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






2. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






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






4. Helps students see the connections among the arts






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






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






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






8. The absence of shape or form; it's the emptiness that defines shape and form






9. The juxtaposition of opposites






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






11. The practice of creating or performing works of art






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






13. Consists of 8 notes






14. 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.






15. The reason the work was created






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






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






18. The rate at Which music moves






19. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






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






21. Spanish style of dance characterized by its powerful yet graceful execution - as well as its intricate hand and footwork






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






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






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






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






26. A distinctive quality to the sound






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






28. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






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






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






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






32. Variation in volume






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






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






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






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






38. The reason the work was created






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






40. A distinctive quality to the sound






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






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






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






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






45. A ballroom dance from Argentina






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






47. Variation in volume






48. The brightness of color - its vividness






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






50. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment