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






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






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






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






5. 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.






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






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






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






9. The brightness of color - its vividness






10. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






11. The tactile quality of a work of art






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






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






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






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






16. Variation in volume






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






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






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






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






21. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






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






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






24. The movement of a point through space.






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






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






27. The distance between each note






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. The juxtaposition of opposites






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






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






37. Dominican Republic






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






39. A distinctive quality to the sound






40. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






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






42. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






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






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






45. The juxtaposition of opposites






46. A ballroom dance from Argentina






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






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






49. The tune of a song






50. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.