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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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1. Aeschlyus - Sophocles - and Euripides (ancient Greece) - Shakespeare - Marlowe (Renaissance)






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






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






4. Consists of 8 notes






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






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






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






8. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






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






10. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






11. The tune of a song






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. Where and when actors will move on stage






20. Dominican Republic






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






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






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






24. A ballroom dance from Argentina






25. The reason the work was created






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. The rate at Which music moves






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






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






36. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






37. The practice of creating or performing works of art






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. A distinctive quality to the sound






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






47. From Cuba






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






49. Part of the stage closest to the audience






50. Dominican Republic







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