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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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1. Features the syncopated timing associated with African American and West African music and dance






2. The tune of a song






3. Painting - drawing - printmaking - photography - sculpture - assemblage arts - electronic arts - architecture - ceramics - textile arts and commercial design






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






5. The distance between each note






6. Helps students see the connections among the arts






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. The rate at Which music moves






16. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






17. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






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






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






20. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






21. Consists of 8 notes






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






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






24. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






25. The juxtaposition of opposites






26. A collage in three dimensions






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






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






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






30. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






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






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






33. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






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






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






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






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






38. Variation in volume






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






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






41. Balance - contrast - dominance - emphasis - movement - repetition - rhythm - theme and unity






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






43. The reason the work was created






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






45. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






46. The distance between each note






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






48. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






49. When an artist chooses to stress one element over the other






50. When an artist chooses to stress one element over the other