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Although theatrical productions, television, and movies each carry unique technical demands for the actor, skilled actors can move from one medium to another without a diminution of talent, as is borne out by celebrated actors such as Laurence Olivier, Judi Dench, Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep, and Viola Davis.</div> <div class="label mt-20">Articles</div> <ul class="list-unstyled"> <li class="mt-20"> <a class="font-weight-bold" href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Amy-Adams">Amy Adams</a> <div class="font-serif">American actress</div> </li> <li class="mt-20"> <a class="font-weight-bold" href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Humphrey-Bogart">Humphrey Bogart</a> <div class="font-serif">American actor</div> </li> <li class="mt-20"> <a class="font-weight-bold" href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Natalie-Portman">Natalie Portman</a> <div class="font-serif">Israeli American actress</div> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="col-100 col-sm-33 col-md-25"> <a href="/browse/Comic-Strip-Superhero"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.britannica.com/30/182830-050-96F2ED76/Chris-Evans-title-character-Joe-Johnston-Captain.jpg?w=400&h=225&c=crop" alt="Captain America: The First Avenger" class="col-100 mb-20" /> </a> <a href="/browse/Comic-Strip-Superhero" class="font-weight-bold font-16">Comic Strips & Superheroes</a> <div class="font-serif mt-10 line-clamp clamp-3">Spider-Man, Batman, Wonder Woman, Iron Man: in the early 21st century, superheroes such as these rose to staggering global prominence. 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Five years later, DC Comics introduced Superman, the character who truly launched the superhero genre.</div> <div class="label mt-20">Articles</div> <ul class="list-unstyled"> <li class="mt-20"> <a class="font-weight-bold" href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/Captain-America">Captain America</a> <div class="font-serif">fictional character</div> </li> <li class="mt-20"> <a class="font-weight-bold" href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/Aquaman">Aquaman</a> <div class="font-serif">fictional character</div> </li> <li class="mt-20"> <a class="font-weight-bold" href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/the-Avengers-superhero-team">the Avengers</a> <div class="font-serif">fictional superhero team</div> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="col-100 col-sm-33 col-md-25"> <a href="/browse/Dance"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.britannica.com/06/7906-050-157524C1/dancing-detail-Egyptian-tomb-painting-Shaykh-Abd-c-1400-bce.jpg?w=400&h=225&c=crop" alt="Egyptian dancing" class="col-100 mb-20" /> </a> <a href="/browse/Dance" class="font-weight-bold font-16">Dance</a> <div class="font-serif mt-10 line-clamp clamp-3">The world of dance is expansive and covers a wide variety of styles and forms, encompassing tap dancing, ballet, modern dance, line dances, and much more. Dance is a universal language that can communicate emotions directly and sometimes more powerfully than words.</div> <div class="label mt-20">Articles</div> <ul class="list-unstyled"> <li class="mt-20"> <a class="font-weight-bold" href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Martha-Graham">Martha Graham</a> <div class="font-serif">American dancer</div> </li> <li class="mt-20"> <a class="font-weight-bold" href="https://www.britannica.com/art/dance">dance</a> <div class="font-serif">performing arts</div> </li> <li class="mt-20"> <a class="font-weight-bold" href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Arthur-Mitchell">Arthur Mitchell</a> <div class="font-serif">American dancer</div> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="col-100 col-sm-33 col-md-25"> <a href="/browse/Entertainment-Awards"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.britannica.com/88/213488-050-B4DD1FEE/Golden-Globe-statuettes.jpg?w=400&h=225&c=crop" alt="Golden Globe statuettes" class="col-100 mb-20" /> </a> <a href="/browse/Entertainment-Awards" class="font-weight-bold font-16">Entertainment Awards & Festivals</a> <div class="font-serif mt-10 line-clamp clamp-3">There may be no business like show business, but that doesn't mean that the people of