The actors, dancers and musicians are the key players in any staged event like advertisement, movies and other stage shows.

Nature of work

Actors – Their work involves acting in movie or advertisement. They may be hired for a film for the lead role or for a supporting role. The production takes time, usually in months, and they have to wait long for few shots. They have the opportunity to express their style of acting in the shots that is filmed.

Musicians – It is a performing art where the musician communicates with the audience through music. Both the music and the musicians are very enduring.

Dancers – Some times dance is considered as mere entertainment and at other times by some others it is considered with great respect as an art. The dance movements are usually choreographed by a dance director (choreographer) but the dancers are free to express their personality and emotions to convey and interpret the meaning in an artistic way.

Work environment

Actors mainly work indoors in theaters and studios. For films and TV, they may have to work outdoors. They also take part in open air and street theatre work outside through rehearsals will be conducted indoors. The rehearsal rooms will be cold and draughty but it depends on the requirements of the scene.

Actors may have to work continuously during a theatre show but in films and advertisements they can take rest in between shots. They may be required to stay away from their homes for long time on tour or for a film shooting. Sometimes they get the chance to go abroad for shooting.

Musicians always play indoors while most of the dancers too dance indoors. Sometimes if the dance sequence for a film or ad is shot outdoors then the dancers can perform outdoors.

Employment avenues

Performing artists work in the entertainment industry as trainers. The entertainment sector offer variety of options to them right from electronic media to live shows.

Earnings

The performance and popularity of an artist determines their income. At the start they may earn less but as they gain popularity, they earn in lakhs. Recording engineers begin with a minimum Rs.10000 to Rs.15000 for a studio work.