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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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1. A sense of movement within the artwork itself or the movement of the observer's eye across and within the work.






2. Helps students see the connections among the arts






3. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






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






5. The brightness of color - its vividness






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






7. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






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






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






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






11. The juxtaposition of opposites






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. A distinctive quality to the sound






20. Part of the stage closest to the audience






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






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






23. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






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






32. The tactile quality of a work of art






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






34. Dominican Republic






35. 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.






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






37. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






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






39. The practice of creating or performing works of art






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






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






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






43. A distinctive quality to the sound






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






45. The reason the work was created






46. From Cuba






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






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






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






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