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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab
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performing-arts
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1. Any work of visual art that is created from two or more media
cubism
form
mixed media
creative expression
2. Group of familiar syllables used to designate the notes of an octave (do - re - mi - etc)
mystery plays
arts and other core subjects
solfege
square dancing
3. The brightness of color - its vividness
texture
value
twist
intensity
4. Part of the stage closest to the audience
balance
downstage
square dancing
intensity
5. Created when there is a regular repetition of shape or line
time
rhythm
theme
value
6. Spanish style of dance characterized by its powerful yet graceful execution - as well as its intricate hand and footwork
flamenco
meringue
mie
twist
7. A sense of movement within the artwork itself or the movement of the observer's eye across and within the work.
aesthetic valuing
downstage
movement
intensity
8. What keeps music moving; a pattern of long ans shor sounds.
swing
melody
rhythm
space
9. Greek theatrical tradition that originated around 500BC to honor the god Dionysus.
rhythm
history of theater
social dance
elements of music
10. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.
dynamics
elements of music
contrast
salsa
11. A Brazilian dance with African influences.
polka
theme
downstage
samba
12. The practice of creating or performing works of art
foxtrot
perspective
creative expression
syncopation
13. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals
meringue
Noh
mystery plays
octave
14. A popular type of Japanese drama combined with music and dance - it is the type of theatre in Japan(Played buy all male actors)
polka
arts and other core subjects
Kabuki
artistic perception
15. When note of different pitches on the scale sound good
downstage
arena stage
dynamics
harmony
16. A sense of movement within the artwork itself or the movement of the observer's eye across and within the work.
time
cubism
movement
history of theater
17. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance
rhythm
hanamichi
balance
contrast
18. The tune of a song
texture
melody
elements of dance
value
19. A ballroom dance from Argentina
theme
assemblage
rhythm
tango
20. The immediate spherical area surrounding a dancer's body
space
samba
abstract art
chord
21. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment
rumba
social dance
famous playwrights
cubism
22. Painting - drawing - printmaking - photography - sculpture - assemblage arts - electronic arts - architecture - ceramics - textile arts and commercial design
mixed media
types of visual arts
rhythm
rhythm
23. The rate at Which music moves
artistic perception
tempo
abstract art
impressionist style
24. Where and when actors will move on stage
assessment of art
syncopation
blocking
force/energy
25. A sense that all the elements are related and that they fit together to form a coherent whole
interval
intensity
shape
unity
26. The rate at Which music moves
emphasis
hue
tempo
theme
27. Features the syncopated timing associated with African American and West African music and dance
form
solfege
assemblage
swing
28. Meant to be viewed from all sides (theater in the round)
contrast
arena stage
hanamichi
elements of dance
29. What we see as a result of the reflection or absorption of light off any surface
color
theme
samba
types of visual arts
30. Dominican Republic
meringue
theme
form
perspective
31. An entry path on which the actor becomes the character
hanamichi
Kabuki
mie
twist
32. The juxtaposition of opposites
Kabuki
contrast
subject-centered instruction
movement
33. When an artist chooses to stress one element over the other
emphasis
meringue
value
octave
34. Red - orange - yellow - blue - green and violet make up the spectrum of color
square dancing
hue
dance
thrust stage
35. Painting - drawing - printmaking - photography - sculpture - assemblage arts - electronic arts - architecture - ceramics - textile arts and commercial design
aesthetic valuing
value
types of visual arts
samba
36. When the pattern of stressed or accented sounds is uneven
rhythm
Charleston
syncopation
foxtrot
37. Space - time - levels - and force/energy
theme
elements of dance
impressionist style
mie
38. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.
value
subject-centered instruction
social dance
form
39. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals
Noh
principles of art
emphasis
color
40. Where the actor holds a picturesque pose to establish his character or a theme
arts and other core subjects
foxtrot
mie
foxtrot
41. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat
tango
waltz
value
elements of music
42. The tactile quality of a work of art
texture
theme
emphasis
twist
43. Space - time - levels - and force/energy
elements of dance
abstract art
space
hanamichi
44. Part of the stage closest to the audience
downstage
foxtrot
emphasis
space
45. A ballroom dance from Argentina
salsa
creative expression
solfege
tango
46. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment
syncopation
social dance
rhythm
Charleston
47. Slow-slow-quick-quick. Originated in the early 1900s in the US.
mixed media
mystery plays
foxtrot
interval
48. From Cuba
texture
famous playwrights
mambo
chord
49. The immediate spherical area surrounding a dancer's body
cubism
space
downstage
shape
50. Has an arch that frames the actors as you look on stage
proscenium
twist
shape
assemblage