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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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1. The tactile quality of a work of art






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






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






4. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






5. Part of the stage closest to the audience






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






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






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






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






10. The movement of a point through space.






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






12. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






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






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






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






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






17. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






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






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






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






21. A collage in three dimensions






22. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






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






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






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






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






27. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






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






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






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






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






32. The juxtaposition of opposites






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






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






35. Variation in volume






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






37. The distance between each note






38. The tactile quality of a work of art






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






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. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






42. The practice of creating or performing works of art






43. Where and when actors will move on stage






44. The brightness of color - its vividness






45. A distinctive quality to the sound






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






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






48. The tune of a song






49. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






50. The two-dimensional equivalent of form