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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. When an artist repeats elements within a single artwork. It can enhance dominance - serve the theme or help achieve balance.






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






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






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






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






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






7. The practice of creating or performing works of art






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






9. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






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






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






12. Dominican Republic






13. The rate at Which music moves






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






15. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






16. Painting - drawing - printmaking - photography - sculpture - assemblage arts - electronic arts - architecture - ceramics - textile arts and commercial design






17. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






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






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






20. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






21. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






22. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






23. Helps students see the connections among the arts






24. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






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






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






27. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






28. The tune of a song






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






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






31. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






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






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






34. Variation in volume






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






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






38. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






39. The brightness of color - its vividness






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






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






42. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






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






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






45. 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.






46. Consists of 8 notes






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






48. Painting - drawing - printmaking - photography - sculpture - assemblage arts - electronic arts - architecture - ceramics - textile arts and commercial design






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






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