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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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1. Any work of visual art that is created from two or more media






2. The brightness of color - its vividness






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






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






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






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






7. A collage in three dimensions






8. What keeps music moving; a pattern of long ans shor sounds.






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






10. Consists of 8 notes






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






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






13. Part of the stage closest to the audience






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






15. The reason the work was created






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






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






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






19. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






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






21. 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.






22. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






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)






24. The distance between each note






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






26. From Cuba






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






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






29. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






30. A collage in three dimensions






31. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






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






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






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






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






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






37. The juxtaposition of opposites






38. The movement of a point through space.






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






40. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






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






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






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






44. Painting - drawing - printmaking - photography - sculpture - assemblage arts - electronic arts - architecture - ceramics - textile arts and commercial design






45. The rate at Which music moves






46. The tactile quality of a work of art






47. A method in which one or more various materials are glued to a background






48. The practice of creating or performing works of art






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






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







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