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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A ballroom dance from Argentina






2. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






3. Where and when actors will move on stage






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






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






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






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






8. The reason the work was created






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Part of the stage closest to the audience






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






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






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






20. The movement of a point through space.






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






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






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






24. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






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






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






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






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






29. Consists of 8 notes






30. The brightness of color - its vividness






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






32. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






33. The distance between each note






34. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






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






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






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






38. A collage in three dimensions






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






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






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






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






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






44. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






45. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






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






47. 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.






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






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






50. The rate at Which music moves