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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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1. A sense of movement within the artwork itself or the movement of the observer's eye across and within the work.






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






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






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






5. Where and when actors will move on stage






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






7. Best accomplished by open-ended means - such as portfolios and performances - group projects and jurnals






8. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






19. A ballroom dance from Argentina






20. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






21. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






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






23. The tactile quality of a work of art






24. 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.






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






26. The reason the work was created






27. Variation in volume






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






29. The practice of creating or performing works of art






30. Variation in volume






31. The practice of creating or performing works of art






32. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






33. Helps students see the connections among the arts






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






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






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






37. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






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






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






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






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






44. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






45. Part of the stage closest to the audience






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






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






48. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






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






50. The rate at Which music moves