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






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






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






4. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






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






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






7. The reason the work was created






8. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






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






10. Dominican Republic






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






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






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






14. Helps students see the connections among the arts






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






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






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






18. The juxtaposition of opposites






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






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






21. The rate at Which music moves






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






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






24. The practice of creating or performing works of art






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






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






27. The brightness of color - its vividness






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






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






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






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






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






33. A ballroom dance from Argentina






34. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






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






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






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






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






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






40. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






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






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






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






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






45. From Cuba






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






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






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






49. The tune of a song






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