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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab
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performing-arts
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1. Where the actor holds a picturesque pose to establish his character or a theme
theme
mie
downstage
movement
2. Can be formally measured in meter or in terms of body rhythms. Considerations are: duration - rhythm - tempo - phrasing and accent
foxtrot
elements of music
time
mambo
3. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat
dance
foxtrot
waltz
blocking
4. The movement of a point through space.
arena stage
waltz
form
meringue
5. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat
pacing
dance
waltz
shape
6. Basic artistic literacy; engage in reflection - analysis and synthesis and learn to understand and create meaning
shape
mystery plays
creative expression
artistic perception
7. Rhythm - tempo - melody - harmony - dynamics - timbre and form
tempo
timbre
square dancing
elements of music
8. A method in which one or more various materials are glued to a background
color
mie
pacing
collage
9. The reason the work was created
theme
time
solfege
abstract art
10. A collage in three dimensions
syncopation
waltz
assemblage
principles of art
11. Balance - contrast - dominance - emphasis - movement - repetition - rhythm - theme and unity
texture
principles of art
arena stage
force/energy
12. The practice of creating or performing works of art
elements of dance
creative expression
texture
cubism
13. Painting - drawing - printmaking - photography - sculpture - assemblage arts - electronic arts - architecture - ceramics - textile arts and commercial design
types of visual arts
creative expression
blocking
syncopation
14. 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.
creative expression
flamenco
dynamics
arts and other core subjects
15. Best accomplished by open-ended means - such as portfolios and performances - group projects and jurnals
samba
types of visual arts
assessment of art
arena stage
16. When an artist repeats elements within a single artwork. It can enhance dominance - serve the theme or help achieve balance.
intensity
timbre
repetition
chord
17. What keeps music moving; a pattern of long ans shor sounds.
rhythm
elements of music
unity
repetition
18. When three or more harmonious notes are played together
subject-centered instruction
form
chord
samba
19. A sense that all the elements are related and that they fit together to form a coherent whole
unity
dominance
octave
upstage
20. The two-dimensional equivalent of form
history of theater
syncopation
shape
performance dance
21. Part of the stage farthest from the audience
upstage
foxtrot
elements of dance
form
22. Meant to be viewed from all sides (theater in the round)
interval
blocking
movement
arena stage
23. Spanish style of dance characterized by its powerful yet graceful execution - as well as its intricate hand and footwork
flamenco
twist
hanamichi
impressionist style
24. Designed to capture and portray scenes the way the human eye sees them--not a static scene
tango
assessment of art
impressionist style
emphasis
25. Any work of visual art that is created from two or more media
force/energy
mixed media
salsa
abstract art
26. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.
perspective
salsa
polka
hanamichi
27. Slow-slow-quick-quick. Originated in the early 1900s in the US.
aesthetic valuing
harmony
arts and other core subjects
foxtrot
28. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.
polka
artistic perception
types of visual arts
subject-centered instruction
29. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)
waltz
performance dance
square dancing
thrust stage
30. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.
upstage
elements of dance
hue
subject-centered instruction
31. A Brazilian dance with African influences.
arena stage
samba
mystery plays
interval
32. When the pattern of stressed or accented sounds is uneven
swing
chord
syncopation
downstage
33. The act of assessing and pursuing the meaning of artworks. This helps develop critical thinking skills.
solfege
aesthetic valuing
color
collage
34. Where there is little or no effort to represent an object or scene in realistic terms
abstract art
mambo
melody
mie
35. Refers to the gradations of light and darkness on the surface of an artwork
Noh
salsa
value
twist
36. The act of assessing and pursuing the meaning of artworks. This helps develop critical thinking skills.
upstage
mambo
aesthetic valuing
unity
37. The brightness of color - its vividness
connecting the arts disciplines
types of visual arts
intensity
swing
38. A Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time
movement
polka
blocking
color
39. The immediate spherical area surrounding a dancer's body
hue
tempo
social dance
space
40. When an artist repeats elements within a single artwork. It can enhance dominance - serve the theme or help achieve balance.
form
form
unity
repetition
41. From Cuba
color
thrust stage
unity
mambo
42. A ballroom dance from Argentina
Noh
tango
history of theater
mambo
43. The juxtaposition of opposites
contrast
solfege
melody
mystery plays
44. (Picasso) scenes in terms of their component geometric shapes. Figures are often separated and rearranged.
mie
tango
elements of dance
cubism
45. An entry path on which the actor becomes the character
hanamichi
foxtrot
salsa
elements of music
46. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance
subject-centered instruction
balance
downstage
rhythm
47. A popular type of Japanese drama combined with music and dance - it is the type of theatre in Japan(Played buy all male actors)
Kabuki
social dance
hanamichi
tempo
48. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.
downstage
salsa
tempo
waltz
49. A double-time ballroom dance based on the Cuban folk dance
cubism
waltz
rhythm
rumba
50. The tactile quality of a work of art
social dance
texture
space
theme