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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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1. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






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






3. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






4. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






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






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






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






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






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






10. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






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






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






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






14. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






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






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






17. The brightness of color - its vividness






18. The rate at Which music moves






19. 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.






20. A collage in three dimensions






21. Where and when actors will move on stage






22. The tactile quality of a work of art






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. The practice of creating or performing works of art






30. The juxtaposition of opposites






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






32. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






33. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






34. Helps students see the connections among the arts






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






36. A ballroom dance from Argentina






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






38. Variation in volume






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






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






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






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






43. The movement of a point through space.






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






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






46. Variation in volume






47. The reason the work was created






48. A distinctive quality to the sound






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






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







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