show biz wouldn't like to be recognized with an award every once in a while. Honors like the Academy Awards, Golden Globes, Emmys, and Tonys recognize outstanding work in film, television, and theater, whereas honors such as the Grammy Awards and the Juno Awards celebrate excellence in music. Additionally, annual film festivals around the world honor exceptional works and performances with awards such as the Cannes film festival's Palme d'Or and the Berlin International Film Festival's Golden Bear. Music festivals such as the Montreux Jazz Festival (in Switzerland) and Lollapalooza (in Chicago) feature performances by a variety of artists and groups.</div> <div class="label mt-20">Articles</div> <ul class="list-unstyled"> <li class="mt-20"> <a class="font-weight-bold" href="https://www.britannica.com/art/Academy-Award">Academy Award</a> <div class="font-serif">motion-picture award</div> </li> <li class="mt-20"> <a class="font-weight-bold" href="https://www.britannica.com/art/Juno-Award">Juno Awards</a> <div class="font-serif">Canadian music award</div> </li> <li class="mt-20"> <a class="font-weight-bold" href="https://www.britannica.com/art/Emmy-Award">Emmy Award</a> <div class="font-serif">American television award</div> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="col-100 col-sm-33 col-md-25"> <a href="/browse/Food"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.britannica.com/96/90096-050-514D5088/Glasses-beer-bar-Brussels.jpg?w=400&h=225&c=crop" alt="beer" class="col-100 mb-20" /> </a> <a href="/browse/Food" class="font-weight-bold font-16">Food</a> <div class="font-serif mt-10 line-clamp clamp-3">The necessity of food for survival is something that all humans have in common, but the trends of diet and food consumption can vary considerably from region to region. Find out more about the ingredients, dishes, and drinks that fuel people around the world.</div> <div class="label mt-20">Articles</div> <ul class="list-unstyled"> <li class="mt-20"> <a class="font-weight-bold" href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/fish-processing">fish processing</a> <div class="font-serif"></div> </li> <li class="mt-20"> <a class="font-weight-bold" href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/food-preservation">food preservation</a> <div class="font-serif"></div> </li> <li class="mt-20"> <a class="font-weight-bold" href="https://www.britannica.com/technology/vegetable-processing">vegetable processing</a> <div class="font-serif"></div> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="col-100 col-sm-33 col-md-25"> <a href="/browse/Leisure-Nightlife"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.britannica.com/42/254842-050-B9B39A14/mlb-major-league-baseball-first-basemen-freddie-freeman-of-the-los-angeles-dodgers-ninth-inning-against-san-francisco-giants-at-dodger-stadium-los-angeles-california.jpg?w=400&h=225&c=crop" alt="2024 World Series MVP" class="col-100 mb-20" /> </a> <a href="/browse/Leisure-Nightlife" class="font-weight-bold font-16">Leisure & Nightlife</a> <div class="font-serif mt-10 line-clamp clamp-3">When it comes to free time, everyone has his or her own activity of choice. While some may like to repose with a nice game of bridge, poker, or chess, others may find bungee jumping or bullfighting to be more engaging, and still others would rather opt for hiking or archery. Luckily, there's no shortage of leisure activities available for those who have the time, resources, and inclination to pursue them.</div> <div class="label mt-20">Articles</div> <ul class="list-unstyled"> <li class="mt-20"> <a class="font-weight-bold" href="https://www.britannica.com/sports/basketball">basketball</a> <div class="font-serif">sport</div> </li> <li class="mt-20"> <a class="font-weight-bold" href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Everleigh-sisters">Everleigh sisters</a> <div class="font-serif">American madams</div> </li> <li class="mt-20"> <a class="font-weight-bold" href="https://www.britannica.com/sports/tennis">tennis</a> <div class="font-serif">sport</div> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="col-100 col-sm-33 col-md-25"> <a href="/browse/Movies"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.britannica.com/mendel/resources/encyclopedia-placeholder.jpg?w=400&h=225&c=crop" alt="subcategory placeholder" class="col-100 mb-15" /> </a> <a href="/browse/Movies" class="font-weight-bold font-16">Movies</a> <div class="font-serif mt-10 line-clamp clamp-3">There's always been a certain sense of magic surrounding the movies. Good movies are remarkably effective at conveying drama and evoking emotion, and they allow spectators to immerse themselves in the world of the film. Emerging at the end of the 19th century, this art form became one of the most popular and influential media and was perhaps the first truly mass form of entertainment.