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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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1. Basic artistic literacy; engage in reflection - analysis and synthesis and learn to understand and create meaning






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






3. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






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






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






6. Where and when actors will move on stage






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. The brightness of color - its vividness






14. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






15. Consists of 8 notes






16. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






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






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






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






20. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






21. The tactile quality of a work of art






22. A distinctive quality to the sound






23. 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.






24. Consists of 8 notes






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






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






27. Part of the stage closest to the audience






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






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






30. The movement of a point through space.






31. The rate at Which music moves






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






33. Helps students see the connections among the arts






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






35. The distance between each note






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






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






38. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






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






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






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






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