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






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






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






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






5. Consists of 8 notes






6. Where and when actors will move on stage






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






8. The practice of creating or performing works of art






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






10. Part of the stage farthest from the audience






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






19. Part of the stage closest to the audience






20. The reason the work was created






21. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






22. The movement of a point through space.






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






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






25. The tactile quality of a work of art






26. The rate at Which music moves






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






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






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






41. The tune of a song






42. The juxtaposition of opposites






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






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






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






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






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






48. Refers to the gradations of light and darkness on the surface of an artwork






49. 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.






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