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






2. 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.






3. The juxtaposition of opposites






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. The rate at Which music moves






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. Greek theatrical tradition that originated around 500BC to honor the god Dionysus.






18. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






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






20. The tune of a song






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






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






23. The movement of a point through space.






24. The juxtaposition of opposites






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






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






27. Consists of 8 notes






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






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






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






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






32. Where and when actors will move on stage






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. The practice of creating or performing works of art






40. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






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






42. Slow-slow-quick-quick. Originated in the early 1900s in the US.






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






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






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






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






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






48. A collage in three dimensions






49. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






50. Helps students see the connections among the arts