EVP: Unit#3 Vocabulary

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The sound quality within an entertainment venue.

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Acoustics

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Stage layout where the audience surrounds the performing space on three sides.

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thrust

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Person who makes the arrangements between a touring production and a venue.

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Booking Agent

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A dance from Spain, characterized by complicated rhythmic patterns of foot stomping and clapping.

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Flamenco

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A semicircular large, outdoor theater with seats rising in tiers from a central acting area.

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Amphitheater

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A style of dancing that uses some of the same movements as ballet but rejects the formal, restrained way in which ballet is presented. Usually more reflective of emotion and may or may not tell a story.

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Modern Dance

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A Polynesian dance that tells a story; when performed by women, it includes a lot of hip and arm movement.

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Hula

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An area where the orchestra plays during some musical or dance performances, usually below stage level.

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Orchestra Pit

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Angles of visibility in an entertainment venue.

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Sight Lines

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A classical style of dance performed by trained dancers; it usually tells a story and is very formal in its staging.

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Ballet