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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

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






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






3. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






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






5. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






14. The practice of creating or performing works of art






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






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






17. From Cuba






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






19. The movement of a point through space.






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






21. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






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






23. The juxtaposition of opposites






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






25. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






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






27. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






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






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






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






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






32. The tune of a song






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






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






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






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






37. A collage in three dimensions






38. The rate at Which music moves






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






40. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






41. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






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






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






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






45. The reason the work was created






46. The juxtaposition of opposites






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






48. The tactile quality of a work of art






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






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