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Employees in the Performing Arts entertain audiences either in live appearances or in recorded or broadcast presentations. The Performing Arts include music, drama, dance, standup comedy, and motion pictures. Workers who support performances behind the scenes—such as screenwriters, composers, choreographers, directors, stagehands, makeup artists, and others—are included in the Performing Arts field.
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Playwright | Kids Work!

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Playwright | Kids Work!
What is a Playwright? The playwright writes the play that the actors perform on the stage. Strong language skills are essential to communicate ideas and thoughts into a dramatic script that tells a...
Radio Show Host Kate McKinney | Palmetto Scene

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Radio Show Host Kate McKinney | Palmetto Scene
Kate McKinney is the host of the Classical Radio Show broadcasted from the ETV Radio studios in Columbia, S.C. Music is part of everyone’s lives. It has the power to inspire people around the world...
Stepping Up

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Stepping Up
Brandon Whitmore loves ballet. The energetic teen has been dancing for 16 years, since the age of 2. During his sophomore year at the Governor's School for Arts and Humanities Brandon suffered a bone...
Nutcracker | Project Discovery Revisited

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Nutcracker | Project Discovery Revisited
Every December, the Columbia City Ballet performs The Nutcracker ballet. The story was written by E. T. A. Hoffman, with music composed by Tschaikovsky. This ballet masterpiece has become one of the...
The Trojan Women | Artopia Acting Outside In | Artopia

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Acting Outside In | Artopia
Working outside in involves finding some external inspiration and internalizing that into an artistic performance.
Steven Gross

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Steven Gross
After a lot of hard work, the set for Dancing at Lughnasa is finally ready. Gross explains why he loves his craft.
Career in Theater Set Design | Artopia

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Career in Theater Set Design | Artopia
Although it may seem difficult to make a career in theater, Gross explains there is a wide variety of opportunities available.
Work Style | Artopia

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Work Style | Artopia
Christian von Howard talks about his work style when it comes to choreography. Von Howard uses athletic, aerial movement in his work influenced by a great variety of styles.
Classical Training | Artopia

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Classical Training | Artopia
Von Howard explains the complex relationship between classical and modern dance styles and how he incorporates the difference influences.
Trustus Theater | Artopia

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Trustus Theater | Artopia
Visit a rehearsal of the 2004/2005 Trustus production of The Rocky Horror Show and meet director Randy Hanna and choreographer Anita Ashley. Trustus is a small professional theatre in Columbia, South...
Theater Rehearsal | Artopia

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Theater Rehearsal | Artopia
This video illustrates how the rehearsal process is translated into a final performance.
Seamstress | Artopia Puppetmaking | Artopia

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Puppetmaking | Artopia
This video walks through the process of making a puppet on some tight time constraints.
The Trojan Women | Artopia Erica Tobolski, Actress | Artopia

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Erica Tobolski, Actress | Artopia
Like many actors, Tobolski was drawn to theater at a young age. She explains how she turned her passion into a career.
Seamstress | Artopia Executive Director | Artopia

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Executive Director | Artopia
John Douglas Scollon, the executive director of the Columbia Marionette Theatre, discusses what it is like to work at the theater.
The Trojan Women | Artopia Comparing Roles | Artopia

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Comparing Roles | Artopia
Tobolski has played a wide variety of roles, and she learns something new from each one.
Getting Serious | Artopia

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Getting Serious | Artopia
In high school, Von Howard discovered his passion for dance. He describes how he continued to develop his craft.
Turbulence | Artopia

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Turbulence | Artopia
Christian von Howard talks about the piece, Turbulence, that he choreographed in three days. The Power Company performed this piece at the Columbia Museum of Art.
What It Takes | Artopia

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What It Takes | Artopia
Von Howard believes the most important traits in a dancer are drive and work ethic.
Carlisle Floyd | S.C. Hall of Fame

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Carlisle Floyd | S.C. Hall of Fame
Carlisle Floyd is one of the foremost composers and librettists of opera in the United States. Born in Latta, South Carolina in 1926, Floyd earned degrees in piano and composition at Syracuse...
Filmmaker | Hot Jobs Theater Director | Hot Jobs

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Theater Director | Hot Jobs
A theatrical director describes his job. Jim Thigpen, Artistic Director of Trustus Theater, died August 29, 2017.