Various forms of entertainment

Music

Music is a supporting component of many kinds of entertainment and most kinds of performance. For example, it is used to enhance storytelling, it is indispensable in dance (1) and opera, and is usually incorporated into dramatic film or theatre productions

Games

Games are played for entertainment - sometimes purely for entertainment, sometimes for achievement or reward as well.

Performance

Live performances before an audience constitute a major form of entertainment, especially before the invention of audio and video recording. Performance takes a wide range of forms, including theatre, music and drama.

Storytelling

Storytelling is an ancient form of entertainment that has influenced almost all other forms. It may be delivered directly to a small listening audience or it may be a component of any piece that relies on a narrative, such as film, drama, ballet, and opera. Stories remain a common way of entertaining a group that is on a journey.

Theatre

Theatre performances, typically dramatic or musical, are presented on a stage for an audience, whose expectations about the performance and their engagement with it have changed over time


Cinema and film

Films are a major form of entertainment. Some films are intended as a form of escapism, while others are more layered and require a deeper engagement or more thoughtful response from an audience

Dance

The many forms of dance provide entertainment for all age groups and cultures. It can be serious in tone, such as when it is used to express a culture's history or important stories; it may be provocative; or it may put in the service of comedy. Since it combines many forms of entertainment - music, movement, storytelling, theatre - it provides a good example of the various ways that these forms can be combined to create entertainment for different purposes and audiences.


Sporting competitions have always provided entertainment for crowds. To distinguish the players from the audience, the latter are often known as spectators. Developments in stadium and auditorium design, as well as in recording and broadcast technology, have allowed off-site spectators to watch sport, with the result that the size of the audience has grown ever larger and spectator sport has become increasingly popular. Two of the most popular sports with global appeal are football and cricket. Their ultimate international competitions, the WORLD CUP and TEST CRICKET, are broadcast around the world