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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab
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1. Has an arch that frames the actors as you look on stage
twist
harmony
proscenium
Charleston
2. The two-dimensional equivalent of form
shape
form
meringue
hue
3. Spanish style of dance characterized by its powerful yet graceful execution - as well as its intricate hand and footwork
syncopation
flamenco
downstage
pacing
4. When three or more harmonious notes are played together
dominance
chord
pacing
dynamics
5. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.
time
performance dance
subject-centered instruction
cubism
6. The dancer's transformation and release of potential energy into kinetic energy
abstract art
theme
force/energy
tango
7. Painting - drawing - printmaking - photography - sculpture - assemblage arts - electronic arts - architecture - ceramics - textile arts and commercial design
timbre
types of visual arts
arena stage
pacing
8. When the pattern of stressed or accented sounds is uneven
movement
mystery plays
emphasis
syncopation
9. Features the syncopated timing associated with African American and West African music and dance
shape
force/energy
swing
mixed media
10. A ballroom dance from Argentina
tango
harmony
chord
dominance
11. A popular type of Japanese drama combined with music and dance - it is the type of theatre in Japan(Played buy all male actors)
proscenium
Noh
upstage
Kabuki
12. A popular dance in the 1960s - inspired by the rock and roll music genre of the decade.
theme
assessment of art
thrust stage
twist
13. A Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time
blocking
polka
proscenium
tempo
14. The act of assessing and pursuing the meaning of artworks. This helps develop critical thinking skills.
swing
connecting the arts disciplines
aesthetic valuing
syncopation
15. The practice of creating or performing works of art
mystery plays
creative expression
repetition
history of theater
16. Designed to capture and portray scenes the way the human eye sees them--not a static scene
harmony
melody
proscenium
impressionist style
17. (Picasso) scenes in terms of their component geometric shapes. Figures are often separated and rearranged.
cubism
elements of dance
polka
types of visual arts
18. When an artist repeats elements within a single artwork. It can enhance dominance - serve the theme or help achieve balance.
mambo
shape
arts and other core subjects
repetition
19. Can be formally measured in meter or in terms of body rhythms. Considerations are: duration - rhythm - tempo - phrasing and accent
social dance
time
downstage
meringue
20. The immediate spherical area surrounding a dancer's body
mambo
swing
space
mixed media
21. What keeps music moving; a pattern of long ans shor sounds.
aesthetic valuing
color
balance
rhythm
22. A drama that was religious in nature during the Middle Ages.
mystery plays
artistic perception
salsa
famous playwrights
23. Best accomplished by open-ended means - such as portfolios and performances - group projects and jurnals
upstage
emphasis
square dancing
assessment of art
24. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment
value
social dance
waltz
intensity
25. Slow-slow-quick-quick. Originated in the early 1900s in the US.
arts and other core subjects
timbre
foxtrot
contrast
26. Balance - contrast - dominance - emphasis - movement - repetition - rhythm - theme and unity
balance
meringue
principles of art
force/energy
27. What keeps music moving; a pattern of long ans shor sounds.
rhythm
movement
history of theater
time
28. The speed at which the play moves along. (the director is responsible for this)
melody
mixed media
texture
pacing
29. Where and when actors will move on stage
mystery plays
blocking
polka
dynamics
30. Red - orange - yellow - blue - green and violet make up the spectrum of color
space
timbre
hue
movement
31. The dancer's transformation and release of potential energy into kinetic energy
downstage
force/energy
intensity
timbre
32. A development during the Renaissance to create the illusion of three dimensions on a two-dimensional surface
octave
harmony
perspective
arena stage
33. The immediate spherical area surrounding a dancer's body
repetition
rhythm
space
mystery plays
34. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.
form
rhythm
salsa
elements of dance
35. Aeschlyus - Sophocles - and Euripides (ancient Greece) - Shakespeare - Marlowe (Renaissance)
cubism
famous playwrights
proscenium
abstract art
36. What we see as a result of the reflection or absorption of light off any surface
creative expression
color
samba
hue
37. Refers to the gradations of light and darkness on the surface of an artwork
movement
octave
melody
value
38. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.
form
dominance
salsa
melody
39. Where and when actors will move on stage
salsa
blocking
tango
solfege
40. A sense of movement within the artwork itself or the movement of the observer's eye across and within the work.
solfege
movement
form
flamenco
41. When note of different pitches on the scale sound good
time
octave
harmony
tempo
42. A collage in three dimensions
assemblage
form
solfege
tango
43. Painting - drawing - printmaking - photography - sculpture - assemblage arts - electronic arts - architecture - ceramics - textile arts and commercial design
connecting the arts disciplines
solfege
types of visual arts
solfege
44. Where there is little or no effort to represent an object or scene in realistic terms
abstract art
mie
types of visual arts
octave
45. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat
harmony
form
waltz
swing
46. A popular dance in the 1960s - inspired by the rock and roll music genre of the decade.
twist
dominance
mambo
rhythm
47. Created when there is a regular repetition of shape or line
connecting the arts disciplines
emphasis
history of theater
rhythm
48. The tune of a song
space
flamenco
chord
melody
49. Refers to the gradations of light and darkness on the surface of an artwork
melody
samba
unity
value
50. Meant to be viewed from all sides (theater in the round)
assemblage
hanamichi
arena stage
harmony
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