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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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1. The tactile quality of a work of art






2. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






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






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






5. The tune of a song






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






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






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






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






10. Where and when actors will move on stage






11. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






12. The distance between each note






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






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






15. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






16. The rate at Which music moves






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






18. From Cuba






19. Part of the stage closest to the audience






20. Folk dance for couples. a caller tells the group Which moves to do.






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






22. The practice of creating or performing works of art






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






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






25. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






26. The rate at Which music moves






27. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






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






29. A ballroom dance from Argentina






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






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






32. (Picasso) scenes in terms of their component geometric shapes. Figures are often separated and rearranged.






33. The reason the work was created






34. A collage in three dimensions






35. The tactile quality of a work of art






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. Space - time - levels - and force/energy






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






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






45. A distinctive quality to the sound






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






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






48. Dominican Republic






49. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






50. A ballroom dance from Argentina