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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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1. A distinctive quality to the sound






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






3. From Cuba






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






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






6. A distinctive quality to the sound






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






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






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






16. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






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






18. Consists of 8 notes






19. The tune of a song






20. A collage in three dimensions






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






22. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






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






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






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






26. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






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






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






29. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






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






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






32. 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.






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






34. Where and when actors will move on stage






35. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






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






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






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






39. Consists of 8 notes






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






41. From Cuba






42. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






43. The distance between each note






44. The practice of creating or performing works of art






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






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






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






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






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






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







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