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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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1. (Picasso) scenes in terms of their component geometric shapes. Figures are often separated and rearranged.






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






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






4. The reason the work was created






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






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






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






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






9. 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.






10. The absence of shape or form; it's the emptiness that defines shape and form






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






12. When an artist repeats elements within a single artwork. It can enhance dominance - serve the theme or help achieve balance.






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






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






15. Where there is little or no effort to represent an object or scene in realistic terms






16. A collage in three dimensions






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






18. Consists of 8 notes






19. A distinctive quality to the sound






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






21. The distance between each note






22. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






23. Has an arch that frames the actors as you look on stage






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






25. A collage in three dimensions






26. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






27. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






28. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






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






30. Helps students see the connections among the arts






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






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






33. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






34. The absence of shape or form; it's the emptiness that defines shape and form






35. The tune of a song






36. Has an arch that frames the actors as you look on stage






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






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






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






40. Variation in volume






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






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






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






44. A sense that all the elements are related and that they fit together to form a coherent whole






45. Balance - contrast - dominance - emphasis - movement - repetition - rhythm - theme and unity






46. A distinctive quality to the sound






47. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






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






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






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