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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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1. Fast-paced 1920s dance characterized by energetic kicking






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






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






4. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






5. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






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






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






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






9. The rate at Which music moves






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






11. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






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






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






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






15. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






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






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






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






19. The movement of a point through space.






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






21. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






22. From Cuba






23. The tactile quality of a work of art






24. A distinctive quality to the sound






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






26. Meant to be viewed from all sides (theater in the round)






27. A collage in three dimensions






28. Dominican Republic






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






30. Part of the stage closest to the audience






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






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






33. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






34. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






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






36. 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.






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






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






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






40. The brightness of color - its vividness






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






42. The movement of a point through space.






43. From Cuba






44. The reason the work was created






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






46. The distance between each note






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






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






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






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