Performing Arts

Are you all about the drama? Get an inside look at careers in the performing arts, from backstage to onstage to business, including how to apply stage makeup and what technology makes the show go on.

  • Putting on Stage Makeup
    5 Stage Makeup Mistakes to Avoid
  • Fashion designer on computer surrounded by clothes
    5 Great Apps for Costume and Fashion Designers
  • theatrical Make-up artist working on actress
    The Art of the Hair and Makeup Designer
  • Prop Shops and Props Suppliers in the New York City Area
  • actors applying stage makeup
    How to Apply Basic Makeup for the Stage
  • People Rehearsing On Illuminated Stage
    Stage Lighting Then and Now
  • The 39th Annual CMA Awards - Nominees Announcement
    20 Essential Fundraising Ideas
  • Makeup palate
    Premium Stage Makeup Vendors and Suppliers
  • Behind The Scenes At Glyndebourne Opera As The 2013 Season Ends
    What to Wear on a Stage Crew
  • scene set design
    How to Create a Scale Model for Set Designs
  • actors putting on makeup
    Building the Basic Stage Makeup Kit
  • spotlight next to mic on an empty stage
    Lighting and Sound Cue List
  • Lights washing the stage at a concert
    What is Wash Lighting?
  • show must go on
    Helpful Apps for Lighting Design
  • Makeup artist applying makeup
    Career Advice From a Professional Stage Makeup Artist
  • Laurence Olivier In 'Spartacus'
    Sir Laurence Olivier, English Film and Shakespearean Actor
  • Jazz singer on stage, portrait
    How to Place Your Voice for Better Sound and Volume
  • Girl makes Music
    6 Vocal Exercises for Both Head and Chest Voice
  • Young man singing into a mic in a studio
    The Impact of Caffeine on Singing
  • Happy bride singing with microphone
    Top 10 Songs to Sing at Wedding Ceremonies
  • Bette Davis Singing with Jimmy Durante
    How to Find and Develop Your Head Voice
  • Mixed race disc jockey talking into mic in studio
    What Are Vocal Registers?
  • Young man singing in shower, eyes closed
    Understanding and Increasing Vocal Resonance
  • Tempo marking on sheet music
    What Is Tempo?
  • Vocal Cords
    What Is a Vocal Onset?
  • Joyous Black woman, dressed in blue, singing in front of blue wall
    How Open Should My Mouth Be When I Sing?
  • vowel diagram
    What You Need to Know About Singing Vowels
  • Axl Rose beats Mariah Carey, carrying a just-over 5-octave voice range
    Tips on How to Find and Sing Whistle Register
  • Doctor examining an patient's throat
    Singing Without Throat Pain
  • Jazz Singer
    How Do the Vocal Cords Work?
  • American pop singer Laura Branigan
    How to Find Your Vocal Range
  • Singer Leanne Kenneally
    How Proper Posture Improves Singing
  • Woman onstage holding microphone on a stand, backlit
    What is Proper Singing Posture?
  • Choir singing in church.
    Tips for Singing in Harmony Beautifully
  • Hispanic mother and daughter singing with hairbrushes and digital tablet
    7 Tips to Teach Kids to Sing
  • different singing waves
    Controlling Vibrato
  • Scale with solfège names starting with middle C as "do". "So" and "si" are also called "sol" and "ti".
    What Is Solfege?
  • Man singing with wooden spoon
    Why You Should Sing the Way You Talk and How to Do It
  • Three Tenors
    Tenor Fächer: What Kind of Operatic Tenor Are You?
  • Young woman lulling her baby son
    Top 4 Traditional German Lullabies Sung to Children Today
  • Patricia Racette performs the title role in Puccini's opera, Tosca
    Soprano Fächer: What Kind of Operatic Soprano are You?
  • Singer rehearsing
    How Often Should an Aspiring Singer Practice?
  • Close up of businesswoman with microphone speaking
    What Is Whistle Register?
  • Friends singing karaoke in nightclub
    10 Vocal Warm-Ups to Improve Resonance for Singers
  • Brunhilde
    Why Are Opera Singers Known for Being Obese?
  • Singer performing on stage
    How to Project Your Voice
  • Funny Broadway Audition Songs for Higher Female Voices
  • Sing
    What Is Bright and Warm Singing?
  • Top 10 Favorite Echo Songs
  • Yul Brynner
    Biography of Yul Brynner
  • man and woman talking outside of an office
    Questions to Ask Your Potential New Agent
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