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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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1. The dancer's transformation and release of potential energy into kinetic energy






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






3. A collage in three dimensions






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






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






6. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






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






8. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






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






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






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






12. The movement of a point through space.






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






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






15. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






16. The distance between each note






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






18. Part of the stage closest to the audience






19. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






20. A collage in three dimensions






21. The tactile quality of a work of art






22. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






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






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






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






26. The movement of a point through space.






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






28. The juxtaposition of opposites






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






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






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






32. The practice of creating or performing works of art






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






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






35. A ballroom dance from Argentina






36. The tactile quality of a work of art






37. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






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






39. 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.






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






41. Consists of 8 notes






42. Consists of 8 notes






43. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






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






45. The brightness of color - its vividness






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






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






48. A ballroom dance from Argentina






49. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






50. The practice of creating or performing works of art







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