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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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1. Greek theatrical tradition that originated around 500BC to honor the god Dionysus.






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






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






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






5. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






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






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






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






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






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






11. The practice of creating or performing works of art






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






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






14. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






15. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






16. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






17. Variation in volume






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. The practice of creating or performing works of art






26. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






27. Enhances the kinesthetic - spacial - musical - logical-mathematical - and interpersonal forms of intelligence






28. Include Chinese Opera - classical dances of India - ballet and modern dance






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






30. From Cuba






31. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






32. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






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






34. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






35. Helps students see the connections among the arts






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






37. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






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






39. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






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






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






42. The reason the work was created






43. Part of the stage closest to the audience






44. 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.






45. The juxtaposition of opposites






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






47. The juxtaposition of opposites






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






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






50. When three or more harmonious notes are played together