</div> <div class="label mt-20">Articles</div> <ul class="list-unstyled"> <li class="mt-20"> <a class="font-weight-bold" href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/Citizen-Kane">Citizen Kane</a> <div class="font-serif">film by Welles [1941]</div> </li> <li class="mt-20"> <a class="font-weight-bold" href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/One-Flew-over-the-Cuckoos-Nest-film-by-Forman">One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest</a> <div class="font-serif">film by Forman [1975]</div> </li> <li class="mt-20"> <a class="font-weight-bold" href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/Star-Wars-film-series">Star Wars</a> <div class="font-serif">storytelling universe</div> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="col-100 col-sm-33 col-md-25"> <a href="/browse/Movie-TV-Stage-Directors"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.britannica.com/87/204587-050-C6D7882E/Kathryn-Bigelow-2010.jpg?w=400&h=225&c=crop" alt="Kathryn Bigelow" class="col-100 mb-20" /> </a> <a href="/browse/Movie-TV-Stage-Directors" class="font-weight-bold font-16">Movie, TV & Stage Directors</a> <div class="font-serif mt-10 line-clamp clamp-3">invisible" to the audience in plays, shows, and movies (Alfred Hitchcock and his film cameos being one notable exception), they play an important role by controlling the evolution of the theatrical or dramatic performance. When there are actors involved, the director often oversees and shapes their performances as well. Although the auteur theory holds that the director is the major creative force in a performance, the role of the director actually varies a great deal, not only according to the medium in question but also according to the extent to which he works with actors.</div> <div class="label mt-20">Articles</div> <ul class="list-unstyled"> <li class="mt-20"> <a class="font-weight-bold" href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Woody-Allen">Woody Allen</a> <div class="font-serif">American actor and director</div> </li> <li class="mt-20"> <a class="font-weight-bold" href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Merchant-and-Ivory">Merchant and Ivory</a> <div class="font-serif">director–producer team</div> </li> <li class="mt-20"> <a class="font-weight-bold" href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Billy-Wilder">Billy Wilder</a> <div class="font-serif">American director and producer</div> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="col-100 col-sm-33 col-md-25"> <a href="/browse/Classical-Music"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.britannica.com/03/139503-050-EAF67A05/Giuseppe-Verdi.jpg?w=400&h=225&c=crop" alt="Verdi, Giuseppe" class="col-100 mb-20" /> </a> <a href="/browse/Classical-Music" class="font-weight-bold font-16">Music, Classical</a> <div class="font-serif mt-10 line-clamp clamp-3">Carmen").</div> <div class="label mt-20">Articles</div> <ul class="list-unstyled"> <li class="mt-20"> <a class="font-weight-bold" href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/George-Gershwin">George Gershwin</a> <div class="font-serif">American composer</div> </li> <li class="mt-20"> <a class="font-weight-bold" href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ludwig-van-Beethoven">Ludwig van Beethoven</a> <div class="font-serif">German composer</div> </li> <li class="mt-20"> <a class="font-weight-bold" href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Joseph-Haydn">Joseph Haydn</a> <div class="font-serif">Austrian composer</div> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="col-100 col-sm-33 col-md-25"> <a href="/browse/Contemporary-Music"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.britannica.com/27/125427-050-28FB4BA8/Louis-Armstrong-1953.jpg?w=400&h=225&c=crop" alt="Louis Armstrong" class="col-100 