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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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1. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Part of the stage closest to the audience






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






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






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






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






15. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






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






17. The juxtaposition of opposites






18. A Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time






19. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






20. Dominican Republic






21. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






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






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






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






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






26. A distinctive quality to the sound






27. A Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time






28. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






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






30. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






31. The tactile quality of a work of art






32. Where and when actors will move on stage






33. The rate at Which music moves






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






35. A ballroom dance from Argentina






36. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






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






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






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






40. Consists of 8 notes






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






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






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






44. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






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






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






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






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






50. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat