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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Has an arch that frames the actors as you look on stage






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






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






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






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






6. A collage in three dimensions






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






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






9. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






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






18. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






19. Consists of 8 notes






20. The movement of a point through space.






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






22. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






23. The brightness of color - its vividness






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






25. When the pattern of stressed or accented sounds is uneven






26. Where and when actors will move on stage






27. The distance between each note






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






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






30. The tactile quality of a work of art






31. A distinctive quality to the sound






32. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






33. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






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






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






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






37. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






38. Helps students see the connections among the arts






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






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






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






42. Part of the stage closest to the audience






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






44. The reason the work was created






45. The practice of creating or performing works of art






46. Consists of 8 notes






47. From Cuba






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






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






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