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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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1. (Picasso) scenes in terms of their component geometric shapes. Figures are often separated and rearranged.






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






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






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






5. The brightness of color - its vividness






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






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






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






9. The tactile quality of a work of art






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






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






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






13. The tune of a song






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






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






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






17. The reason the work was created






18. Consists of 8 notes






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






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






21. The juxtaposition of opposites






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






23. Dominican Republic






24. Enhances the kinesthetic - spacial - musical - logical-mathematical - and interpersonal forms of intelligence






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. Variation in volume






32. Enhances the kinesthetic - spacial - musical - logical-mathematical - and interpersonal forms of intelligence






33. The juxtaposition of opposites






34. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






35. The rate at Which music moves






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






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






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






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






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






41. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






42. 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.






43. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






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






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






46. The rate at Which music moves






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






48. Part of the stage closest to the audience






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






50. 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.







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