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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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1. A collage in three dimensions






2. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






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






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






5. Consists of 8 notes






6. 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.






7. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






8. The movement of a point through space.






9. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






10. The tune of a song






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






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






13. From Cuba






14. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






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






16. From Cuba






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






18. Where and when actors will move on stage






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






20. The tactile quality of a work of art






21. The distance between each note






22. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






23. The juxtaposition of opposites






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






25. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






26. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






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






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






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






30. The practice of creating or performing works of art






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






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






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






34. Dominican Republic






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. A ballroom dance from Argentina






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






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






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






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






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






48. Consists of 8 notes






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






50. Helps students see the connections among the arts