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:''See also [[Entertainment (disambiguation)]] and [[The Entertainer (disambiguation)]]''
[[Image:stilt.walker.swindon.arp.500pix.jpg|thumb|right|A stilt-walker entertaining shoppers at a shopping centre in [[Swindon]], [[England]]]]
'''Entertainment''' is an activity designed to give people pleasure or [[relaxation]] . An audience may participate in the entertainment passively as in watching [[opera]] or a [[movie]], or actively as in games.<ref>{{cite web
| title =entertainment - Definitions from Dictionary.com
| work =
| publisher =Lexico Publishing Group, LLC.
| date =2007
| url =http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/entertainment
| accessdate = 2007-11-30 }}</ref>
The playing of [[sports]] and reading of [[literature]] are usually included in entertainment, but these are often called [[recreation]], because they involve some active participation beyond mere leisure
The industry that provides entertainment is called the [[List of entertainment industry topics|entertainment industry]].
==Examples of entertainment==
===Animation===
[[Image:Wikitanface.png|thumb|right|Wikipe-tan sailor fuku is a character in Japanese animation.]]
[[Animation]] provides moving images that are generated by an artist, in contrast to the live action normally used in motion pictures. It is typically accompanied by a sound track consisting of recordings of live actors. Animation is often used in computer-based forms of entertainment.
[[Cartoons]] are a [[comedy|comedic]] form of animation.<ref>{{cite web
| title =cartoon - Definitions from Dictionary.com
| work =
| publisher =Lexico Publishing Group, LLC.
| date =2007
| url =http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/cartoon
| accessdate = 2007-11-30 }}</ref>
[[Anime]] or TV manga refers to [[animation]] originating from [[Japan]] in the [[Occident]]al use of the word. In Japan the word refers to all animation. It may contain adult themes and futuristic locations.<ref>{{cite web
| title =anime - Definitions from Dictionary.com
| work =
| publisher =Lexico Publishing Group, LLC.
| date =2007
| url =http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/cartoon
| accessdate = 2007-11-30 }}</ref>
===Cinema===
[[Cinema]] provides moving pictures as an art form. Cinema may also be called [[film]]s or [[movie]]s.<ref>{{cite web
| title =cinema- Definitions from Dictionary.com
|last=Harper
|first=Douglas gfg
| work =rOnline Etymology Dictionary fd fdf
| publisher =Lexico Publishing Group, LLC.
| date =2001
| url =http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/cartoon fdgfg
| accessdate = 2007-11-30 }}</ref> A film produces an illusion of motion by presenting a series of individual image frames in rapid succession. Films are produced by a crew that handle the cameras, sets and lighting. The cast consists of actors who appear in front of the camera and follow a script. After the film has been shot, it is edited then distributed to theaters or television studios for viewing.
===Theatre===
[[Theatre]] encompasses live performance such as plays, musicals, farces, monologues and pantomimes.
[[Image:Lightmatter firebreath.jpg|thumb|right|Circus act - fire breather]]
===Circus===
[[Circus (performing art)|Circus]] acts include acrobats, clowns, trained animals, trapeze acts, hula hoopers, tightrope walkers, jugglers, unicyclists and other stunt-oriented artists.<ref>{{cite web
| last =Hoh
| first= Lavahn G.
| title =The Circus in America: 1793–1940
| work =The Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities
| publisher =University of Virginia
| date =2004
| url =http://www.circusinamerica.org/public/
| accessdate = 2007-11-30 }}</ref>
Circuses are a great place for families.
===Comedy===
[[Comedy]] provides laughter and amusement. The audience is taken by surprise, by the parody or satire of an unexpected effect or an [[irony|opposite expectations]] of their cultural beliefs. [[Slapstick film]], [[one-liner joke]], [[observational humor]] are forms of comedy which have developed since the early days of jesters and traveling minstrels.<ref>{{cite web
| title =comedy
| work =From: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
| publisher =HighBeam Research, Inc.
| date =2007
| url =http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-comedy.html
| accessdate = 2007-11-30 }}</ref>
===Comics===
[[Image:First felix.gif|thumb|right|Felix the Cat Comic Strip]]
[[Comics]] comprise of text and drawings which convey an entertaining narrative.<ref>{{cite web
| title =comic strip comic strip
| work = Britannica Online Encyclopedia
| publisher =Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
| date =2007
| url =http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9106123/comic-strip
| accessdate = 2007-11-30 }}</ref> Several famous comics revolve around super heroes such as [[Superman]], [[Batman]]. [[Marvel Comics]] and [[DC Comics]] are two publishers of comic books. [[Manga]] is the [[Japanese language|Japanese]] word for [[Comics|comic]] and print [[cartoon]]s.
