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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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1. A distinctive quality to the sound






2. From Cuba






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






4. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






5. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






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






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






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






9. The rate at Which music moves






10. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






11. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






12. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






13. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






14. The tune of a song






15. A distinctive quality to the sound






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Part of the stage closest to the audience






26. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






27. The practice of creating or performing works of art






28. The reason the work was created






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






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






31. The movement of a point through space.






32. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






33. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






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






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






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






37. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






38. The rate at Which music moves






39. A ballroom dance from Argentina






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






41. 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.






42. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






43. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






44. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






45. A collage in three dimensions






46. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






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






48. Dominican Republic






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






50. The tune of a song







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