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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Painting - drawing - printmaking - photography - sculpture - assemblage arts - electronic arts - architecture - ceramics - textile arts and commercial design






2. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






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






4. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






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






6. A distinctive quality to the sound






7. Where and when actors will move on stage






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






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






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






11. What keeps music moving; a pattern of long ans shor sounds.






12. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






13. Dominican Republic






14. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






15. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






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






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






18. The tactile quality of a work of art






19. The rate at Which music moves






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






21. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






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






23. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






24. The movement of a point through space.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






34. Where and when actors will move on stage






35. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






36. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






37. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






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






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






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






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






42. 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.






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






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






45. From Cuba






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






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






48. A collage in three dimensions






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






50. The practice of creating or performing works of art