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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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1. Consists of 8 notes






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






3. The brightness of color - its vividness






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






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






6. A ballroom dance from Argentina






7. The juxtaposition of opposites






8. Aeschlyus - Sophocles - and Euripides (ancient Greece) - Shakespeare - Marlowe (Renaissance)






9. The rate at Which music moves






10. Part of the stage closest to the audience






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






12. Variation in volume






13. The movement of a point through space.






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






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






16. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






17. The dancer's transformation and release of potential energy into kinetic energy






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






19. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






20. The distance between each note






21. A distinctive quality to the sound






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






23. The tune of a song






24. The practice of creating or performing works of art






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






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






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






38. When note of different pitches on the scale sound good






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






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






41. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






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






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






44. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






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






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






47. The rate at Which music moves






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






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






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







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