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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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1. Consists of 8 notes






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






3. The practice of creating or performing works of art






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






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






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






7. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






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






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






10. The reason the work was created






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






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






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






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






15. Helps students see the connections among the arts






16. The movement of a point through space.






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






18. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






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






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






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






22. Variation in volume






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






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






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






26. Helps students see the connections among the arts






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






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






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






30. The rate at Which music moves






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






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






33. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






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






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






36. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






37. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






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






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






40. The distance between each note






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






42. The brightness of color - its vividness






43. A collage in three dimensions






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






45. Dominican Republic






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






47. A collage in three dimensions






48. 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.






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






50. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)