[[Caricature]] is a graphical entertainment. The purpose may vary from merely putting smile on the viewers face, to raising social awareness, to highlighting the moral vices of a person being caricaturised.
===Dance===
[[Image:Phenakistoscope 3g07690b.gif|thumb|right|Dancing]]
[[Dance]] refers to [[Motion (physics)|movement]] of the body, usually rhythmic and to music,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9110116/dance|title=britannica}}</ref> used as a form of [[Emotional expression|expression]], [[social]] [[social interaction|interaction]] or presented in a [[spirituality|spiritual]] or [[performance]] setting. Dance includes [[ballet]], [[cancan]], [[charleston]], [[Highland fling]], [[folk dance]], [[sun dance]], [[modern dance]], [[polka]] and many more.<ref>{{cite web
| title =Encyclopedia: Dance — Infoplease.com
| work =
| publisher =Pearson Education, publishing as Infoplease
| date =2000–2007
| url =http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/1dan.html
| accessdate = 2007-11-30 }}</ref>
===Reading===
[[Reading]] comprises the interpretation of written symbols.<ref>{{cite web
| title =reading - Encyclopedia.com
| publisher =HighBeam Research, Inc
| date =2007
| url =http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-reading.html
| url =http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-reading.html
| accessdate = 2007-11-30 }}</ref> An author, poet or playwright sets out a composition for publication to provide education or diversion for the reader. The format includes paperback or hard cover books, magazines, periodicals, puzzle books, crossword magazines and coloring books. [[Fantasy]], [[Horror fiction|horror]], [[Science Fiction|science fiction]] and [[mystery]] are forms of reading entertainment.
===Games===
[[Image:Bingo.jpg|thumb|right|Playing Bingo]]
[[Game]]s provides relaxation and diversion usually following a rule set. Games may be played by one person for their own entertainment, or by a group games. Games may be played for achievement or money such as [[gambling]] or [[bingo]]. [[Racing]], [[chess]] or [[checkers]] may develop physical or mental prowess. Games may be geared for children, or may be played outdoors such as [[lawn bowling]]. Equipment may be necessary to play the game such as a deck of cards for [[card games]], or a board and markers for board games such as [[Monopoly]], or [[backgammon]].<ref>{{cite web
| title =Games - MSN Encarta
| publisher =Microsoft
| date =2007
| url =http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761565850/Games.html
| accessdate = 2007-11-30 }}</ref> A few may be [[ball games]], [[Blind man's bluff]], [[board games]], [[card games]], [[children's games]], [[Croquet]], [[Frisbee]], [[Hide and seek]], [[Number games]], [[Paintball]], and [[Video games]] to name a few.
===Music===
[[Image:Ludwig van Beethoven - symphony no. 5 in c minor, op. 67 - ii. andante con moto.ogg|thumb|right|Musical Piece: Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony no. 5 in C minor]]
[[Music]] is an art form combining [[rhythm]], [[melody]], [[harmony]] for entertainment, ceremonial or religious purposes.<ref>{{cite web
| title =music - definition of music by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia
| publisher =Farlex, Inc.
| date =2007
| url =http://www.thefreedictionary.com/music
| accessdate = 2007-11-30 }}</ref>
[http://www.mediadost.com - Media Dost is a first of its kind website for persons related to Entertainment industry. You can find profiles of artists, directors, music directors, singers, cameraman and all other persons working for entertainment industry.]
===Other forms of entertainment===
*[[Lecture]]
*[[Magic (illusion)|Magic]]
*[[Mass media]]
*[[Revue]]
*[[Television]]
*[[Radio programming|Radio]]
*[[Storytelling]]
[[Image:juggler in devizes england arp.jpg|thumb|right|A [[Juggling|juggler]] entertains outdoors in [[Devizes]], [[Wiltshire]], [[England]]]]
==See also==
: ''Main list: [[List of basic entertainment topics]]''
* [[Broadway theatre]]
* [[History of film]]
* [[Leisure]]
* [[Literature]]
* [[West End]]
== External links ==
{{Wiktionary|entertainer}}
{{Wikicommons|Category:Entertainment}}
*{{dmoz|Arts/Entertainment|Entertainment}}
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