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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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1. Include Chinese Opera - classical dances of India - ballet and modern dance






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






3. Part of the stage closest to the audience






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






5. Meant to be viewed from all sides (theater in the round)






6. Where and when actors will move on stage






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






8. Variation in volume






9. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






10. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






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






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






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






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






15. Helps students see the connections among the arts






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






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






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






19. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






20. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






21. A ballroom dance from Argentina






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






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






24. The reason the work was created






25. Helps students see the connections among the arts






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






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






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






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






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






31. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






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






33. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






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






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






36. A distinctive quality to the sound






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






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






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






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






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






42. Consists of 8 notes






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






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






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






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






47. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






48. Features the syncopated timing associated with African American and West African music and dance






49. The distance between each note






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