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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab
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performing-arts
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1. The rate at Which music moves
tango
theme
pacing
tempo
2. Designed to capture and portray scenes the way the human eye sees them--not a static scene
balance
impressionist style
form
rhythm
3. Created when there is a regular repetition of shape or line
rhythm
aesthetic valuing
time
abstract art
4. Variation in volume
melody
subject-centered instruction
dynamics
interval
5. The absence of shape or form; it's the emptiness that defines shape and form
blocking
space
flamenco
Charleston
6. Any work of visual art that is created from two or more media
melody
rumba
mixed media
Charleston
7. Red - orange - yellow - blue - green and violet make up the spectrum of color
swing
hanamichi
hue
interval
8. A popular dance in the 1960s - inspired by the rock and roll music genre of the decade.
aesthetic valuing
twist
form
movement
9. Where there is little or no effort to represent an object or scene in realistic terms
abstract art
artistic perception
square dancing
principles of art
10. A popular type of Japanese drama combined with music and dance - it is the type of theatre in Japan(Played buy all male actors)
Kabuki
rhythm
emphasis
dance
11. A method in which one or more various materials are glued to a background
elements of dance
thrust stage
collage
value
12. The dancer's transformation and release of potential energy into kinetic energy
arts and other core subjects
twist
force/energy
assessment of art
13. When note of different pitches on the scale sound good
intensity
solfege
tempo
harmony
14. Painting - drawing - printmaking - photography - sculpture - assemblage arts - electronic arts - architecture - ceramics - textile arts and commercial design
space
interval
types of visual arts
square dancing
15. A ballroom dance from Argentina
form
tango
shape
mie
16. (Picasso) scenes in terms of their component geometric shapes. Figures are often separated and rearranged.
assemblage
cubism
timbre
waltz
17. Part of the stage closest to the audience
tango
solfege
downstage
famous playwrights
18. Spanish style of dance characterized by its powerful yet graceful execution - as well as its intricate hand and footwork
movement
assemblage
emphasis
flamenco
19. A drama that was religious in nature during the Middle Ages.
unity
mystery plays
octave
balance
20. A method in which one or more various materials are glued to a background
rhythm
performance dance
collage
history of theater
21. Helps students see the connections among the arts
connecting the arts disciplines
square dancing
time
artistic perception
22. An entry path on which the actor becomes the character
hanamichi
collage
tempo
value
23. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment
social dance
syncopation
samba
color
24. Has an arch that frames the actors as you look on stage
proscenium
rumba
value
creative expression
25. The brightness of color - its vividness
intensity
cubism
Kabuki
pacing
26. Folk dance for couples. a caller tells the group Which moves to do.
rhythm
tango
square dancing
chord
27. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)
types of visual arts
aesthetic valuing
thrust stage
theme
28. Meant to be viewed from all sides (theater in the round)
theme
arena stage
syncopation
tempo
29. Space - time - levels - and force/energy
types of visual arts
rhythm
elements of dance
collage
30. A sense that all the elements are related and that they fit together to form a coherent whole
rumba
unity
space
color
31. Shape - structure or organization of a piece
value
form
performance dance
Charleston
32. Balance - contrast - dominance - emphasis - movement - repetition - rhythm - theme and unity
principles of art
salsa
thrust stage
mambo
33. The tactile quality of a work of art
mambo
texture
syncopation
upstage
34. A development during the Renaissance to create the illusion of three dimensions on a two-dimensional surface
performance dance
artistic perception
aesthetic valuing
perspective
35. When note of different pitches on the scale sound good
samba
solfege
downstage
harmony
36. The tune of a song
creative expression
melody
waltz
emphasis
37. Red - orange - yellow - blue - green and violet make up the spectrum of color
flamenco
abstract art
hue
mambo
38. A ballroom dance from Argentina
chord
tango
perspective
connecting the arts disciplines
39. Part of the stage farthest from the audience
mambo
foxtrot
assemblage
upstage
40. Where and when actors will move on stage
blocking
samba
texture
mixed media
41. Balance - contrast - dominance - emphasis - movement - repetition - rhythm - theme and unity
value
octave
principles of art
assessment of art
42. If one element or aspect calls attention in a work of art
dominance
meringue
arts and other core subjects
twist
43. The act of assessing and pursuing the meaning of artworks. This helps develop critical thinking skills.
force/energy
intensity
color
aesthetic valuing
44. Rhythm - tempo - melody - harmony - dynamics - timbre and form
elements of music
arts and other core subjects
arena stage
meringue
45. Greek theatrical tradition that originated around 500BC to honor the god Dionysus.
hanamichi
swing
blocking
history of theater
46. The juxtaposition of opposites
contrast
form
timbre
artistic perception
47. When an artist chooses to stress one element over the other
emphasis
salsa
perspective
mixed media
48. Can be formally measured in meter or in terms of body rhythms. Considerations are: duration - rhythm - tempo - phrasing and accent
time
mambo
subject-centered instruction
mixed media
49. Shape - structure or organization of a piece
form
principles of art
texture
space
50. Part of the stage farthest from the audience
upstage
swing
space
form