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






3. A distinctive quality to the sound






4. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






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






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






7. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






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






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






10. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






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






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






13. Variation in volume






14. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






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






16. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






17. The juxtaposition of opposites






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






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






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






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






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






23. A ballroom dance from Argentina






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






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






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






27. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






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






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






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






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






32. A distinctive quality to the sound






33. The distance between each note






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






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






36. The rate at Which music moves






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






38. Helps students see the connections among the arts






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






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






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






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






43. The distance between each note






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






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






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






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






48. The tune of a song






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






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