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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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1. (Picasso) scenes in terms of their component geometric shapes. Figures are often separated and rearranged.






2. The rate at Which music moves






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






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






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






12. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






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






14. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






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






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






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






18. A popular dance in the 1960s - inspired by the rock and roll music genre of the decade.






19. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






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






21. Part of the stage closest to the audience






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






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






24. The practice of creating or performing works of art






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






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






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






28. From Cuba






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. The tactile quality of a work of art






36. Space - time - levels - and force/energy






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






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






39. The juxtaposition of opposites






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






41. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






42. Consists of 8 notes






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






44. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






45. A development during the Renaissance to create the illusion of three dimensions on a two-dimensional surface






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






47. A ballroom dance from Argentina






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






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






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