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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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1. Consists of 8 notes






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






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






4. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






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






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






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






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






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






10. Helps students see the connections among the arts






11. The tactile quality of a work of art






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






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






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






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






16. A ballroom dance from Argentina






17. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






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






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






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






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






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






23. The tune of a song






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






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






26. Part of the stage closest to the audience






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






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






29. The practice of creating or performing works of art






30. Variation in volume






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






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






33. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






34. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






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






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






37. Variation in volume






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






39. Where and when actors will move on stage






40. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






41. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






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






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






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






45. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






46. Dominican Republic






47. The movement of a point through space.






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






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






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







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