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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab
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performing-arts
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1. The speed at which the play moves along. (the director is responsible for this)
pacing
time
mixed media
syncopation
2. The movement of a point through space.
connecting the arts disciplines
form
emphasis
contrast
3. Any work of visual art that is created from two or more media
types of visual arts
form
mixed media
cubism
4. Can be formally measured in meter or in terms of body rhythms. Considerations are: duration - rhythm - tempo - phrasing and accent
time
foxtrot
performance dance
assemblage
5. A Brazilian dance with African influences.
cubism
samba
chord
melody
6. (Picasso) scenes in terms of their component geometric shapes. Figures are often separated and rearranged.
arts and other core subjects
abstract art
cubism
history of theater
7. The tactile quality of a work of art
contrast
Kabuki
rumba
texture
8. The movement of a point through space.
harmony
rhythm
form
intensity
9. The reason the work was created
form
theme
downstage
downstage
10. The juxtaposition of opposites
arts and other core subjects
creative expression
contrast
assessment of art
11. Painting - drawing - printmaking - photography - sculpture - assemblage arts - electronic arts - architecture - ceramics - textile arts and commercial design
types of visual arts
dynamics
timbre
interval
12. Fast-paced 1920s dance characterized by energetic kicking
mambo
square dancing
Charleston
polka
13. Designed to capture and portray scenes the way the human eye sees them--not a static scene
foxtrot
square dancing
impressionist style
flamenco
14. Best accomplished by open-ended means - such as portfolios and performances - group projects and jurnals
mixed media
assessment of art
form
octave
15. Dominican Republic
flamenco
subject-centered instruction
famous playwrights
meringue
16. When three or more harmonious notes are played together
thrust stage
chord
space
cubism
17. Created when there is a regular repetition of shape or line
emphasis
color
rhythm
contrast
18. A distinctive quality to the sound
timbre
flamenco
meringue
texture
19. What we see as a result of the reflection or absorption of light off any surface
contrast
color
aesthetic valuing
tango
20. If one element or aspect calls attention in a work of art
swing
downstage
color
dominance
21. Greek theatrical tradition that originated around 500BC to honor the god Dionysus.
history of theater
creative expression
rumba
hue
22. Fast-paced 1920s dance characterized by energetic kicking
famous playwrights
connecting the arts disciplines
Charleston
value
23. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance
Noh
history of theater
collage
balance
24. A Brazilian dance with African influences.
shape
samba
rhythm
emphasis
25. A collage in three dimensions
assemblage
social dance
mambo
tempo
26. The absence of shape or form; it's the emptiness that defines shape and form
time
artistic perception
hue
space
27. Has an arch that frames the actors as you look on stage
time
dominance
rhythm
proscenium
28. When an artist chooses to stress one element over the other
meringue
famous playwrights
time
emphasis
29. When an artist repeats elements within a single artwork. It can enhance dominance - serve the theme or help achieve balance.
waltz
time
pacing
repetition
30. Variation in volume
dynamics
space
Charleston
history of theater
31. A Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time
timbre
aesthetic valuing
polka
cubism
32. Refers to the gradations of light and darkness on the surface of an artwork
mystery plays
hue
tango
value
33. From Cuba
mambo
Kabuki
texture
principles of art
34. Features the syncopated timing associated with African American and West African music and dance
subject-centered instruction
downstage
social dance
swing
35. Group of familiar syllables used to designate the notes of an octave (do - re - mi - etc)
solfege
types of visual arts
timbre
subject-centered instruction
36. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals
space
Noh
mambo
collage
37. The rate at Which music moves
tempo
dance
hanamichi
force/energy
38. The tune of a song
types of visual arts
Kabuki
impressionist style
melody
39. The dancer's transformation and release of potential energy into kinetic energy
foxtrot
force/energy
mystery plays
contrast
40. The immediate spherical area surrounding a dancer's body
foxtrot
form
melody
space
41. A collage in three dimensions
contrast
rhythm
assemblage
thrust stage
42. If one element or aspect calls attention in a work of art
history of theater
tango
tempo
dominance
43. Consists of 8 notes
swing
interval
octave
arts and other core subjects
44. A popular dance in the 1960s - inspired by the rock and roll music genre of the decade.
twist
Kabuki
space
assessment of art
45. The distance between each note
shape
interval
balance
aesthetic valuing
46. Where there is little or no effort to represent an object or scene in realistic terms
rhythm
perspective
elements of music
abstract art
47. Dominican Republic
value
creative expression
emphasis
meringue
48. Basic artistic literacy; engage in reflection - analysis and synthesis and learn to understand and create meaning
famous playwrights
flamenco
artistic perception
abstract art
49. A development during the Renaissance to create the illusion of three dimensions on a two-dimensional surface
perspective
form
elements of dance
aesthetic valuing
50. Basic artistic literacy; engage in reflection - analysis and synthesis and learn to understand and create meaning
artistic perception
timbre
meringue
social dance