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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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1. Has an arch that frames the actors as you look on stage






2. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






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






4. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






5. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






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






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






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






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






10. A ballroom dance from Argentina






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






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






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






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






15. The practice of creating or performing works of art






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






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






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






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






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






29. Where and when actors will move on stage






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






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






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






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






34. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






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






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






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






38. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






39. Where and when actors will move on stage






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






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






42. A collage in three dimensions






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






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






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






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






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






48. The tune of a song






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






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






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