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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A method in which one or more various materials are glued to a background






2. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






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






4. Designed to capture and portray scenes the way the human eye sees them--not a static scene






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






6. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






7. A collage in three dimensions






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






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






10. The rate at Which music moves






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






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






13. An entry path on which the actor becomes the character






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






15. A collage in three dimensions






16. The distance between each note






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






18. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






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






20. A ballroom dance from Argentina






21. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






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






23. A ballroom dance from Argentina






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






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






26. Features the syncopated timing associated with African American and West African music and dance






27. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






28. The tune of a song






29. Where and when actors will move on stage






30. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






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






32. The reason the work was created






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






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






35. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






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






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






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






39. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






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






41. Variation in volume






42. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






43. The reason the work was created






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






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






46. Helps students see the connections among the arts






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






48. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






49. Where and when actors will move on stage






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