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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 practice of creating or performing works of art






2. The tune of a song






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






4. Part of the stage closest to the audience






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






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






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






14. The juxtaposition of opposites






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






16. A ballroom dance from Argentina






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






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






19. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






20. Fast-paced 1920s dance characterized by energetic kicking






21. Helps students see the connections among the arts






22. Consists of 8 notes






23. From Cuba






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






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






26. 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.






27. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. The reason the work was created






37. Enhances the kinesthetic - spacial - musical - logical-mathematical - and interpersonal forms of intelligence






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






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






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






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






42. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






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