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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. The movement of a point through space.






3. Part of the stage closest to the audience






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






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






6. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






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






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






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






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






11. The brightness of color - its vividness






12. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






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






14. Helps students see the connections among the arts






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






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






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






18. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






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






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






22. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






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






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






25. The tune of a song






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






27. A ballroom dance from Argentina






28. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






29. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






30. The rate at Which music moves






31. Where and when actors will move on stage






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






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






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






35. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






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






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






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






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






40. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






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






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






43. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






44. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






45. The practice of creating or performing works of art






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






47. The rate at Which music moves






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






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






50. From Cuba






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