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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A Bohemian dance with 3 steps and a hop in fast time






2. Helps students see the connections among the arts






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






4. A ballroom dance from Argentina






5. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






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






7. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






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






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






10. The brightness of color - its vividness






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






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






13. Helps students see the connections among the arts






14. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






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






16. The practice of creating or performing works of art






17. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






18. Dominican Republic






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






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






21. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






22. When the pattern of stressed or accented sounds is uneven






23. A collage in three dimensions






24. Where there is little or no effort to represent an object or scene in realistic terms






25. The movement of a point through space.






26. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






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






28. 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.






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






30. The juxtaposition of opposites






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






32. Consists of 8 notes






33. A collage in three dimensions






34. Best accomplished by open-ended means - such as portfolios and performances - group projects and jurnals






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






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






37. The juxtaposition of opposites






38. A ballroom dance in triple time with a strong accent on the first beat






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






40. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






41. The tactile quality of a work of art






42. A development during the Renaissance to create the illusion of three dimensions on a two-dimensional surface






43. Part of the stage closest to the audience






44. A drama that was religious in nature during the Middle Ages.






45. From Cuba






46. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






47. A development during the Renaissance to create the illusion of three dimensions on a two-dimensional surface






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






49. Variation in volume






50. When an artist repeats elements within a single artwork. It can enhance dominance - serve the theme or help achieve balance.