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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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1. The immediate spherical area surrounding a dancer's body






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






3. When an artist chooses to stress one element over the other






4. Dominican Republic






5. A distinctive quality to the sound






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






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






8. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






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






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






11. The practice of creating or performing works of art






12. Helps students see the connections among the arts






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






14. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






15. The tactile quality of a work of art






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






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






18. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






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






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






21. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






22. 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.






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






24. The juxtaposition of opposites






25. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






26. The rate at Which music moves






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






28. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






29. Where and when actors will move on stage






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






31. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






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






33. Consists of 8 notes






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






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






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






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






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






39. The rate at Which music moves






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






41. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






42. The brightness of color - its vividness






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






44. The juxtaposition of opposites






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






46. The reason the work was created






47. The movement of a point through space.






48. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






49. The brightness of color - its vividness






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