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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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1. Group of familiar syllables used to designate the notes of an octave (do - re - mi - etc)






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






3. The rate at Which music moves






4. Helps students see the connections among the arts






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






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






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






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






9. The tune of a song






10. Variation in volume






11. From Cuba






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






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






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






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






16. The movement of a point through space.






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






18. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






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






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






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






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






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






24. The practice of creating or performing works of art






25. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






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






27. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






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






29. A popular type of Japanese drama combined with music and dance - it is the type of theatre in Japan(Played buy all male actors)






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






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






32. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






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






34. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






35. Part of the stage closest to the audience






36. The juxtaposition of opposites






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






38. Meant to be viewed from all sides (theater in the round)






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






40. Variation in volume






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






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






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






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






45. Where and when actors will move on stage






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






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






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






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






50. The distance between each note