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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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1. When an artist chooses to stress one element over the other






2. 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.






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






4. The tactile quality of a work of art






5. Helps students see the connections among the arts






6. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






7. Consists of 8 notes






8. The movement of a point through space.






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






10. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






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






12. The rate at Which music moves






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






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






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






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






17. The juxtaposition of opposites






18. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






19. The tactile quality of a work of art






20. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






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






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






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






24. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






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






26. The juxtaposition of opposites






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






28. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






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






30. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






31. The reason the work was created






32. Variation in volume






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






34. The tune of a song






35. The movement of a point through space.






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






37. From Cuba






38. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






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






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






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






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






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






44. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






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






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






47. A distinctive quality to the sound






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






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






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






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