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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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1. Greek theatrical tradition that originated around 500BC to honor the god Dionysus.






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






3. From Cuba






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






5. The juxtaposition of opposites






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






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






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






9. The tune of a song






10. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






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






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






13. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






14. The brightness of color - its vividness






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






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






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






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






19. 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.






20. From Cuba






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






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






23. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






24. A ballroom dance from Argentina






25. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






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






27. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






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






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






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






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






32. The tactile quality of a work of art






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






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






35. Part of the stage closest to the audience






36. The immediate spherical area surrounding a dancer's body






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






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






39. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






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






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






42. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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.






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