performing arts
performing arts meaning
The comedy and tragedy masks of the theatre. They stand for drama, acting and performance, and they descend directly from ancient Greek theatre, where masks were worn to signal a character's nature to the back rows. They appear in theatre contexts, and figuratively for being dramatic or putting on a face.
Meaning
The comedy and tragedy masks of the theatre. They stand for drama, acting and performance, and they descend directly from ancient Greek theatre, where masks were worn to signal a character's nature to the back rows. They appear in theatre contexts, and figuratively for being dramatic or putting on a face.
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- Theatre tonight 🎭
- Straight from ancient Greek theatre 🎭
- Being extremely dramatic about it 🎭
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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | uitvoerende kunste |
| አማርኛ | ሙዚቃና ትያትር |
| العربية | قناع وجه |
| অসমীয়া | কলা প্ৰদৰ্শন |
| azərbaycan | teatr incəsənəti |
| башҡорт | театр маскалары |
| беларуская | выканальніцкія віды мастацтва |
| български | сценични изкуства |
| বাংলা | কলা সম্পাদন |
| bosanski | scenske umjetnosti |
| català | arts interpretatives |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎾᎾᏛᏁᎵᏍᎬᎢ |
| čeština | múzická umění |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | маскӑсем |
| Cymraeg | celfyddydau perfformiadol |
| Deutsch | Masken |
| dolnoserbšćina | masce |
| Ελληνικά | θέατρο |
| English | performing arts |
| español | máscaras de teatro |
| eesti | lavakunst |
| euskara | arte eszenikoak |
| فارسی | هنرهای نمایشی |
| suomi | näyttämötaiteet |
| Filipino | sining pantanghalan |
| føroyskt | útinnandi leiklistir |
| français | spectacle vivant |
| Gaeilge | na taibhealaíona |
| Gàidhlig | ealain-chluiche |
| galego | máscaras |
| ગુજરાતી | ચહેરાનું મહોરું |
| Hausa | wasan kwaikwayo |
| עברית | אמנויות הבמה |
| हिन्दी | प्रदर्शन कला, मुखौटे |
| hrvatski | izvedbene umjetnosti |
| hornjoserbšćina | dźiwadło |
| magyar | előadóművészetek |
| հայերեն | կատարողական արվեստ |
| Indonesia | seni drama |
| íslenska | leikhúsgrímur |
| italiano | maschere |
| 日本語 | 舞台芸術 |
| Jawa | seni pagelaran |
| ქართული | თეატრალური ხელოვნება |
| қазақ тілі | театр өнері |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | تەاتر ونەرى |
| ខ្មែរ | ស្រោមមុខសម្រាប់សម្តែងសិល្បៈ |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಪ್ರದರ್ಶನ ಕಲೆಗಳು |
| 한국어 | 가면 |
| कोंकणी | सादरीकरण कला |
| кыргызча | аткаруу өнөрү |
| ລາວ | ສິລະປະການສະແດງ |
| lietuvių | scenos menas |
| latviešu | skatuves māksla |
| македонски | сценски уметности |
| മലയാളം | നാട്യകല |
| монгол | жүжиг |
| मराठी | कला सादर करणे |
| Melayu | seni persembahan |
| မြန်မာ | ဖြေဖျော်ရေး အနုပညာများ |
| नेपाली | कला प्रदर्शन गर्दै |
| Nederlands | toneelkunsten |
| norsk | teatermasker |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ପ୍ରଦର୍ଶନକାରୀ କଳା |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਕਲਾ ਵਿਖਾਉਣਾ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Átists Dẹm Mask |
| polski | maski teatralne |
| پښتو | عملي فنون |
| português | máscara |
| rumantsch | mascras |
| română | arte interpretative |
| русский | маски |
| سنڌي | فن ڏيکاريندي |
| တႆး | ၵၢပ်ႇၼႃႈ |
| සිංහල | අභිවාහ්ය කලා |
| slovenčina | divadlo |
| slovenščina | scenske umetnosti |
| Soomaali | fulinta farshaxanka |
| shqip | arte interpretimi |
| српски | сценска уметност |
| srpski | scenska umetnost |
| svenska | dans och teater |
| Kiswahili | sanaa |
| தமிழ் | முக முடி |
| తెలుగు | ముఖానికి వేసుకునే తొడుగులు |
| ไทย | หน้ากาก |
| ትግርኛ | ስነ-ጥበብ ምርኢት |
| türkmen dili | ýerine ýetiriş sungaty |
| lea fakatonga | faiva aati |
| Türkçe | sahne sanatları |
| українська | театральне мистецтво |
| اردو | فنونِ لطیفہ |
| o‘zbek | teatr niqoblari |
| Tiếng Việt | nghệ thuật biểu diễn |
| Èdè Yorùbá | Eré oríìtàgé |
| 粵語 | 表演藝術 |
| 粤语 | 表演艺术 |
| 中文 | 表演艺术 |
| 繁體中文 | 戲劇 |
| isiZulu | ezobuciko bemibukiso |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F3AD U+FE0F
- Emoji version
- 0.6
- Shortcodes
- :performing_arts:
- Category
- Activities
FAQ
- What does the performing arts emoji (🎭️) mean?
- The comedy and tragedy masks of the theatre. They stand for drama, acting and performance, and they descend directly from ancient Greek theatre, where masks were worn to signal a character's nature to the back rows. They appear in theatre contexts, and figuratively for being dramatic or putting on a face.
- How do you type the performing arts emoji?
- Copy the performing arts emoji 🎭️ directly from this page and paste it anywhere — messages, social media, documents, or code. On mobile, long-press to copy.
- What category is the performing arts emoji in?
- The performing arts emoji belongs to the Activities category.
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