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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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1. What we see as a result of the reflection or absorption of light off any surface






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






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






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






5. 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.






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






7. The distance between each note






8. From Cuba






9. The juxtaposition of opposites






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






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






12. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






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






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






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






16. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






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






18. The reason the work was created






19. Dominican Republic






20. The tactile quality of a work of art






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






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






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






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






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






26. The tune of a song






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






28. 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.






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






30. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






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






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






33. Consists of 8 notes






34. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






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






36. The brightness of color - its vividness






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






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






39. The juxtaposition of opposites






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






41. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






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






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






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






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






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






47. Where and when actors will move on stage






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






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






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







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