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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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1. The tune of a song






2. What keeps music moving; a pattern of long ans shor sounds.






3. The tactile quality of a work of art






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






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






6. A collage in three dimensions






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






8. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






9. Helps students see the connections among the arts






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






11. When the pattern of stressed or accented sounds is uneven






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Helps students see the connections among the arts






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






22. Dominican Republic






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






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






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






26. The practice of creating or performing works of art






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






28. If one element or aspect calls attention in a work of art






29. The tune of a song






30. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






31. The movement of a point through space.






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






33. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






34. The juxtaposition of opposites






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






36. Consists of 8 notes






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






38. Space - time - levels - and force/energy






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






40. Where and when actors will move on stage






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






42. The reason the work was created






43. Variation in volume






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






45. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






46. Any work of visual art that is created from two or more media






47. Part of the stage closest to the audience






48. Space - time - levels - and force/energy






49. Helps students connect the critical thinking skills and information they learn in the arts to such subjects as literature - science - and especially history and social science.






50. The practice of creating or performing works of art







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