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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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1. Spanish style of dance characterized by its powerful yet graceful execution - as well as its intricate hand and footwork






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






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






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






5. Has an arch that frames the actors as you look on stage






6. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






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






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






9. A distinctive quality to the sound






10. The rate at Which music moves






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






12. The practice of creating or performing works of art






13. The rate at Which music moves






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






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






16. If one element or aspect calls attention in a work of art






17. From Cuba






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






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






20. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






21. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






22. Consists of 8 notes






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






24. The distance between each note






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






26. Dominican Republic






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






28. The movement of a point through space.






29. Created when there is a regular repetition of shape or line






30. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






31. From Cuba






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






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






34. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






35. Where and when actors will move on stage






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






37. Has an arch that frames the actors as you look on stage






38. The tune of a song






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






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






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






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






43. Part of the stage closest to the audience






44. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






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






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






47. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






48. A collage in three dimensions






49. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






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