Performing Arts & Crafts
20 entries in the Performing Arts & Crafts compendium.
Hand puppetPuppet controlled by hand inside its body.HandicraftHandicraft is traditional hand-making of practical and aesthetic items.Haute coutureThe pinnacle of custom-fitted, high-end fashion design, originating in Paris.House of cardsStacking cards into towers of balance and friction.Illuminated manuscriptDecorated texts from late antiquity to the RenaissanceIllustrationVisual explanation of text, concept, or process.IkebanaJapanese art of flower arrangement, also known as kadō.Japanese pottery and porcelainJapanese ceramics span Neolithic earthenware to refined porcelain exports.Japanese sculptureJapanese sculpture evolved from clay figures to refined Buddhist and decorative arts.JugglingManipulating objects for entertainment, art, or sport.Kente clothGhanaian hand-woven textile with deep cultural and symbolic meaning.LithographyLithography is a printing technique that relies on the natural repulsion between oil and water. It is a…LithophaneThin porcelain plaques that reveal images when backlit.Magic (illusion)A performing art of seemingly impossible feats.MarionetteString puppets controlled from above by a marionettist.MentalismMentalism is a performing art using psychology and conjuring.Method actingA rehearsal technique based on Stanislavski's system.Mime artistPerformer who uses body motions without speech.Miniature (illuminated manuscript)Small illustrations decorating ancient and medieval illuminated manuscripts.Misdirection (magic)Misdirection draws attention away to conceal the method.
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