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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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1. Where there is little or no effort to represent an object or scene in realistic terms






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






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






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






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






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






7. Consists of 8 notes






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






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






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






11. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






12. Can be formally measured in meter or in terms of body rhythms. Considerations are: duration - rhythm - tempo - phrasing and accent






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






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






15. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






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






17. A collage in three dimensions






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






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






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






21. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






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






23. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






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






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






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






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






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






29. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






30. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






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






32. A distinctive quality to the sound






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






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






35. The reason the work was created






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






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






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






39. The tune of a song






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






41. The movement of a point through space.






42. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






43. Dominican Republic






44. The brightness of color - its vividness






45. Can be formally measured in meter or in terms of body rhythms. Considerations are: duration - rhythm - tempo - phrasing and accent






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






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






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






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






50. A ballroom dance from Argentina