Bardic Activities

Bards in the SCA are in general those who perform created, or selected, works from historical eras and cultures. Bardic works are most commonly presented in song, story, poetry, short prose, as well as other formats. Some select songs or stories from the past to recreate, and some make their own with inspiration drawn from the past. 

There are a wide range of bardic activities in the SCA, as well as a host of other performing arts 

Bardic Arts: Minstrels, Poets, Storytellers, Singers, Singer-Songwriters, etc 

Musical Arts:  European, Middle Eastern, all Known World Vocal, Instrumentalists, etc.  

Improvisational Theatre Arts:  Commedia dell'Arte, Kyogen, Noh, Atellan Farce/Oscan Games, etc  

Theatrical Arts: Scripted works, Greco-Roman, Aristophanes, Sophocles, Marlowe, Shakespeare, Miracle plays, Mystery Cycles, etc. 

Physical Theatre: Juggling, Mime, Mumming, etc,  

Foolery and Jesters

 (list from https://sites.google.com/site/scabardic/)