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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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1. Folk dance for couples. a caller tells the group Which moves to do.






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






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






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






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






6. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






7. A collage in three dimensions






8. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






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






10. Where and when actors will move on stage






11. An entry path on which the actor becomes the character






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






13. Part of the stage closest to the audience






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






15. The movement of a point through space.






16. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






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






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






19. An entry path on which the actor becomes the character






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






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






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






23. Where the actor holds a picturesque pose to establish his character or a theme






24. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






25. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






26. The distance between each note






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






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






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






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






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






32. The movement of a point through space.






33. The juxtaposition of opposites






34. Dominican Republic






35. The distance between each note






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






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






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






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






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






41. Variation in volume






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






43. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






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






45. The brightness of color - its vividness






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






47. Consists of 8 notes






48. Part of the stage closest to the audience






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






50. A sense of movement within the artwork itself or the movement of the observer's eye across and within the work.