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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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1. A development during the Renaissance to create the illusion of three dimensions on a two-dimensional surface






2. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






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






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






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






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






7. The tactile quality of a work of art






8. Rhythm - tempo - melody - harmony - dynamics - timbre and form






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






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






11. The reason the work was created






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






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






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






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






16. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






17. If one element or aspect calls attention in a work of art






18. The practice of creating or performing works of art






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






20. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






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. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






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






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






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






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






27. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






28. Where and when actors will move on stage






29. Variation in volume






30. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






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






32. Rhythm - tempo - melody - harmony - dynamics - timbre and form






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






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






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






36. Spanish style of dance characterized by its powerful yet graceful execution - as well as its intricate hand and footwork






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






38. Dominican Republic






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






40. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






41. Where and when actors will move on stage






42. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






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






44. The tune of a song






45. The brightness of color - its vividness






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






47. A distinctive quality to the sound






48. Helps students see the connections among the arts






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






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