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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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1. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat






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






3. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






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






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






6. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






7. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






8. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






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






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






11. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






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






13. The practice of creating or performing works of art






14. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






15. The rate at Which music moves






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Consists of 8 notes






25. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






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






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






28. The juxtaposition of opposites






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






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






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






32. Part of the stage closest to the audience






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






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






35. The distance between each note






36. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






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






38. A distinctive quality to the sound






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






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






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






42. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






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






44. The juxtaposition of opposites






45. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






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






47. From Cuba






48. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






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






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