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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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1. Fast-paced 1920s dance characterized by energetic kicking






2. A ballroom dance from Argentina






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






4. The tactile quality of a work of art






5. The rate at Which music moves






6. (Picasso) scenes in terms of their component geometric shapes. Figures are often separated and rearranged.






7. The tune of a song






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






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






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






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






12. Rhythm - tempo - melody - harmony - dynamics - timbre and form






13. A drama that was religious in nature during the Middle Ages.






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






15. Dominican Republic






16. The absence of shape or form; it's the emptiness that defines shape and form






17. Slow-slow-quick-quick. Originated in the early 1900s in the US.






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






19. Spanish style of dance characterized by its powerful yet graceful execution - as well as its intricate hand and footwork






20. The practice of creating or performing works of art






21. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat






22. Folk dance for couples. a caller tells the group Which moves to do.






23. A development during the Renaissance to create the illusion of three dimensions on a two-dimensional surface






24. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






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






26. The act of assessing and pursuing the meaning of artworks. This helps develop critical thinking skills.






27. A method in which one or more various materials are glued to a background






28. Has an arch that frames the actors as you look on stage






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






30. A Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time






31. A collage in three dimensions






32. Consists of 8 notes






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






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






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






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






37. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






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






39. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






40. A collage in three dimensions






41. The movement of a point through space.






42. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat






43. Part of the stage closest to the audience






44. The reason the work was created






45. Variation in volume






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






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






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






49. A double-time ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance






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







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