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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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1. Enhances the kinesthetic - spacial - musical - logical-mathematical - and interpersonal forms of intelligence






2. Where and when actors will move on stage






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






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






5. 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.






6. The distance between each note






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






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






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






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






11. A collage in three dimensions






12. Dominican Republic






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






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






15. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






16. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






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






18. A distinctive quality to the sound






19. A distinctive quality to the sound






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






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






22. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






23. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






24. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






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






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






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






28. The tactile quality of a work of art






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






30. The movement of a point through space.






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






32. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






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






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






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






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






37. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






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






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






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






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






42. The juxtaposition of opposites






43. The practice of creating or performing works of art






44. Dominican Republic






45. A ballroom dance from Argentina






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






47. A collage in three dimensions






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






49. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






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