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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Red - orange - yellow - blue - green and violet make up the spectrum of color






2. Where and when actors will move on stage






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






4. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






5. Where and when actors will move on stage






6. Consists of 8 notes






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






8. A distinctive quality to the sound






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






10. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






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






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






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






14. Variation in volume






15. The reason the work was created






16. Part of the stage closest to the audience






17. The juxtaposition of opposites






18. The rate at Which music moves






19. The distance between each note






20. A collage in three dimensions






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






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






23. From Cuba






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






25. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






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






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






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






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






30. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






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






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






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






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






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






36. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






37. Consists of 8 notes






38. The movement of a point through space.






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






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






41. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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