Movement Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle

2. - Bending the body to the front, side, or rear.
3. - The part of the stage towards the audience.
4. - A stylized and symbolic art form that is an offspring of pantomime. Sound effects are used. The performer and the art form are called mime.
5. - The area onstage that is furthest downstage; usually in front of the grand curtain.
9. - The art of acting without words.
12. - A movement in a direction opposite to a cross to balance the stage picture.
13. - To walk or move across the stage.
15. - A way out of something or somewhere.
16. - An opening into somewhere like a building.

1. Language - Non-verbal communication, including facial expressions and gestures.
2. - Being alone.
6. - Turning or pivoting a part of the body.
7. - Improperly taking attention from an actor who should be the focus of interest.
8. - Muscle memory; important for pantomime and mime
10. - Refers to all the physical traffic or movement of the actors on the stage.
11. - The area to the rear of the stage- away from the audience
13. stage - The middle of the stage
14. - The line or moment of action that signals an actor to begin.