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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What we see as a result of the reflection or absorption of light off any surface






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






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






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






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






6. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






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






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






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






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






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






12. The tactile quality of a work of art






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






14. Where and when actors will move on stage






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






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






17. Consists of 8 notes






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






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






20. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






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






22. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






23. The reason the work was created






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






25. The movement of a point through space.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. The juxtaposition of opposites






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. Helps students see the connections among the arts






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






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






46. Helps students see the connections among the arts






47. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






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






49. Where and when actors will move on stage






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