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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The brightness of color - its vividness






2. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






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






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






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






6. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






7. Where and when actors will move on stage






8. The movement of a point through space.






9. Dominican Republic






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






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






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






13. 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.






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






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






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






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






18. The juxtaposition of opposites






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






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






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






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






23. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






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






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






26. A popular dance in the 1960s - inspired by the rock and roll music genre of the decade.






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






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






29. From Cuba






30. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. The distance between each note






38. The tactile quality of a work of art






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






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






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






42. The tune of a song






43. The distance between each note






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






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






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






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






48. Variation in volume






49. The movement of a point through space.






50. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)