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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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1. Fast-paced 1920s dance characterized by energetic kicking






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






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






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






5. The juxtaposition of opposites






6. The brightness of color - its vividness






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






8. From Cuba






9. The rate at Which music moves






10. The tactile quality of a work of art






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






12. A distinctive quality to the sound






13. The distance between each note






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Where and when actors will move on stage






21. The movement of a point through space.






22. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






23. Variation in volume






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






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






26. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






27. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






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






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






30. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






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






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






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






34. A distinctive quality to the sound






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






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






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






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






39. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






40. The brightness of color - its vividness






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






42. Features the syncopated timing associated with African American and West African music and dance






43. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






44. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






45. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






46. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






47. Features the syncopated timing associated with African American and West African music and dance






48. A collage in three dimensions






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






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






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