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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab
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performing-arts
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1. When an artist repeats elements within a single artwork. It can enhance dominance - serve the theme or help achieve balance.
dynamics
chord
harmony
repetition
2. A Brazilian dance with African influences.
texture
blocking
principles of art
samba
3. When three or more harmonious notes are played together
principles of art
chord
famous playwrights
abstract art
4. The dancer's transformation and release of potential energy into kinetic energy
elements of music
principles of art
force/energy
elements of dance
5. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment
flamenco
social dance
twist
thrust stage
6. Helps students see the connections among the arts
assemblage
harmony
connecting the arts disciplines
timbre
7. Fast-paced 1920s dance characterized by energetic kicking
hanamichi
arts and other core subjects
Charleston
dance
8. Has an arch that frames the actors as you look on stage
form
proscenium
collage
history of theater
9. A development during the Renaissance to create the illusion of three dimensions on a two-dimensional surface
syncopation
history of theater
repetition
perspective
10. Created when there is a regular repetition of shape or line
chord
types of visual arts
rhythm
emphasis
11. When an artist repeats elements within a single artwork. It can enhance dominance - serve the theme or help achieve balance.
square dancing
elements of dance
time
repetition
12. Designed to capture and portray scenes the way the human eye sees them--not a static scene
impressionist style
assessment of art
harmony
tempo
13. Best accomplished by open-ended means - such as portfolios and performances - group projects and jurnals
dominance
connecting the arts disciplines
assessment of art
hanamichi
14. Fast-paced 1920s dance characterized by energetic kicking
mystery plays
rhythm
Charleston
dance
15. What we see as a result of the reflection or absorption of light off any surface
creative expression
impressionist style
color
subject-centered instruction
16. Refers to the gradations of light and darkness on the surface of an artwork
melody
arts and other core subjects
hanamichi
value
17. A double-time ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance
tempo
rumba
subject-centered instruction
pacing
18. Can be formally measured in meter or in terms of body rhythms. Considerations are: duration - rhythm - tempo - phrasing and accent
octave
dance
melody
time
19. Best accomplished by open-ended means - such as portfolios and performances - group projects and jurnals
shape
downstage
assessment of art
emphasis
20. The brightness of color - its vividness
theme
solfege
intensity
meringue
21. Aeschlyus - Sophocles - and Euripides (ancient Greece) - Shakespeare - Marlowe (Renaissance)
mie
theme
famous playwrights
arts and other core subjects
22. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals
force/energy
perspective
Noh
samba
23. 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.
dynamics
shape
arts and other core subjects
Kabuki
24. An entry path on which the actor becomes the character
balance
rhythm
hanamichi
repetition
25. The tactile quality of a work of art
rhythm
timbre
aesthetic valuing
texture
26. The juxtaposition of opposites
Kabuki
dynamics
contrast
arena stage
27. The absence of shape or form; it's the emptiness that defines shape and form
mixed media
theme
melody
space
28. The rate at Which music moves
impressionist style
rhythm
subject-centered instruction
tempo
29. Include Chinese Opera - classical dances of India - ballet and modern dance
artistic perception
elements of music
arena stage
performance dance
30. Where there is little or no effort to represent an object or scene in realistic terms
dance
texture
abstract art
harmony
31. The absence of shape or form; it's the emptiness that defines shape and form
space
subject-centered instruction
form
arena stage
32. Helps students see the connections among the arts
thrust stage
connecting the arts disciplines
unity
timbre
33. Dominican Republic
square dancing
perspective
interval
meringue
34. Aeschlyus - Sophocles - and Euripides (ancient Greece) - Shakespeare - Marlowe (Renaissance)
hanamichi
syncopation
famous playwrights
aesthetic valuing
35. A development during the Renaissance to create the illusion of three dimensions on a two-dimensional surface
connecting the arts disciplines
square dancing
force/energy
perspective
36. Features the syncopated timing associated with African American and West African music and dance
hue
swing
hue
form
37. Enhances the kinesthetic - spacial - musical - logical-mathematical - and interpersonal forms of intelligence
dance
form
downstage
timbre
38. The tune of a song
intensity
melody
dance
famous playwrights
39. Consists of 8 notes
mie
force/energy
octave
principles of art
40. Part of the stage closest to the audience
octave
performance dance
space
downstage
41. Any work of visual art that is created from two or more media
social dance
dynamics
tango
mixed media
42. The practice of creating or performing works of art
hanamichi
assessment of art
emphasis
creative expression
43. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance
famous playwrights
melody
force/energy
balance
44. A Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time
unity
polka
square dancing
creative expression
45. Painting - drawing - printmaking - photography - sculpture - assemblage arts - electronic arts - architecture - ceramics - textile arts and commercial design
elements of dance
mystery plays
space
types of visual arts
46. Created when there is a regular repetition of shape or line
hue
solfege
rhythm
interval
47. Balance - contrast - dominance - emphasis - movement - repetition - rhythm - theme and unity
principles of art
famous playwrights
foxtrot
history of theater
48. A drama that was religious in nature during the Middle Ages.
mystery plays
theme
movement
history of theater
49. Folk dance for couples. a caller tells the group Which moves to do.
Kabuki
impressionist style
square dancing
balance
50. Where and when actors will move on stage
Noh
blocking
emphasis
cubism