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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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1. Created when there is a regular repetition of shape or line






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






3. The movement of a point through space.






4. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






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






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






7. The juxtaposition of opposites






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






9. The rate at Which music moves






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






11. 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.






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






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






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






15. The rate at Which music moves






16. The brightness of color - its vividness






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






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






19. 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.






20. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






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






22. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






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






24. The tune of a song






25. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






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






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






28. Spanish style of dance characterized by its powerful yet graceful execution - as well as its intricate hand and footwork






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






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






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






32. Consists of 8 notes






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






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






35. Variation in volume






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






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






38. Variation in volume






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






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






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






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






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






44. A distinctive quality to the sound






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






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






47. The practice of creating or performing works of art






48. Consists of 8 notes






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






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