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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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1. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






2. Dominican Republic






3. The rate at Which music moves






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






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






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






7. The rate at Which music moves






8. Helps students see the connections among the arts






9. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






10. The movement of a point through space.






11. A ballroom dance from Argentina






12. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






13. The practice of creating or performing works of art






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






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






16. A collage in three dimensions






17. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






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






19. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






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






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






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






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






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






25. Dominican Republic






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






27. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






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






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






30. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






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






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






33. The movement of a point through space.






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






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






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. When note of different pitches on the scale sound good






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






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






40. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






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






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






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






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






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






46. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






47. The act of assessing and pursuing the meaning of artworks. This helps develop critical thinking skills.






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






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






50. Consists of 8 notes