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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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1. Basic artistic literacy; engage in reflection - analysis and synthesis and learn to understand and create meaning






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






3. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






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






5. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






6. The distance between each note






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






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






9. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






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






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






12. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






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






14. Greek theatrical tradition that originated around 500BC to honor the god Dionysus.






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






16. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






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






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






19. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. The rate at Which music moves






28. Greek theatrical tradition that originated around 500BC to honor the god Dionysus.






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






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






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






32. The tune of a song






33. Helps students see the connections among the arts






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






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






36. Helps students see the connections among the arts






37. The rate at Which music moves






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. The movement of a point through space.






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






46. Where and when actors will move on stage






47. A collage in three dimensions






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






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






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