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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab
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1. A distinctive quality to the sound
timbre
proscenium
salsa
hanamichi
2. Refers to the gradations of light and darkness on the surface of an artwork
value
twist
chord
thrust stage
3. From Cuba
value
mambo
pacing
form
4. Has an arch that frames the actors as you look on stage
principles of art
space
pacing
proscenium
5. Refers to the gradations of light and darkness on the surface of an artwork
polka
value
tempo
hue
6. A distinctive quality to the sound
chord
timbre
cubism
elements of dance
7. Designed to capture and portray scenes the way the human eye sees them--not a static scene
upstage
connecting the arts disciplines
impressionist style
time
8. Aeschlyus - Sophocles - and Euripides (ancient Greece) - Shakespeare - Marlowe (Renaissance)
famous playwrights
hue
hanamichi
mixed media
9. Slow-slow-quick-quick. Originated in the early 1900s in the US.
foxtrot
dominance
mambo
mie
10. Where there is little or no effort to represent an object or scene in realistic terms
abstract art
artistic perception
dominance
upstage
11. The immediate spherical area surrounding a dancer's body
shape
assemblage
shape
space
12. A Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time
samba
polka
dynamics
blocking
13. Part of the stage farthest from the audience
rhythm
upstage
square dancing
meringue
14. Greek theatrical tradition that originated around 500BC to honor the god Dionysus.
creative expression
space
history of theater
rumba
15. Designed to capture and portray scenes the way the human eye sees them--not a static scene
rhythm
impressionist style
balance
creative expression
16. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment
social dance
tempo
contrast
texture
17. A sense that all the elements are related and that they fit together to form a coherent whole
emphasis
meringue
color
unity
18. Consists of 8 notes
octave
hanamichi
timbre
thrust stage
19. The tune of a song
balance
polka
melody
proscenium
20. A collage in three dimensions
chord
contrast
syncopation
assemblage
21. Created when there is a regular repetition of shape or line
Noh
rhythm
dynamics
downstage
22. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.
famous playwrights
salsa
value
intensity
23. A popular type of Japanese drama combined with music and dance - it is the type of theatre in Japan(Played buy all male actors)
foxtrot
shape
Kabuki
rhythm
24. Fast-paced 1920s dance characterized by energetic kicking
downstage
Charleston
square dancing
polka
25. A sense that all the elements are related and that they fit together to form a coherent whole
repetition
mystery plays
timbre
unity
26. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals
Noh
thrust stage
rhythm
balance
27. Greek theatrical tradition that originated around 500BC to honor the god Dionysus.
connecting the arts disciplines
history of theater
mystery plays
value
28. Basic artistic literacy; engage in reflection - analysis and synthesis and learn to understand and create meaning
elements of dance
artistic perception
elements of dance
foxtrot
29. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)
harmony
Kabuki
interval
thrust stage
30. A development during the Renaissance to create the illusion of three dimensions on a two-dimensional surface
perspective
impressionist style
Kabuki
dance
31. What we see as a result of the reflection or absorption of light off any surface
value
color
contrast
unity
32. 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.
tango
collage
force/energy
arts and other core subjects
33. An entry path on which the actor becomes the character
space
hanamichi
space
unity
34. Where and when actors will move on stage
blocking
Charleston
color
elements of dance
35. The two-dimensional equivalent of form
shape
perspective
artistic perception
cubism
36. Has an arch that frames the actors as you look on stage
proscenium
aesthetic valuing
meringue
twist
37. Where the actor holds a picturesque pose to establish his character or a theme
thrust stage
mie
abstract art
perspective
38. A sense of movement within the artwork itself or the movement of the observer's eye across and within the work.
timbre
force/energy
Kabuki
movement
39. Consists of 8 notes
twist
octave
meringue
dominance
40. When note of different pitches on the scale sound good
mystery plays
impressionist style
harmony
chord
41. From Cuba
upstage
mambo
Kabuki
dynamics
42. When three or more harmonious notes are played together
space
upstage
time
chord
43. The distance between each note
mixed media
assessment of art
interval
force/energy
44. The practice of creating or performing works of art
intensity
space
form
creative expression
45. Rhythm - tempo - melody - harmony - dynamics - timbre and form
principles of art
elements of music
thrust stage
syncopation
46. A method in which one or more various materials are glued to a background
collage
Noh
perspective
elements of dance
47. When an artist chooses to stress one element over the other
solfege
samba
repetition
emphasis
48. Created when there is a regular repetition of shape or line
perspective
rhythm
harmony
cubism
49. Where the actor holds a picturesque pose to establish his character or a theme
hanamichi
flamenco
mie
timbre
50. A Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time
polka
waltz
mambo
elements of music
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