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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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1. A collage in three dimensions






2. When note of different pitches on the scale sound good






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






4. The tune of a song






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






14. Dominican Republic






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






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






17. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






18. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






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






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






21. Consists of 8 notes






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






23. Designed to capture and portray scenes the way the human eye sees them--not a static scene






24. The distance between each note






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






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






37. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






38. A method in which one or more various materials are glued to a background






39. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






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






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






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






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






44. The brightness of color - its vividness






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






46. A method in which one or more various materials are glued to a background






47. Variation in volume






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






49. When note of different pitches on the scale sound good






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