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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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1. Any work of visual art that is created from two or more media






2. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






3. Part of the stage closest to the audience






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






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






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






7. Part of the stage closest to the audience






8. The tune of a song






9. The practice of creating or performing works of art






10. The brightness of color - its vividness






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






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






13. The movement of a point through space.






14. The reason the work was created






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






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






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






18. If one element or aspect calls attention in a work of art






19. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






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






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






22. The distance between each note






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






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






25. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






26. Helps students see the connections among the arts






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






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






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






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






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






32. From Cuba






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






34. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






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






36. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






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






38. The juxtaposition of opposites






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






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






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






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






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






44. A collage in three dimensions






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






46. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






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






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






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






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