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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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1. Include Chinese Opera - classical dances of India - ballet and modern dance






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






3. The tune of a song






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Dominican Republic






12. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






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






14. The distance between each note






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






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






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






18. Dominican Republic






19. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






20. Where the actor holds a picturesque pose to establish his character or a theme






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






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






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






24. A sense of movement within the artwork itself or the movement of the observer's eye across and within the work.






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






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






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






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






29. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






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






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






32. The brightness of color - its vividness






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






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






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






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






37. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






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






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






40. Variation in volume






41. A ballroom dance from Argentina






42. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






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






44. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






45. Helps students see the connections among the arts






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






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.






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






49. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






50. The tactile quality of a work of art







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