Basics on Performance Art - 1960s-Present The term "Performance Art" got its start in the 1960s in the United States. It was originally used to describe any live artistic event that included poets, musicians, film makers, etc. - in addition to visual artists. If you weren't around during the 1960s, you missed a vast array of "Happenings," "Events" and Fluxus "concerts," to name just a few of the descriptive words that were used. It's worth noting that, even though we're referencing the 1960s here, there were earlier precedents for Performance Art. The live performances of the Dadaists, in particular, meshed poetry and the visual arts. By 1970, Performance Art was a global term, and its definition a bit more specific. In addition to visual artists, poets, musicians and film makers, Performance Art in the 1970s now encompassed dance (song and dance, yes, but don't forget it's not "theater"). The 1970s also saw the heyday of "Body Art" (an offshoot of Performance Art), which began in the 1960s. • Performance Art is live.

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