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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The distance between each note






2. Refers to the gradations of light and darkness on the surface of an artwork






3. The practice of creating or performing works of art






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






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






6. Helps students see the connections among the arts






7. Consists of 8 notes






8. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






9. What we see as a result of the reflection or absorption of light off any surface






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






11. Meant to be viewed from all sides (theater in the round)






12. Red - orange - yellow - blue - green and violet make up the spectrum of color






13. Part of the stage closest to the audience






14. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






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






16. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






17. Helps students connect the critical thinking skills and information they learn in the arts to such subjects as literature - science - and especially history and social science.






18. The tune of a song






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






20. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






21. Meant to be viewed from all sides (theater in the round)






22. Slow-slow-quick-quick. Originated in the early 1900s in the US.






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






24. The rate at Which music moves






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






26. Can be formally measured in meter or in terms of body rhythms. Considerations are: duration - rhythm - tempo - phrasing and accent






27. A collage in three dimensions






28. A collage in three dimensions






29. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






30. The reason the work was created






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






32. Aeschlyus - Sophocles - and Euripides (ancient Greece) - Shakespeare - Marlowe (Renaissance)






33. The reason the work was created






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






35. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






36. Helps students connect the critical thinking skills and information they learn in the arts to such subjects as literature - science - and especially history and social science.






37. The movement of a point through space.






38. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






39. When note of different pitches on the scale sound good






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






41. Folk dance for couples. a caller tells the group Which moves to do.






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






43. Dominican Republic






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






45. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






46. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






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






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






49. A distinctive quality to the sound






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