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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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1. A popular dance in the 1960s - inspired by the rock and roll music genre of the decade.






2. A distinctive quality to the sound






3. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






4. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






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






6. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






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






8. The distance between each note






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






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






11. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






12. A collage in three dimensions






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






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






15. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






16. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






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






18. Where and when actors will move on stage






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






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






21. A collage in three dimensions






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






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






24. A ballroom dance from Argentina






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






26. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. A ballroom dance from Argentina






35. Consists of 8 notes






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






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






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






39. Helps students see the connections among the arts






40. The tactile quality of a work of art






41. The movement of a point through space.






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






43. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






44. Rhythm - tempo - melody - harmony - dynamics - timbre and form






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






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






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






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






49. The brightness of color - its vividness






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