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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 brightness of color - its vividness






2. From Cuba






3. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






4. A collage in three dimensions






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






6. Where and when actors will move on stage






7. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






8. The practice of creating or performing works of art






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






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






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






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






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. The juxtaposition of opposites






16. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






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






18. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






19. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






20. The juxtaposition of opposites






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






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






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






24. The movement of a point through space.






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






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






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






28. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






29. Has an arch that frames the actors as you look on stage






30. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






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






32. The movement of a point through space.






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






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






35. The tactile quality of a work of art






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






37. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






38. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






39. The reason the work was created






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






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






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






43. A collage in three dimensions






44. Consists of 8 notes






45. Variation in volume






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






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






48. Helps students see the connections among the arts






49. Dominican Republic






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