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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. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






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






3. Part of the stage closest to the audience






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






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






6. The tactile quality of a work of art






7. Develops knowledge in all components of the discipline.






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






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






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






11. A collage in three dimensions






12. A ballroom dance from Argentina






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






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






15. A distinctive quality to the sound






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






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






18. From Cuba






19. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






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






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






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






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






24. Where and when actors will move on stage






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






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






27. When three or more harmonious notes are played together






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






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






30. The distance between each note






31. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






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






33. The movement of a point through space.






34. Symmetry - asymmetry and radial balance






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






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






37. 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.






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






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






40. The juxtaposition of opposites






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






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






43. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






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






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






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






47. The juxtaposition of opposites






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






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






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)