Editing Performance art (section)

=== Performance poetry ===
In 1982 the terms "poetry" and "performance" were first used together. [[Performance poetry]] appeared to distinguish text-based vocal performances from performance art, especially the work of escenic{{clarify|date=October 2020}} and musical performance artists, such as Laurie Anderson, who worked with music at that time. Performance poets relied more on the rhetorical and philosophical expression in their poetics than performance artists, who arose from the visual art genres of painting and sculpture. Many artists since [[John Cage]] fuse performance with a poetical base.