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Visual And Performing Arts Vocab

Subject : performing-arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Folk dance for couples. a caller tells the group Which moves to do.






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






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






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






5. A collage in three dimensions






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






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






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






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






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






11. The reason the work was created






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






13. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






14. The distance between each note






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






16. Juts out into an audience (fashion runway)






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






18. Where and when actors will move on stage






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






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






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






22. 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.






23. The movement of a point through space.






24. Facilitated courtship - promote group harmony and enjoment






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






26. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






27. Where and when actors will move on stage






28. The juxtaposition of opposites






29. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






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






31. Helps students see the connections among the arts






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






33. Dominican Republic






34. Helps students see the connections among the arts






35. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






36. Meant to be viewed from all sides (theater in the round)






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






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






39. The distance between each note






40. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






41. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






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






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






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






45. The practice of creating or performing works of art






46. From Cuba






47. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






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






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






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