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Entertainment
- Performing artsA performance of the ballet Swan Lake illustrates a core truth about live art. Music, dance, and drama exist to be performed for an audience in real time.
- BurlesqueThe word burlesque first appeared in a title within Francesco Berni's Opere burlesche during the early 16th century. These works circulated widely as…
- EscapismKing Ludwig II of Bavaria stands in a caricature wearing the armor of King Lohengrin, his eyes fixed on a world that exists only in Richard Wagner's operas.
- EntertainmentThe Latin root of the word entertainment combines inter, meaning among, and tenir, meaning to hold. This ancient construction translates to holding mutually…
- GameArchaeologists uncovered a game board inscribed for Amenhotep III in the 14th century BC. This artifact, now housed in the Brooklyn Museum, measures 5.5 by 7.