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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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1. The rate at Which music moves






2. Where and when actors will move on stage






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






4. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






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






6. From Cuba






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






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






9. The brightness of color - its vividness






10. The tune of a song






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






12. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






13. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






14. From Cuba






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






16. The reason the work was created






17. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






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






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






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






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






23. The brightness of color - its vividness






24. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






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






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






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






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






29. A collage in three dimensions






30. The movement of a point through space.






31. Refers to the gradations of light and darkness on the surface of an artwork






32. The juxtaposition of opposites






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






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






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






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






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






38. Refers to the gradations of light and darkness on the surface of an artwork






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






40. A ballroom dance from Argentina






41. Dominican Republic






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






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






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






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






46. Dominican Republic






47. Where and when actors will move on stage






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






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






50. Helps students see the connections among the arts







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