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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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1. (Picasso) scenes in terms of their component geometric shapes. Figures are often separated and rearranged.






2. The dancer's transformation and release of potential energy into kinetic energy






3. Variation in volume






4. Basic artistic literacy; engage in reflection - analysis and synthesis and learn to understand and create meaning






5. Aeschlyus - Sophocles - and Euripides (ancient Greece) - Shakespeare - Marlowe (Renaissance)






6. Red - orange - yellow - blue - green and violet make up the spectrum of color






7. When an artist repeats elements within a single artwork. It can enhance dominance - serve the theme or help achieve balance.






8. An entry path on which the actor becomes the character






9. A sense of movement within the artwork itself or the movement of the observer's eye across and within the work.






10. A ballroom dance from Argentina






11. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






12. A popular type of Japanese drama combined with music and dance - it is the type of theatre in Japan(Played buy all male actors)






13. Created when there is a regular repetition of shape or line






14. Group of familiar syllables used to designate the notes of an octave (do - re - mi - etc)






15. Consists of 8 notes






16. Red - orange - yellow - blue - green and violet make up the spectrum of color






17. Can be formally measured in meter or in terms of body rhythms. Considerations are: duration - rhythm - tempo - phrasing and accent






18. Aeschlyus - Sophocles - and Euripides (ancient Greece) - Shakespeare - Marlowe (Renaissance)






19. A sense that all the elements are related and that they fit together to form a coherent whole






20. Refers to the gradations of light and darkness on the surface of an artwork






21. Refers to the gradations of light and darkness on the surface of an artwork






22. The juxtaposition of opposites






23. The movement of a point through space.






24. The speed at which the play moves along. (the director is responsible for this)






25. Features the syncopated timing associated with African American and West African music and dance






26. The immediate spherical area surrounding a dancer's body






27. Basic artistic literacy; engage in reflection - analysis and synthesis and learn to understand and create meaning






28. A popular dance in the 1960s - inspired by the rock and roll music genre of the decade.






29. The practice of creating or performing works of art






30. Fast-paced 1920s dance characterized by energetic kicking






31. Meant to be viewed from all sides (theater in the round)






32. Part of the stage closest to the audience






33. From Cuba






34. The rate at Which music moves






35. A ballroom dance from Argentina






36. The reason the work was created






37. Best accomplished by open-ended means - such as portfolios and performances - group projects and jurnals






38. Designed to capture and portray scenes the way the human eye sees them--not a static scene






39. The speed at which the play moves along. (the director is responsible for this)






40. The brightness of color - its vividness






41. Dominican Republic






42. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






43. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






44. A distinctive quality to the sound






45. Where there is little or no effort to represent an object or scene in realistic terms






46. Where the actor holds a picturesque pose to establish his character or a theme






47. A collage in three dimensions






48. What we see as a result of the reflection or absorption of light off any surface






49. When note of different pitches on the scale sound good






50. Dominican Republic