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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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1. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






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






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






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






5. The rate at Which music moves






6. A development during the Renaissance to create the illusion of three dimensions on a two-dimensional surface






7. Part of the stage closest to the audience






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






9. The practice of creating or performing works of art






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






11. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






12. The movement of a point through space.






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






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






15. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






16. The tune of a song






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






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






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






20. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






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






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






23. Variation in volume






24. Where and when actors will move on stage






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






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






27. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






33. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






34. A distinctive quality to the sound






35. The practice of creating or performing works of art






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






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






38. From Cuba






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






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






41. Variation in volume






42. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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