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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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1. What keeps music moving; a pattern of long ans shor sounds.






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






3. Part of the stage closest to the audience






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






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






6. From Cuba






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






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






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






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






11. Enhances the kinesthetic - spacial - musical - logical-mathematical - and interpersonal forms of intelligence






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






13. The movement of a point through space.






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






17. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






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






19. The reason the work was created






20. Part of the stage closest to the audience






21. The distance between each note






22. Dominican Republic






23. The distance between each note






24. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






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






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






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






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






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






30. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






31. The juxtaposition of opposites






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






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






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






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






36. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






37. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






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






39. Dominican Republic






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






41. A ballroom dance from Argentina






42. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






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






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






45. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






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






47. A distinctive quality to the sound






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






49. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






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