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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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1. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






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






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






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






5. The brightness of color - its vividness






6. Space - time - levels - and force/energy






7. The distance between each note






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






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






10. 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.






11. From Cuba






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






13. The tune of a song






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






15. A ballroom dance from Argentina






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






17. The reason the work was created






18. The movement of a point through space.






19. The reason the work was created






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






21. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






22. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






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






24. The tactile quality of a work of art






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






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






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






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






29. The rate at Which music moves






30. Where and when actors will move on stage






31. Dominican Republic






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






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






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






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






36. Part of the stage closest to the audience






37. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






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






39. Consists of 8 notes






40. Variation in volume






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






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






43. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






44. The brightness of color - its vividness






45. Variation in volume






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






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






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






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






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