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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

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






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






3. The brightness of color - its vividness






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






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






6. The rate at Which music moves






7. A ballroom dance from Argentina






8. The tune of a song






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






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






11. The distance between each note






12. A ballroom dance from Argentina






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






14. Include Chinese Opera - classical dances of India - ballet and modern dance






15. Dominican Republic






16. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






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






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






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






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






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






22. Red - orange - yellow - blue - green and violet make up the spectrum of color






23. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






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






25. The rate at Which music moves






26. The tune of a song






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






28. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






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






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






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






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






33. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. The juxtaposition of opposites






42. Consists of 8 notes






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






44. Dominican Republic






45. Where there is little or no effort to represent an object or scene in realistic terms






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






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






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






49. The movement of a point through space.






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