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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Can be formally measured in meter or in terms of body rhythms. Considerations are: duration - rhythm - tempo - phrasing and accent






2. The distance between each note






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






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






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






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






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






8. From Cuba






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






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






11. The reason the work was created






12. Variation in volume






13. A distinctive quality to the sound






14. The rate at Which music moves






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






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






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






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






19. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






20. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






21. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






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






23. A ballroom dance from Argentina






24. The practice of creating or performing works of art






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






26. Where and when actors will move on stage






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






28. The rate at Which music moves






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






30. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






31. The tune of a song






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






33. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






34. Part of the stage closest to the audience






35. A ballroom dance from Argentina






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






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






38. The movement of a point through space.






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






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






41. Where and when actors will move on stage






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






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






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






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






46. Dominican Republic






47. The reason the work was created






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






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






50. Helps students see the connections among the arts