How to Be a Performance Artist

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Performance art is conceptual, usually visual art that involves bringing a concept to an audience. Learn to be a performance artist in this free conceptual art video.

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    Choose a Venue for Performance Art

    Finding the right venue for your performance art piece is crucial to success and reaching an audience. Learn to choose a venue for your performance art in this free conceptual art video.

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    Collaboration in Performance Art

    Collaboration can be a touchy subject in performance art and among performance art circles. Decide on collaborations as a performance artist in this free conceptual art video.

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    Costumes in Performance Art

    Performance art has a theatrical side, and costumes are meaning in theater. Learn to be a performance artist with costumes in this free conceptual art video.

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    How To Be Outrageous in Performance Art

    Performance art can be about catching attention and raising a cry for society. Learn to be an outrageous performance artist in this free conceptual art video.

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    How To Create a Performance Artist Persona

    Personae are characters artists don to remake themselves or make comments on society. Learn to use a performance artist persona in this free conceptual art video.

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    How To Get Free Stuff if You Are In The Arts

    Try the Material for the Arts (MFTA) website to get free stuff for your performance art. Artists stick together with non-profits to help art impact society.

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    How To Produce a Performance Art Event

    Producing your own performance art event can be expensive but rewarding, and advertising is essential. Learn to produce performance art in this free conceptual art video.

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    Make Your Performance Art Better

    Use feedback to make your performing art better, taking criticism and ideas carefully. Learn to be a better performance artist in this free conceptual art video.

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    Network With Other Performance Artists

    Network and make contact with performance artists to support each other and build community in the arts. Learn to be a performance artist with contacts in this free conceptual art video.

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    Performance Art vs. Entertainment & Performing Arts

    Performance art is critical or purposive, whereas entertainment is about enjoying the moment. Learn what performance art is in this free conceptual art video.

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    Pick a Performance Art Concept

    The concept for a performance art piece should be clear and direct; make people think or rock the boat. Learn to be a performance artist with a concept in this free conceptual art video.

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    Rehearsing Performance Art

    Rehearsing for performance art can be necessary or downright prohibited, depending on the concept and tech. Decide whether to rehearse or not as a performance artist in this free conceptual art video.

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    Researching Other Performance Artists

    Even performance artists are part of an artistic tradition and learn from history. Learn to be a performance artist by researching the greats in this free conceptual art video.

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    Resources for Performing Artists

    A good performance artists needs resources and support to book gigs and promote pieces. Learn to find resources and support for performance artist in this free conceptual art video.

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    Stay Current With Your Performance Art Piece

    Keep your performance art current and fresh by reading the news and taking in society. Learn to be a performance artist who stays fresh in this free conceptual art video.

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    Use Props in Performance Art

    Props in performance art can be blatant symbols for concepts you hope to express. Learn to be a performance artist with props in this free conceptual art video.

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    Use the Five Senses in Performance Art

    Make a performance art piece that strikes an audience in all five senses, soaking them in concept. Learn to hit all five senses with performance art in this free conceptual art video.

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    What is Performance Art?

    Performance art is conceptual, usually visual art that involves bringing a concept to an audience. Learn to be a performance artist in this free conceptual art video.

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    Working With Makeup in Performance Art

    Performance art shares things with theater like makeup and making the face visible from a distance or under lights. Learn to use makeup as a performance artist in this free conceptual art video.

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    Writing Ideas for Performance Art

    Stream of consciousness writing or free writing helps many performance artists. Learn to use writing to prep performance art in this free conceptual art video.

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Summary: When we think of the theater, one image before all others comes to mind: two iconic masks side by side, one happy and the other sad. These masks represent the facade of acting, the range of human emotion, the masks we all where, and/or a host of other interpretations. Performance artists take the idea of theater, conceptual art, and visual art to make a new critical art. A culture gives away its opinion of human subjectivity in the way it constructs its masks, and a persona is a kind of mask worn by many pop or performance artists. The masks of Carnival are also complicated social constructions that both celebrate and reinforce boundaries at the same time.

In this free performance art video series, accomplished performance artist and art coach Athena Reich teaches you all about performance art. Athena covers what makes performance art different from performing arts and entertainment, making of art something that has a thesis and a concept. Athena will gives you tips on finding support, networking with other artists, producing performance art events, and more professional areas. She will also help you with the art itself, helping you decide on a concept, props, costumes, rehearsing, and makeup. It is all here.

About the Expert

Contact: athenareich.com

Expert: Athena Reich is a professional musician, actress, singer, songwriter and teacher who may be reached at (917) 338-7266. She has released four CD's and toured internationally. She's shared the stage with Sara McLachlan, Jim Carrey, Stephen Schwartz, Lisa Loeb and others. Athena is a member of the actors equity association and has taught at Oregon State University, the Brooklyn museum, and the Manhattan new music project.

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