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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. A collage in three dimensions






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






12. Where and when actors will move on stage






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






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






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






16. The two-dimensional equivalent of form






17. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






18. Shape - structure or organization of a piece






19. The brightness of color - its vividness






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






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






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






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






24. The tactile quality of a work of art






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






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






27. A Brazilian dance with African influences.






28. Variation in volume






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






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






31. Afro-Caribbean dance with four beats.






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






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






34. The juxtaposition of opposites






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






36. A distinctive quality to the sound






37. The movement of a point through space.






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






39. Helps students see the connections among the arts






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






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






42. The practice of creating or performing works of art






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






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






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






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






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






48. 600- year old form of theatre - has masked actors - chanting and dancing - today about 1500 professionals






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






50. When three or more harmonious notes are played together