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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Enhances the kinesthetic - spacial - musical - logical-mathematical - and interpersonal forms of intelligence






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






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






4. The rate at Which music moves






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Rhythm - tempo - melody - harmony - dynamics - timbre and form






12. A ballroom dance from Argentina






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






14. Where and when actors will move on stage






15. The practice of creating or performing works of art






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






17. Any work of visual art that is created from two or more media






18. Any work of visual art that is created from two or more media






19. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






20. The tune of a song






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






22. A method in which one or more various materials are glued to a background






23. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






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






25. 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.






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






27. Consists of 8 notes






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






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






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






31. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






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






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






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






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






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






37. The tactile quality of a work of art






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






39. A distinctive quality to the sound






40. Part of the stage closest to the audience






41. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






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






43. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






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






45. A collage in three dimensions






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






47. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






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






49. Dominican Republic






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