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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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1. (Picasso) scenes in terms of their component geometric shapes. Figures are often separated and rearranged.






2. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






3. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






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






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






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






7. The tune of a song






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






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






10. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






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






12. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






13. The juxtaposition of opposites






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






15. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






16. Consists of 8 notes






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






18. The tactile quality of a work of art






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






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






21. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






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






23. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






24. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






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






26. A ballroom dance from Argentina






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






28. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






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






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






31. The tune of a song






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






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






34. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






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






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






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






38. From Cuba






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






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






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






42. From Cuba






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






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






45. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






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






47. Variation in volume






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






49. Can be formally measured in meter or in terms of body rhythms. Considerations are: duration - rhythm - tempo - phrasing and accent






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






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