english vocabulary week four performing arts edition!
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English Vocabulary
Week FourPerforming Arts Edition!
CuratorNoun-a person in charge of the artwork in a museum
CuratorIn the beginning of The DaVinci Code, the Curator of France’s Louvre museum is killed.
ArmatureNoun-a skeleton construction upon which a sculptor builds a sculpture
ArmatureIt is hard to believe that underneath the massive statue is an armature
TableauNoun-a stage picture created by actors posing motionless.
TableauAt the end of the first act, the performers froze in position, creating a dramatic tableau.
ForteAdjective-Strong, loud
ForteA piano can be played mezzo forte or forte depending on the desired effect.
Harlequin
Noun-masked, comic character.
Harlequin
The harlequin somersaulted across the stage before delivering the punch-line to his joke.
ScrimNoun-a curtain that may be transparent or opaque, depending on how it is lit.
ScrimDepending on how the scrim was lit, actors could be hidden without moving.
ContrappostoNoun-a pose in which the parts of the body are twisted or distorted into opposite directions.
ContrappostoMichelangelo’s David is a good example of contrapposto in art.
HamartiaNoun-a flaw in a tragic character.
HamartiaHamlet’s hamartia is his inability to act against those who killed his father before it is too late.
ImpresarioNoun-manger, promoter, or sponsor of performing arts.
ImpresarioThe impresario donated often to theatrical foundations and attended many productions.
Requim
• Noun-composition written for a funeral mass.