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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. 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.






2. The movement of a point through space.






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






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






5. The distance between each note






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






7. Consists of 8 notes






8. Where and when actors will move on stage






9. From Cuba






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. The brightness of color - its vividness






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






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






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






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






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






24. The reason the work was created






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






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






27. Dominican Republic






28. Variation in volume






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. The rate at Which music moves






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






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






38. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






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






40. A collage in three dimensions






41. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






42. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






43. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






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






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






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






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






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






49. Part of the stage closest to the audience






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