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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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1. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. The rate at Which music moves






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






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






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






14. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






15. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






26. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






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






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






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






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






31. A collage in three dimensions






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






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






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






35. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






36. The tune of a song






37. The reason the work was created






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






39. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






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






41. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






42. The practice of creating or performing works of art






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






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






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






46. The brightness of color - its vividness






47. Spanish style of dance characterized by its powerful yet graceful execution - as well as its intricate hand and footwork






48. Variation in volume






49. The juxtaposition of opposites






50. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.