What is art?

to tell you about theatre. The first theatrical performances took place in ancient Greece. Theatre, as we understand it today, is based on 3 things...!!!! The forms of performances are various: drama, opera, operetta, ballet and musical. Genres can be also different-from comedies to tragedies. Theatre requires the work of many specialists- playwrights, directors, actors, singers, dancers and conductors. Moreover, the work of scene workers, illuminators, dressers is very important too.                                                                                         Another type of art is cinema. Cinema is much younger than theatre. It was born in France at the end of the 19th century and quickly spread all over the world. The first films were silent and black&white. Now cinema is the most widespread industry of entertainment. Films are shot in different genres too, for example: dramas, comedies, westerns, action films, adventures and of course, soap operas. As for me, I am not a cinema goer, but i like to watch films on TV. One of my favorites is western.         Music is a popular form of art too. There is an interesting saying, concerning music: "Music is the universal language of mankind". To start with, it isn't just a combination of pleasant sounds. This art reflects life, using no words. There are 2 types of music: classical and modern. The genres of classical music are: symphony, opera (!)etc. But the youth is involved in modern rhythms such as pop, rock, rap, r'n'b and trance and though adults don't approve such tendencies, nevertheless such music has a great influence on young people.         As for painting, it can be devised into 2 groups- of old masters and new painters.  Old paintings show both, the development of art and the history of our civilization. Through these works we are able to travel in time. Modern paintings either open something new for us in the surrounding world or develops our imagination.         To sum up, I'd like to say that all forms of art work for a favor of Mankind.