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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. The rate at Which music moves






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






3. Variation in volume






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






5. The brightness of color - its vividness






6. Where and when actors will move on stage






7. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






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






9. A collage in three dimensions






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






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






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






13. Meant to be viewed from all sides (theater in the round)






14. The tune of a song






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






16. The movement of a point through space.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






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






27. Meant to be viewed from all sides (theater in the round)






28. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






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






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






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






32. Part of the stage closest to the audience






33. The rate at Which music moves






34. Helps students see the connections among the arts






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






36. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






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






38. The distance between each note






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






40. From Cuba






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






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






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






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






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






46. A ballroom dance from Argentina






47. Consists of 8 notes






48. Any work of visual art that is created from two or more media






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






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