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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






2. A collage in three dimensions






3. 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.






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






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






6. The reason the work was created






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






8. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






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






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






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






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






13. From Cuba






14. Variation in volume






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






16. Dominican Republic






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






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






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






20. The practice of creating or performing works of art






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






22. The juxtaposition of opposites






23. The brightness of color - its vividness






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






25. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






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






27. Variation in volume






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






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






30. Part of the stage closest to the audience






31. Consists of 8 notes






32. The brightness of color - its vividness






33. The tune of a song






34. The tune of a song






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. Folk dance for couples. a caller tells the group Which moves to do.






42. Consists of 8 notes






43. The juxtaposition of opposites






44. A distinctive quality to the sound






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






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






47. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






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






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






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