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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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1. A ballroom dance from Argentina






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






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






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






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






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






7. Dominican Republic






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






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






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






11. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






12. Space - time - levels - and force/energy






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






14. Helps students see the connections among the arts






15. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






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






17. Consists of 8 notes






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






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






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






21. The juxtaposition of opposites






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. The practice of creating or performing works of art






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






31. 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.






32. A distinctive quality to the sound






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






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






35. Dominican Republic






36. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. From Cuba






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






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






46. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






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






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






49. The tactile quality of a work of art






50. When the pattern of stressed or accented sounds is uneven