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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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1. Any work of visual art that is created from two or more media






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






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






4. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. The tactile quality of a work of art






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. The tune of a song






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






20. Where and when actors will move on stage






21. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






30. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






31. 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.






32. The reason the work was created






33. The rate at Which music moves






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






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






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






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






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






39. Dominican Republic






40. The juxtaposition of opposites






41. Consists of 8 notes






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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