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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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1. The tune of a song






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






3. From Cuba






4. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. The brightness of color - its vividness






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






19. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






20. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






21. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






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






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






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






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






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






27. When an artist chooses to stress one element over the other






28. The movement of a point through space.






29. A ballroom dance from Argentina






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






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






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






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






34. The distance between each note






35. Consists of 8 notes






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






37. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






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






39. Consists of 8 notes






40. The brightness of color - its vividness






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






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






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






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






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






46. The tactile quality of a work of art






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






48. The rate at Which music moves






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






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