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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






12. A collage in three dimensions






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






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






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






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






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






18. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






19. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






20. The rate at Which music moves






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






22. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






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






24. 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.






25. Part of the stage closest to the audience






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






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






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






29. The tactile quality of a work of art






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






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






32. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






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






34. Consists of 8 notes






35. Consists of 8 notes






36. Where and when actors will move on stage






37. The reason the work was created






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






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






40. A collage in three dimensions






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






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






43. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






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






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






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






47. Variation in volume






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






49. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






50. Shape - structure or organization of a piece