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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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1. Consists of 8 notes






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






3. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






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






5. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat






6. The reason the work was created






7. Where and when actors will move on stage






8. The movement of a point through space.






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






10. The distance between each note






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






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






13. 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.






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






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






16. The tune of a song






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






18. A ballroom dance from Argentina






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. The movement of a point through space.






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






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






23. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






24. Dominican Republic






25. Part of the stage closest to the audience






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






27. From Cuba






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






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






30. The rate at Which music moves






31. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. The juxtaposition of opposites






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






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






41. Variation in volume






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






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