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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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1. Designed to capture and portray scenes the way the human eye sees them--not a static scene






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






3. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






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






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






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






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






8. The juxtaposition of opposites






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






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






11. The reason the work was created






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






13. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






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






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






16. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






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






18. From Cuba






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






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






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






22. Consists of 8 notes






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






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






25. 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.






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






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






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






29. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






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






31. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






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






33. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






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






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






36. The distance between each note






37. 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.






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






39. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






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






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






42. Part of the stage closest to the audience






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






44. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






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






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






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






48. The practice of creating or performing works of art






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






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