mb-20" /> </a> <a href="/browse/Contemporary-Music" class="font-weight-bold font-16">Music, Contemporary Genres</a> <div class="font-serif mt-10 line-clamp clamp-3">Hey, what's that sound? Music pervades many aspects of contemporary everyday life; it appears in commercials, blares from speakers in stores and restaurants, accompanies commuters on the way to work, and energizes gym-goers when their motivation is flagging. Music festivals such as Lollapalooza (in Chicago) and the Sziget Festival (in Budapest) attract enormous crowds by featuring an extensive lineup of musicians over several days. Today's music can be divided into any number of categories and subcategories, encompassing genres such as pop, jazz, rock, alternative, country, electronic, rap, and much more.</div> <div class="label mt-20">Articles</div> <ul class="list-unstyled"> <li class="mt-20"> <a class="font-weight-bold" href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Bing-Crosby">Bing Crosby</a> <div class="font-serif">American singer, actor, and songwriter</div> </li> <li class="mt-20"> <a class="font-weight-bold" href="https://www.britannica.com/art/electronic-dance-music">electronic dance music</a> <div class="font-serif"></div> </li> <li class="mt-20"> <a class="font-weight-bold" href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sergey-Prokofiev">Sergey Prokofiev</a> <div class="font-serif">Russian composer</div> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="col-100 col-sm-33 col-md-25"> <a href="/browse/Music-Theory"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.britannica.com/56/147556-050-D4BD8785/Samuel-Barber-photograph-Carl-Van-Vechten-1944.jpg?w=400&h=225&c=crop" alt="Samuel Barber, photograph by Carl Van Vechten, 1944." class="col-100 mb-20" /> </a> <a href="/browse/Music-Theory" class="font-weight-bold font-16">Music Theory & Compositions</a> <div class="font-serif mt-10 line-clamp clamp-3"> sound strong and driving rather than leisurely and soothing? The answer can be found by turning to music theory, the study of the concepts and compositional methods involved in the creation of music. Music theory examines musical qualities such as timbre, tone, pitch, and texture, as well as compositional elements such as rhythm, dynamics, tempo, and more.</div> <div class="label mt-20">Articles</div> <ul class="list-unstyled"> <li class="mt-20"> <a class="font-weight-bold" href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/Adagio-for-Strings">Adagio for Strings</a> <div class="font-serif">work by Barber</div> </li> <li class="mt-20"> <a class="font-weight-bold" href="https://www.britannica.com/art/cantata-music">cantata</a> <div class="font-serif">music</div> </li> <li class="mt-20"> <a class="font-weight-bold" href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/Finlandia">Finlandia</a> <div class="font-serif">tone poem for orchestra by Sibelius</div> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="col-100 col-sm-33 col-md-25"> <a href="/browse/Musical-Instruments"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.britannica.com/mendel/resources/encyclopedia-placeholder.jpg?w=400&h=225&c=crop" alt="subcategory placeholder" class="col-100 mb-15" /> </a> <a href="/browse/Musical-Instruments" class="font-weight-bold font-16">Musical Instruments</a> <div class="font-serif mt-10 line-clamp clamp-3">Not everyone is gifted with an exceptional singing voice. That's where instruments come in! The principal types of musical instruments are percussion, stringed, keyboard, wind, and electronic instruments. Musical instruments have been used since the earliest times, and modern technology has in many cases simplified or improved the construction of instruments, while mechanization has made possible the mass production of instruments of all kinds. It remains true, however, that the production of an instrument of the highest quality still demands the highest degree of individual skill.