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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. When an artist repeats elements within a single artwork. It can enhance dominance - serve the theme or help achieve balance.






2. What keeps music moving; a pattern of long ans shor sounds.






3. Basic artistic literacy; engage in reflection - analysis and synthesis and learn to understand and create meaning






4. The tactile quality of a work of art






5. The dancer's transformation and release of potential energy into kinetic energy






6. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






7. The absence of shape or form; it's the emptiness that defines shape and form






8. (Picasso) scenes in terms of their component geometric shapes. Figures are often separated and rearranged.






9. The speed at which the play moves along. (the director is responsible for this)






10. The rate at Which music moves






11. Consists of 8 notes






12. The tune of a song






13. The reason the work was created






14. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






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






16. A Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time






17. A collage in three dimensions






18. A popular dance in the 1960s - inspired by the rock and roll music genre of the decade.






19. Where and when actors will move on stage






20. A sense of movement within the artwork itself or the movement of the observer's eye across and within the work.






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






22. Dominican Republic






23. The juxtaposition of opposites






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






25. The dancer's transformation and release of potential energy into kinetic energy






26. Where the actor holds a picturesque pose to establish his character or a theme






27. Basic artistic literacy; engage in reflection - analysis and synthesis and learn to understand and create meaning






28. Created when there is a regular repetition of shape or line






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






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






31. Has an arch that frames the actors as you look on stage






32. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






33. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






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






35. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






36. Balance - contrast - dominance - emphasis - movement - repetition - rhythm - theme and unity






37. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






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






39. Part of the stage closest to the audience






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






41. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






42. A ballroom dance from Argentina






43. The act of assessing and pursuing the meaning of artworks. This helps develop critical thinking skills.






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






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






46. The brightness of color - its vividness






47. Consists of 8 notes






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






49. Include Chinese Opera - classical dances of India - ballet and modern dance






50. A Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time