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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

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






2. A development during the Renaissance to create the illusion of three dimensions on a two-dimensional surface






3. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






4. Part of the stage closest to the audience






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






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






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






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






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






10. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






11. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






12. Enhances the kinesthetic - spacial - musical - logical-mathematical - and interpersonal forms of intelligence






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






14. The tune of a song






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






16. Folk dance for couples. a caller tells the group Which moves to do.






17. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






18. The reason the work was created






19. A distinctive quality to the sound






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






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






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






23. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






24. The act of assessing and pursuing the meaning of artworks. This helps develop critical thinking skills.






25. Variation in volume






26. The tune of a song






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






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






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






30. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






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






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






33. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






34. Where the actor holds a picturesque pose to establish his character or a theme






35. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






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






37. The practice of creating or performing works of art






38. From Cuba






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






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






41. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






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






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






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






45. The act of assessing and pursuing the meaning of artworks. This helps develop critical thinking skills.






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






47. 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.






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






49. The dancer's transformation and release of potential energy into kinetic energy






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