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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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1. Space - time - levels - and force/energy






2. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






3. A collage in three dimensions






4. Enhances the kinesthetic - spacial - musical - logical-mathematical - and interpersonal forms of intelligence






5. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






6. The practice of creating or performing works of art






7. From Cuba






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






9. Enhances the kinesthetic - spacial - musical - logical-mathematical - and interpersonal forms of intelligence






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






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






12. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






13. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






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






15. What we see as a result of the reflection or absorption of light off any surface






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






17. The brightness of color - its vividness






18. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






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






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






21. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






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






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






24. The tactile quality of a work of art






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






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






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






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






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






30. Where and when actors will move on stage






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






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






33. The juxtaposition of opposites






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






35. The brightness of color - its vividness






36. The practice of creating or performing works of art






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






38. The rate at Which music moves






39. The distance between each note






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






41. A popular type of Japanese drama combined with music and dance - it is the type of theatre in Japan(Played buy all male actors)






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






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






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






45. The reason the work was created






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






47. Dominican Republic






48. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






49. The rate at Which music moves






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






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