</div> <div class="label mt-20">Articles</div> <ul class="list-unstyled"> <li class="mt-20"> <a class="font-weight-bold" href="https://www.britannica.com/art/flute-musical-instrument">flute</a> <div class="font-serif">musical instrument</div> </li> <li class="mt-20"> <a class="font-weight-bold" href="https://www.britannica.com/art/trumpet">trumpet</a> <div class="font-serif">musical instrument</div> </li> <li class="mt-20"> <a class="font-weight-bold" href="https://www.britannica.com/art/bell-musical-instrument">bell</a> <div class="font-serif">musical instrument</div> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="col-100 col-sm-33 col-md-25"> <a href="/browse/Television-Radio"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.britannica.com/93/100193-050-8F6D02A0/Scene-Seinfeld-actors-Jason-Alexander-Julia-Louis-Dreyfus.jpg?w=400&h=225&c=crop" alt="Seinfeld" class="col-100 mb-20" /> </a> <a href="/browse/Television-Radio" class="font-weight-bold font-16">Television & Radio</a> <div class="font-serif mt-10 line-clamp clamp-3">Is it true that video killed the radio star? When broadcast radio came into prominence early in the 20th century, it delighted the public by providing news and entertainment with an immediacy that had been unimaginable beforehand. Radio developed into the first electronic mass medium, but broadcast radio's popularity was eclipsed by television, which appeared about 1945. Television, which was originally conceived as a potential medium for education and interpersonal communication, ultimately evolved into a vibrant broadcast medium that offered a diverse slate of news and entertainment to people all over the world. By the early 21st century, the Internet made it possible to watch TV anywhere, anytime, on small portable devices.</div> <div class="label mt-20">Articles</div> <ul class="list-unstyled"> <li class="mt-20"> <a class="font-weight-bold" href="https://www.britannica.com/money/National-Broadcasting-Co-Inc">National Broadcasting Co., Inc.</a> <div class="font-serif">American corporation</div> </li> <li class="mt-20"> <a class="font-weight-bold" href="https://www.britannica.com/money/Motorola-Inc">Motorola, Inc.</a> <div class="font-serif">American company</div> </li> <li class="mt-20"> <a class="font-weight-bold" href="https://www.britannica.com/money/Philips">Philips</a> <div class="font-serif">Dutch manufacturer</div> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="col-100 col-sm-33 col-md-25"> <a href="/browse/Theater"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.britannica.com/mendel/resources/encyclopedia-placeholder.jpg?w=400&h=225&c=crop" alt="subcategory placeholder" class="col-100 mb-15" /> </a> <a href="/browse/Theater" class="font-weight-bold font-16">Theater</a> <div class="font-serif mt-10 line-clamp clamp-3">There's no business like show business! Nothing quite matches the immediacy and electricity of a live dramatic performance, a fact which may help explain why the art form has persevered from its ancient origins up through the present day. During the 20th century, live theater demonstrated an unexpected tenacity in the face of tough competition from film, television, video, the Internet, and other media.</div> <div class="label mt-20">Articles</div> <ul class="list-unstyled"> <li class="mt-20"> <a class="font-weight-bold" href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/Broadway-street-and-district-New-York-City">Broadway</a> <div class="font-serif">street and district, New York City, New York, United...</div> </li> <li class="mt-20"> <a class="font-weight-bold" href="https://www.britannica.com/art/Western-theatre">Western theatre</a> <div class="font-serif">art</div> </li> <li class="mt-20"> <a class="font-weight-bold" href="https://www.britannica.com/art/acting">acting</a> <div class="font-serif">theatrical arts</div> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="col-100 col-sm-33 col-md-25"> <a href="/browse/Movie-TV-Stage-Development-Production"> <img loading="lazy" src="https://cdn.britannica.com/81/202181-050-102C3F8F/Shonda-Rhimes-2017.jpg?w=400&h=225&c=crop" alt="Shonda Rhimes" class="col-100 mb-20" /> </a> <a href="/browse/Movie-TV-Stage-Development-Production" class="font-weight-bold font-16">Movie, TV & Stage Development & Production</a> <div class="font-serif mt-10 line-clamp clamp-3">Before the director can call “Action!” for the first time, there’s a lot that must be done to get a movie, television show, or theatrical production ready for production or rehearsal. Screenwriters, producers, and distributors all come into play before a project moves on to the process of hiring the cast and crew, designing and building sets and costumes, creating storyboards, and more. 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