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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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1. A collage in three dimensions






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






3. Fast-paced 1920s dance characterized by energetic kicking






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






5. The reason the work was created






6. Painting - drawing - printmaking - photography - sculpture - assemblage arts - electronic arts - architecture - ceramics - textile arts and commercial design






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






8. Painting - drawing - printmaking - photography - sculpture - assemblage arts - electronic arts - architecture - ceramics - textile arts and commercial design






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






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






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






12. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






13. Created when there is a regular repetition of shape or line






14. 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.






15. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






16. The practice of creating or performing works of art






17. 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.






18. A ballroom dance from Argentina






19. What keeps music moving; a pattern of long ans shor sounds.






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






21. The act of assessing and pursuing the meaning of artworks. This helps develop critical thinking skills.






22. Created when there is a regular repetition of shape or line






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






24. The juxtaposition of opposites






25. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat






26. Include Chinese Opera - classical dances of India - ballet and modern dance






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






28. What keeps music moving; a pattern of long ans shor sounds.






29. The reason the work was created






30. The distance between each note






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






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






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






34. Slow-slow-quick-quick. Originated in the early 1900s in the US.






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






36. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






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






38. Fast-paced 1920s dance characterized by energetic kicking






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






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






41. Part of the stage closest to the audience






42. Variation in volume






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






44. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






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






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






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






48. Red - orange - yellow - blue - green and violet make up the spectrum of color






49. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






50. Consists of 8 notes