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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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1. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat






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






3. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






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






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






6. A ballroom dance from Argentina






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






8. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






9. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






10. A distinctive quality to the sound






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






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






13. Consists of 8 notes






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






15. The tactile quality of a work of art






16. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






17. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






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






19. A collage in three dimensions






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






21. The practice of creating or performing works of art






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






23. Part of the stage closest to the audience






24. A ballroom dance from Argentina






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






26. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






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






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






29. The movement of a point through space.






30. Helps students see the connections among the arts






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






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






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






34. 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.






35. Variation in volume






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






37. A distinctive quality to the sound






38. The brightness of color - its vividness






39. The tune of a song






40. The reason the work was created






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






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






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






44. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






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






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






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






48. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






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






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







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