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






2. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






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






4. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






5. The reason the work was created






6. A method in which one or more various materials are glued to a background






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






8. The reason the work was created






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






10. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






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






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






13. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






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






15. From Cuba






16. 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.






17. The tactile quality of a work of art






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






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






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






21. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






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






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






24. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






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






26. The juxtaposition of opposites






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






28. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






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






30. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






31. The tune of a song






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






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






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






35. Part of the stage closest to the audience






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. A method in which one or more various materials are glued to a background






46. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






47. A distinctive quality to the sound






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






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






50. The movement of a point through space.