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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The speed at which the play moves along. (the director is responsible for this)






2. Part of the stage closest to the audience






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






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






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






6. A collage in three dimensions






7. Helps students see the connections among the arts






8. Helps students see the connections among the arts






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






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






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






12. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






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






14. From Cuba






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






16. The movement of a point through space.






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






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






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






20. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






21. A ballroom dance from Argentina






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






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






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






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






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






27. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






28. The distance between each note






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






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






31. Variation in volume






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






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






34. 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.






35. The rate at Which music moves






36. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






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






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






39. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






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






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






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






43. Where and when actors will move on stage






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






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






46. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






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






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






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






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