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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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1. The act of assessing and pursuing the meaning of artworks. This helps develop critical thinking skills.






2. Consists of 8 notes






3. Where there is little or no effort to represent an object or scene in realistic terms






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






5. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






6. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






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






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






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






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






11. Where and when actors will move on stage






12. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






13. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






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






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






16. The practice of creating or performing works of art






17. The rate at Which music moves






18. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






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






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






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






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






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






24. Consists of 8 notes






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






26. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






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






28. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






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






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






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






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






33. The distance between each note






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. From Cuba






41. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






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






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






44. The brightness of color - its vividness






45. The tune of a song






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






47. Helps students see the connections among the arts






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






49. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






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







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