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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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1. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






2. Helps students see the connections among the arts






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






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






5. The distance between each note






6. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






7. Part of the stage closest to the audience






8. A collage in three dimensions






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






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






11. The movement of a point through space.






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






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






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






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






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






17. The tactile quality of a work of art






18. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






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






20. 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.






21. The reason the work was created






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






23. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






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






25. The tune of a song






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






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






28. Part of the stage closest to the audience






29. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






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






31. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






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






33. A ballroom dance from Argentina






34. The distance between each note






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






36. Any work of visual art that is created from two or more media






37. If one element or aspect calls attention in a work of art






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






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






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






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






42. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






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






44. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






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






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






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






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






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






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







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