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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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1. The practice of creating or performing works of art






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






3. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






4. The movement of a point through space.






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






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






7. The tune of a song






8. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






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






10. The juxtaposition of opposites






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






12. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






13. Part of the stage closest to the audience






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






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






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






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






18. The rate at Which music moves






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. The tactile quality of a work of art






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






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






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






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






31. Where and when actors will move on stage






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






33. The tactile quality of a work of art






34. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






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






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






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






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






39. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. A distinctive quality to the sound