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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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1. The brightness of color - its vividness






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






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






4. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






5. A distinctive quality to the sound






6. The juxtaposition of opposites






7. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






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






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






10. A collage in three dimensions






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






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






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






14. The practice of creating or performing works of art






15. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






16. The reason the work was created






17. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






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






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






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






21. A collage in three dimensions






22. Consists of 8 notes






23. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






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






25. A sense that all the elements are related and that they fit together to form a coherent whole






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






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






28. From Cuba






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






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






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






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






33. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






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






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






36. Consists of 8 notes






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






38. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






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






40. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






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






42. A distinctive quality to the sound






43. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






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






45. The rate at Which music moves






46. Best accomplished by open-ended means - such as portfolios and performances - group projects and jurnals






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






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






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






50. The two-dimensional equivalent of form







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