The director of the play I was in told us something that I thought was interesting/important to this class. Before our last show, she said "Theatre is the only living, breathing art form." This is getting specific--performance of any kind really falls under this umbrella. But I think that that's true. You can set down a painting or a poem and it's still art, whether or not you're doing anything with it. You can compose a symphony, or write a play, and it will be there as long as the paper it is printed on is not destroyed. But acting and playing an instrument require your breath, your body, your mind. These are forms of art that cannot live on their own--they need someone to actively participate.
Are there other art forms that could be described as "living" or "breathing?"
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