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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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1. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






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






3. The rate at Which music moves






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






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






6. Where and when actors will move on stage






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






8. Helps students see the connections among the arts






9. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






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






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






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






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






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






15. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






16. A distinctive quality to the sound






17. The reason the work was created






18. Part of the stage closest to the audience






19. The tactile quality of a work of art






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






21. The distance between each note






22. The juxtaposition of opposites






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






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






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






26. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






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






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






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






30. The movement of a point through space.






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






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






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






34. The distance between each note






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






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






37. The rate at Which music moves






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






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






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






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






42. Painting - drawing - printmaking - photography - sculpture - assemblage arts - electronic arts - architecture - ceramics - textile arts and commercial design






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






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






45. The practice of creating or performing works of art






46. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






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






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






49. 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.






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