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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab
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performing-arts
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1. Meant to be viewed from all sides (theater in the round)
melody
space
history of theater
arena stage
2. The dancer's transformation and release of potential energy into kinetic energy
pacing
timbre
movement
force/energy
3. A sense that all the elements are related and that they fit together to form a coherent whole
unity
emphasis
upstage
pacing
4. A Brazilian dance with African influences.
mystery plays
theme
samba
square dancing
5. Has an arch that frames the actors as you look on stage
creative expression
proscenium
impressionist style
emphasis
6. Greek theatrical tradition that originated around 500BC to honor the god Dionysus.
arts and other core subjects
emphasis
history of theater
melody
7. What keeps music moving; a pattern of long ans shor sounds.
rhythm
space
samba
balance
8. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.
interval
salsa
aesthetic valuing
foxtrot
9. A sense that all the elements are related and that they fit together to form a coherent whole
samba
unity
space
upstage
10. An entry path on which the actor becomes the character
hanamichi
mixed media
salsa
perspective
11. A ballroom dance from Argentina
proscenium
tango
space
repetition
12. A Brazilian dance with African influences.
Kabuki
samba
downstage
repetition
13. The tactile quality of a work of art
texture
rhythm
movement
mixed media
14. Can be formally measured in meter or in terms of body rhythms. Considerations are: duration - rhythm - tempo - phrasing and accent
collage
time
rhythm
mambo
15. Features the syncopated timing associated with African American and West African music and dance
dynamics
movement
swing
emphasis
16. Slow-slow-quick-quick. Originated in the early 1900s in the US.
rhythm
foxtrot
movement
waltz
17. Enhances the kinesthetic - spacial - musical - logical-mathematical - and interpersonal forms of intelligence
value
twist
pacing
dance
18. Shape - structure or organization of a piece
history of theater
form
swing
thrust stage
19. Balance - contrast - dominance - emphasis - movement - repetition - rhythm - theme and unity
dance
elements of music
proscenium
principles of art
20. A method in which one or more various materials are glued to a background
movement
rhythm
collage
performance dance
21. A sense of movement within the artwork itself or the movement of the observer's eye across and within the work.
melody
elements of music
movement
form
22. Fast-paced 1920s dance characterized by energetic kicking
mystery plays
color
impressionist style
Charleston
23. The practice of creating or performing works of art
creative expression
social dance
blocking
space
24. 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.
social dance
arts and other core subjects
balance
contrast
25. A development during the Renaissance to create the illusion of three dimensions on a two-dimensional surface
perspective
artistic perception
space
meringue
26. Features the syncopated timing associated with African American and West African music and dance
swing
Noh
hue
intensity
27. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.
principles of art
assessment of art
theme
salsa
28. Variation in volume
cubism
rhythm
dynamics
tango
29. Best accomplished by open-ended means - such as portfolios and performances - group projects and jurnals
movement
time
history of theater
assessment of art
30. Consists of 8 notes
elements of dance
shape
abstract art
octave
31. An entry path on which the actor becomes the character
hanamichi
square dancing
Noh
texture
32. Enhances the kinesthetic - spacial - musical - logical-mathematical - and interpersonal forms of intelligence
dance
blocking
mystery plays
samba
33. Space - time - levels - and force/energy
elements of dance
performance dance
intensity
artistic perception
34. Where there is little or no effort to represent an object or scene in realistic terms
intensity
texture
assemblage
abstract art
35. Group of familiar syllables used to designate the notes of an octave (do - re - mi - etc)
solfege
value
melody
foxtrot
36. Aeschlyus - Sophocles - and Euripides (ancient Greece) - Shakespeare - Marlowe (Renaissance)
famous playwrights
flamenco
swing
aesthetic valuing
37. Fast-paced 1920s dance characterized by energetic kicking
assessment of art
subject-centered instruction
Charleston
blocking
38. The tune of a song
melody
dance
time
emphasis
39. The two-dimensional equivalent of form
arena stage
octave
shape
value
40. The distance between each note
interval
social dance
performance dance
swing
41. Balance - contrast - dominance - emphasis - movement - repetition - rhythm - theme and unity
pacing
principles of art
tempo
timbre
42. Dominican Republic
aesthetic valuing
elements of music
Noh
meringue
43. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat
principles of art
waltz
proscenium
mystery plays
44. Where and when actors will move on stage
perspective
blocking
pacing
collage
45. Consists of 8 notes
aesthetic valuing
octave
samba
cubism
46. Can be formally measured in meter or in terms of body rhythms. Considerations are: duration - rhythm - tempo - phrasing and accent
hue
tempo
time
upstage
47. A popular type of Japanese drama combined with music and dance - it is the type of theatre in Japan(Played buy all male actors)
elements of dance
cubism
Kabuki
interval
48. Part of the stage closest to the audience
salsa
downstage
balance
arena stage
49. When three or more harmonious notes are played together
square dancing
elements of music
chord
waltz
50. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance
balance
meringue
tango
dynamics
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