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






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






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






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






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






7. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






8. The brightness of color - its vividness






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






10. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






11. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






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






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






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






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






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






17. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






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






19. The tactile quality of a work of art






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






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






22. Helps students see the connections among the arts






23. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






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






25. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






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






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






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






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






30. The practice of creating or performing works of art






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






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






33. A distinctive quality to the sound






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. 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.






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






45. The rate at Which music moves






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






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






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






49. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






50. The practice of creating or performing works of art