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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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1. Greek theatrical tradition that originated around 500BC to honor the god Dionysus.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. The practice of creating or performing works of art






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






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






12. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






13. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






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






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






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






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






18. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






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






21. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






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






23. The reason the work was created






24. A distinctive quality to the sound






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






26. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






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






35. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






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






37. The juxtaposition of opposites






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






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






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






41. The tune of a song






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






43. The distance between each note






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






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






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






47. Part of the stage closest to the audience






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






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






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