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






3. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






4. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






5. Helps students see the connections among the arts






6. Where and when actors will move on stage






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






8. The distance between each note






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






10. Helps students see the connections among the arts






11. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






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






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






14. A method in which one or more various materials are glued to a background






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






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






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






18. The distance between each note






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






20. The tune of a song






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






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






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






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






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






35. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






36. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






37. The practice of creating or performing works of art






38. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






39. The juxtaposition of opposites






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






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






42. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






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






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






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






46. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






47. A collage in three dimensions






48. The reason the work was created






49. Greek theatrical tradition that originated around 500BC to honor the god Dionysus.






50. The tactile quality of a work of art







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