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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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1. Features the syncopated timing associated with African American and West African music and dance






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






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






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






5. Variation in volume






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






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






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






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






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






11. The movement of a point through space.






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






13. Consists of 8 notes






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






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






16. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






17. The juxtaposition of opposites






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






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






20. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






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






22. The reason the work was created






23. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






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






25. Helps students see the connections among the arts






26. 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.






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






28. The distance between each note






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






30. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






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






32. A collage in three dimensions






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






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






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






36. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






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






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






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






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






41. The reason the work was created






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






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






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






45. Dominican Republic






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






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






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






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






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