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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab
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performing-arts
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1. The speed at which the play moves along. (the director is responsible for this)
intensity
time
pacing
unity
2. Part of the stage closest to the audience
samba
downstage
tempo
twist
3. A popular type of Japanese drama combined with music and dance - it is the type of theatre in Japan(Played buy all male actors)
twist
Kabuki
collage
mixed media
4. The dancer's transformation and release of potential energy into kinetic energy
elements of music
thrust stage
force/energy
emphasis
5. Rhythm - tempo - melody - harmony - dynamics - timbre and form
tango
blocking
elements of music
collage
6. A collage in three dimensions
movement
harmony
waltz
assemblage
7. Helps students see the connections among the arts
contrast
solfege
octave
connecting the arts disciplines
8. Helps students see the connections among the arts
connecting the arts disciplines
time
samba
elements of music
9. Basic artistic literacy; engage in reflection - analysis and synthesis and learn to understand and create meaning
movement
form
artistic perception
chord
10. Folk dance for couples. a caller tells the group Which moves to do.
mixed media
form
collage
square dancing
11. The act of assessing and pursuing the meaning of artworks. This helps develop critical thinking skills.
elements of music
aesthetic valuing
polka
rhythm
12. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.
harmony
texture
flamenco
salsa
13. Painting - drawing - printmaking - photography - sculpture - assemblage arts - electronic arts - architecture - ceramics - textile arts and commercial design
form
harmony
types of visual arts
history of theater
14. From Cuba
intensity
syncopation
dynamics
mambo
15. The immediate spherical area surrounding a dancer's body
space
dynamics
tempo
harmony
16. The movement of a point through space.
intensity
form
downstage
connecting the arts disciplines
17. A sense that all the elements are related and that they fit together to form a coherent whole
unity
polka
balance
connecting the arts disciplines
18. Balance - contrast - dominance - emphasis - movement - repetition - rhythm - theme and unity
connecting the arts disciplines
principles of art
tempo
aesthetic valuing
19. What we see as a result of the reflection or absorption of light off any surface
color
space
hanamichi
aesthetic valuing
20. When three or more harmonious notes are played together
arena stage
proscenium
force/energy
chord
21. A ballroom dance from Argentina
tango
elements of music
history of theater
arts and other core subjects
22. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat
swing
waltz
time
performance dance
23. If one element or aspect calls attention in a work of art
arena stage
dominance
mixed media
famous playwrights
24. When note of different pitches on the scale sound good
harmony
repetition
perspective
dominance
25. Best accomplished by open-ended means - such as portfolios and performances - group projects and jurnals
cubism
twist
assessment of art
swing
26. A popular dance in the 1960s - inspired by the rock and roll music genre of the decade.
twist
square dancing
repetition
harmony
27. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals
solfege
melody
Noh
downstage
28. The distance between each note
intensity
interval
dance
chord
29. Include Chinese Opera - classical dances of India - ballet and modern dance
force/energy
blocking
performance dance
unity
30. A method in which one or more various materials are glued to a background
collage
Kabuki
assemblage
mambo
31. Variation in volume
salsa
intensity
mixed media
dynamics
32. Where the actor holds a picturesque pose to establish his character or a theme
mie
emphasis
meringue
Kabuki
33. Meant to be viewed from all sides (theater in the round)
arena stage
types of visual arts
mixed media
pacing
34. 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.
arena stage
arts and other core subjects
square dancing
principles of art
35. The rate at Which music moves
rhythm
principles of art
blocking
tempo
36. Shape - structure or organization of a piece
square dancing
mixed media
form
dance
37. The dancer's transformation and release of potential energy into kinetic energy
tango
mie
mambo
force/energy
38. When an artist repeats elements within a single artwork. It can enhance dominance - serve the theme or help achieve balance.
rumba
assemblage
space
repetition
39. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.
creative expression
rhythm
mixed media
salsa
40. Group of familiar syllables used to designate the notes of an octave (do - re - mi - etc)
solfege
contrast
polka
assemblage
41. Where there is little or no effort to represent an object or scene in realistic terms
principles of art
melody
proscenium
abstract art
42. A Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time
foxtrot
blocking
movement
polka
43. Where and when actors will move on stage
assessment of art
blocking
subject-centered instruction
hanamichi
44. Features the syncopated timing associated with African American and West African music and dance
form
twist
swing
abstract art
45. A Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time
elements of dance
perspective
polka
value
46. A Brazilian dance with African influences.
samba
cubism
force/energy
abstract art
47. Any work of visual art that is created from two or more media
tempo
polka
mixed media
abstract art
48. Created when there is a regular repetition of shape or line
shape
proscenium
rhythm
mie
49. A method in which one or more various materials are glued to a background
assessment of art
collage
chord
elements of music
50. Aeschlyus - Sophocles - and Euripides (ancient Greece) - Shakespeare - Marlowe (Renaissance)
harmony
pacing
famous playwrights
tempo