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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab
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performing-arts
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1. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.
emphasis
interval
salsa
upstage
2. An entry path on which the actor becomes the character
harmony
hanamichi
solfege
flamenco
3. Designed to capture and portray scenes the way the human eye sees them--not a static scene
impressionist style
abstract art
form
chord
4. Where there is little or no effort to represent an object or scene in realistic terms
contrast
tempo
abstract art
dance
5. Enhances the kinesthetic - spacial - musical - logical-mathematical - and interpersonal forms of intelligence
connecting the arts disciplines
downstage
dance
timbre
6. Group of familiar syllables used to designate the notes of an octave (do - re - mi - etc)
form
impressionist style
solfege
arts and other core subjects
7. Refers to the gradations of light and darkness on the surface of an artwork
syncopation
melody
principles of art
value
8. A popular dance in the 1960s - inspired by the rock and roll music genre of the decade.
twist
time
elements of dance
timbre
9. Any work of visual art that is created from two or more media
octave
mixed media
polka
history of theater
10. Part of the stage closest to the audience
history of theater
downstage
performance dance
form
11. Greek theatrical tradition that originated around 500BC to honor the god Dionysus.
emphasis
dynamics
history of theater
polka
12. A method in which one or more various materials are glued to a background
theme
movement
interval
collage
13. A drama that was religious in nature during the Middle Ages.
mystery plays
aesthetic valuing
arena stage
principles of art
14. Created when there is a regular repetition of shape or line
polka
movement
unity
rhythm
15. Shape - structure or organization of a piece
hue
shape
form
rumba
16. A double-time ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance
rumba
dance
time
mambo
17. The juxtaposition of opposites
contrast
chord
dance
proscenium
18. A Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time
solfege
polka
dynamics
repetition
19. The two-dimensional equivalent of form
value
thrust stage
artistic perception
shape
20. Dominican Republic
Kabuki
thrust stage
square dancing
meringue
21. Part of the stage farthest from the audience
Charleston
balance
upstage
elements of dance
22. A development during the Renaissance to create the illusion of three dimensions on a two-dimensional surface
perspective
thrust stage
movement
mixed media
23. What we see as a result of the reflection or absorption of light off any surface
emphasis
color
famous playwrights
perspective
24. The immediate spherical area surrounding a dancer's body
time
space
form
mambo
25. What keeps music moving; a pattern of long ans shor sounds.
space
proscenium
rhythm
waltz
26. A distinctive quality to the sound
interval
timbre
pacing
interval
27. A Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time
elements of dance
tango
polka
dominance
28. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.
form
subject-centered instruction
space
mambo
29. When the pattern of stressed or accented sounds is uneven
syncopation
social dance
polka
tempo
30. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance
mambo
balance
tango
melody
31. The tactile quality of a work of art
form
hue
Kabuki
texture
32. Where and when actors will move on stage
subject-centered instruction
assessment of art
aesthetic valuing
blocking
33. The rate at Which music moves
rhythm
foxtrot
emphasis
tempo
34. The absence of shape or form; it's the emptiness that defines shape and form
assemblage
famous playwrights
space
perspective
35. A ballroom dance from Argentina
flamenco
blocking
tango
unity
36. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals
Noh
foxtrot
Charleston
mixed media
37. Meant to be viewed from all sides (theater in the round)
arena stage
samba
form
twist
38. Can be formally measured in meter or in terms of body rhythms. Considerations are: duration - rhythm - tempo - phrasing and accent
harmony
proscenium
color
time
39. When note of different pitches on the scale sound good
dominance
connecting the arts disciplines
harmony
arena stage
40. Consists of 8 notes
harmony
octave
contrast
rhythm
41. The act of assessing and pursuing the meaning of artworks. This helps develop critical thinking skills.
syncopation
history of theater
aesthetic valuing
principles of art
42. The immediate spherical area surrounding a dancer's body
perspective
connecting the arts disciplines
space
flamenco
43. A sense that all the elements are related and that they fit together to form a coherent whole
force/energy
unity
mixed media
dynamics
44. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment
dominance
abstract art
social dance
pacing
45. Where the actor holds a picturesque pose to establish his character or a theme
assessment of art
Charleston
impressionist style
mie
46. Basic artistic literacy; engage in reflection - analysis and synthesis and learn to understand and create meaning
movement
artistic perception
connecting the arts disciplines
emphasis
47. 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.
harmony
arts and other core subjects
unity
thrust stage
48. Slow-slow-quick-quick. Originated in the early 1900s in the US.
cubism
intensity
foxtrot
texture
49. A drama that was religious in nature during the Middle Ages.
upstage
foxtrot
elements of dance
mystery plays
50. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat
waltz
upstage
thrust stage
performance dance