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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 and when actors will move on stage






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






3. Folk dance for couples. a caller tells the group Which moves to do.






4. The distance between each note






5. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






6. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






7. A ballroom dance from Argentina






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






9. The practice of creating or performing works of art






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






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






12. The reason the work was created






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






14. The movement of a point through space.






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






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






17. The tactile quality of a work of art






18. Where and when actors will move on stage






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






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






21. The juxtaposition of opposites






22. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






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






24. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






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






26. Consists of 8 notes






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






28. Part of the stage closest to the audience






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






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






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






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






33. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






34. A distinctive quality to the sound






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






36. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






37. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






38. The brightness of color - its vividness






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






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






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






42. From Cuba






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






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






45. A distinctive quality to the sound






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






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






48. Helps students see the connections among the arts






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






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